It was time to learn how to make something new, of course. I’ve been making many of the same things for quite a while. I mentioned my boredom with the same-old, same-old on social media a couple of days ago. Someone suggested a tea-cozy: a padded sleeve to slip over your teapot and keep it warm on a cold night (in your living room?). So I found a pattern, and some guidance. And I had some fabric to hand. And it turns out that they are quite easy to make. And they use up a chunk of fabric in quite-convenient quantities — for example, I have some Star Wars fabric, and I’m sure someone would like a Star Wars-themed tea cozy. I could also make rainbow tea cozies, and various other patterns. This one is sort of dull and unusually Victorian and dark-teal…
It is not a complicated pattern, of course. It’s four panels — two for the shell, and two for the lining — and a pair of batting panels between them. These two are quilted on only one side, the inside, so that the shell hangs relatively loose. There’s a strip of bias tape around the bottom, so you don’t get a bunched-up fold-under & top-stitch. And there’s a loop at the top so you could hang it on a hook in the kitchen instead of occupying valuable cabinet space. Simple.
What do you think? More tea cozies?
