"It takes ages to finish a quilt you're not working on!"

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Third Tea cosy finished.

I have made another tea cosy using ties. I used most of the same fabric that is in my February CQJP block, as those reds looked sensational all together. After the mess I made of the hem on the last tea cosy, I wasn't going to put binding on the hem, but the thickness of the patchwork layers makes it a bit too thick to turn in and hand sew. I just used a wider piece of fabric instead of ribbons. It is just tacked on at the moment; haven't had a chance to slip stitch it to finish.
Little teapot button on one side may be replace by something else yet; I'm planning to buy more teapot buttons to use on all my cosies, as a kind of trademark, and I don't have enough of those very pretty buttons.


3 comments:

Jane said...

You're getting to be quite the expert, this looks good and a great colour

Pear tree cottage! said...

Gina, your stitching work/art always has me shaking my head and saying "LOOK AT THAT!" How wonderful this latest piece, I may have to commission a piece in green! one day.

Thinking about you both lots....hugs Lee-Ann

Linens and Royals said...

Love the red colour and the patterns on this one. The teapot button makes a nice touch.