Patchwork tea cosy

Brighten up the breakfast table with a handcrafted tea cosy. Top textile designer Lisa Stickley shows you how

I have a calculated and deliberate strategy for determining which project I will take on next. It goes something like this: A friend will say to me, "I decided that you should make tea cozies because I can't find any cute ones," and then I reply, "Okay. Would you like one lump or two with that?" And now I'm kind of obsessed with them. Patchwork and quilting on a small(er) scale is so much fun. And it's way less commitment than making an entire quilt. Plus, I got to dig into my new Hope…

Brynwood Needleworks - Friendship Tea Cozy One of my goals this year is to complete a number of UFOs (UnFinished Objects) that are curr...

I made a tea cosy loosely following a pattern I found in the newspaper. There is some really fun knitting tea cosy patterns but I wanted to experiment with quilting. The fabrics for the hexagone ar…

Make a tea cozy in time for Mother’s Day! Or even in time for tea. It’s that easy. Mother’s Day is coming up and that got me thinking of what to make for my Mom. My Mom loves tea and collects both tea and tea pots. Naturally that leads to a collection of tea cozies...

An essay on the joy of a tea cosy. Many a morning has been saved or a problem solved with a nice hot ‘cuppa.’

Patchwork tea cosies £10.99

Five great, free teapot cozy patterns for knitters and crocheters that tempt me. They will tempt you too.

As I promised last week, I'm back today to share with you all my step by step tea cozy tutorial. The following measurements fit my standard four person teapot. I hope you can follow my instructions easily :) if you have any questions at all, please let me know. 1. Firstly cut the following: X2 12" x 9" exterior fabric X2 12" x 9" interior fabric X2 12" x 9" batting 2. Lay your interior, batting and exterior on top of each other forming a 'sandwhich' as shown above. You need your interior and…