Finally, a new Tea Cozy–or two!
For about the past 18 months, I have wanted a new tea cozy as the old one was seriously exhausted, stained, beyond redemption. Then a few months ago, after a trip through the wash, the ribbon which gathered it up on the top came out and I never put it back. It was getting annoying. So a week or two ago, I took a break from “ought to do” stuff and did a “want to do” thing: I made a tea cozy that actually fits the current teapots…smaller than the old one so it will keep the pot warmer (in theory).
The first one I made was a little bit too small, so it got turned into a little hot pad. See, I make Irish steel-cut oats most mornings and, rather than dirty a dish, I just take the small pan to the table and eat from that. In the interest of not scorching the placemats or table, and with the idea of something a little less decrepit than our kitchen hotpads, I made the hot pad.
The two tea cozies are the same size, but have four different Rowan/Westminster fabrics, those lovely color-saturated florals! You can see three of the four fabrics in the photo. So now I am going to go pull the cozy off the pot and have another cuppa tea!
December 18th, 2011 at 10:32 am
How bright and cheery! Love them. Question–your previous blog entry–I’m very impressed with your favorite place piece. How did you do the sofa? Is it one piece of fabric or several? In any case I like it a lot. TIA.