Sew up the cutest tea cup blocks this week in and make the Tea Party Quilt Along Teacup A Blocks! This sew along is so much fun!
I was just using up my scraps!
Sew up the cutest tea cup blocks this week in and make the Tea Party Quilt Along Teacup A Blocks! This sew along is so much fun!
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Join us in this fun sew along as we make up these Tea Party Quilt Along Teapot Blocks in Afternoon Tea Fabric! Click here for pattern info!
It's time for tea! This darling Tea Party quilt is made up of an assortment of teacups and teapots, all on sweet shelves. This quilt is fat quarter friendly and so fun to sew! I will be hosting a sew along with this pattern in January 2024 - I'd love for you to join me! Quilt Size - 63" x 83" Fabric Requirements: Blocks: 1 Afternoon Tea Fat Quarter Bundle (24 fat quarters)Scallop Sashing: ½ yard Afternoon Tea Tea Leaves Peaches N CreamBackground: 4 ½ yards Riley WhiteBorder: 1 yard Afternoon Tea Main Colonial BlueBinding: ¾ yard Afternoon Tea Gingham LipstickBacking: 5 ½ yards of 44" wide fabric or 2 ½ yards 108" wide fabric Find the video tutorials for this quilt here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJIIg7q7b1ppT3NV32UeOTyD9QoWq_vwr
The most recent freemotion quilting challenge by Angela Walters of Quilting is my Therapy has inspired me to create some new tutorials for you and also design some new freemotion patterns. In the F…
I thought I didn't have enough fabric to do anything with, and I made this quilt. Okay, NOW I don't have enough of this fabric to do anything with.....I have made COUNTLESS quilts with Frolic, so far my all time favorite!
FREE Tea Party Themed Resources and Printables
Good morning everybody! Have you enjoyed all the test blocks of the Time for Tea blocks? The testers did such a wonderful job, don’t you think?! The time if finally here to officially release…
Last month, I finally bought some of my favourite print from Les Fleurs by Rifle Paper Co for Cotton + Steel and a fat eighth bundle of their latest range, Wonderland. I soon added a few more fat quarters bought at AQC, and that night, started sewing with it all. Unheard of around here, for […]
Embroidery is a decorative needlecraft that uses yarn or thread on canvas or fabric, but can also incorporate materials such as beads, pearls, or ribbon.
After days of dyeing and rinsing fabric, I am back to sewing again. This will be the centre of my little tea-quilt. I think some of my hand-dyed fabrics go great with this.
Calling all Wonderland wanderers! Stitch up a whimsical escape with the Mad Hatter's quilt block pattern. This playful quilt block is perfect for a quick and charming project, adding a touch of tea party magic to your next quilt or cozy home decor. This block is a crucial component of the "Whimsy Wonderland Quilt Adventure" Finished block size: 12” x 13” (30,5 x 33,0 cm) Skill level: Advanced Beginner Since this is a PDF pattern, you should know the foundation paper piecing. This pattern does not include a tutorial for FPP or basic instructions; it only contains diagrams. New to Foundation Paper Piecing? Don't worry! Find a FREE tutorial here!
This digital quilting design is suitable for most sizes. Pattern Type: Edge to Edge Formats Included: BQM CQP DXF HQF HQV IQP PAT PLT QLI SSD
Want to hold a traditional tea party but not sure what to do? Click here to find the food, decor and (of course) tea that you'll need to make it a success.
Click here to download the FREE Teacup fusible appliqu tea cup quilt block pattern. Check out our website for... FREE Quilting Lesson & Video - Appliqu Techniques - click here! Library of FREE Quilt Block Patterns to view and download from McCallsQuilting.com - click here! Library of FREE Quilt Patterns to download from McCallsQuilting.com - click here!
The Tea Cup quilt block is a beginner-friendly foundation paper piecing pattern. It includes full size templates for both options (with and without the teabag tag), colouring diagrams to try out your own colour combinations, and easy to follow assembly instructions.
made with my crosses and crosses from my bee buddies. blogged at www.tallgrassprairiestudio.blogspot.com
Brighten up the breakfast table with a handcrafted tea cosy. Top textile designer Lisa Stickley shows you how
Hi Dear Folk, I was trying to precis my thoughts on Massachusetts. For us to drive there is about four hours to the state line and five hours to Boston. My most vivid image of Massachusetts, well really of Cape Cod, the peninsular area, was on a very bright day flying back from England and I looked out of the plane window and there was Cape Cod below me, looking just like a laid out map. The name Massachusetts can be segmented as "mass-adchu-s-et" where mass is 'large', adchh is 'hill', s is a diminutive suffix meaning 'small', and et is a locative suffix, identifying it as a 'place.' Of course it's named after the indigenous people by the first Pilgrims and is considered part of the New England area. So many names are from England. In fact many of the original settlers came from the East Anglia area of England and this is reflected in the names, including Haverhill, where my sister lives in England, also Wethersfield where my mum grew up and there was an American Air Base there during WWII, and of course Boston. My husband's family came over here in 1638, and the furthest his family have traveled west as settlers so to speak is us in Pennsylvania. Most of the family still living in Vermont, after having settled for a while in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. I guess we just can't leave that North East Atlantic area. I do like to think about what their life was like, remember the Mayflower only landed in 1620. Were they around for King Philip's War, or the Boston Tea Party, or did they just get on with their lives, being farmers? Well in any case here is the state quilt square for Massachusetts. Christy P.S. I unraveled those socks, you knew I would right? If only I had known I would.
Special Tea Party "fun for all ages" Quilt. Who doesn't love a tea party with fancy cakes, scones and jam. This quilt will delight you with the design used to showcase these prints in floral, pinks, mint green and blues. The back fabric is cotton couture in a white and gray design. Sized at 42" x 53". Constructed with love in my clean and smoke free studio. Machine wash cold with mild detergent. Tumble dry low or hang to dry. As with all my quilts I machine stitch for durability and a professional look, use Warm & Natural ( or White) batting and cotton thread. I take pride in the quality of my work for you to love and enjoy my quilts for generations to come....sure to be a family heirloom.
I can not believe that I have actually finished the last stitches on my version of Green Tea and Sweet Beans by Jen Kingwell. This is going to be a long post (pre warning you), I have been asked so many questions through Facebook and Instagram about the way I made mine that I thought I would write this post to go through my construction process of this quilt. I love sharing with others my knowledge of quilting and this is just how I put this quilt together. I decided that from the beginning that I was going to use techniques and methods that I felt very comfortable with and was stronger at. I love a challenge but I also felt that for me I wanted to enjoy and have my best skills shown in its stitches. So my version differs in techniques and construction than Jen Kingwell's quilt and pattern but is this not the true beauty of quilting. I first started this quilt back in April with a Starter Kit from Westwood Acres. This was great as from this pack of fabrics I then pulled fabrics from my own stash that I loved. This is the techniques and methods I used for the blocks and tips that I found noteworthy for making the blocks. I traced the templates from the pattern using an "Add a 1/4 ruler" and Light box. Wedding Chain Block Machine pieced The centre block was fussy cut. Propeller Blocks Machine pieced Cut out each piece individually with the fabric facing up. In quilting we are so used to cutting out with fabric folded from the bolt but you need to cut each singularly to avoid the propellers going in the wrong direction. This is my FAVOURITE block from the whole quilt! Lozengers Machine pieced Garden Paths Machine pieced This one has y-seams inset in the blocks - be careful not to stretch Piece "H" as you inset these as these are on the bias. Double Pinwheels Machine pieced Press seams open when you iron for this block - it will help alleviate any bulk. I sewed this block wrong! TWICE! So I figured that the pinwheels facing the wrong direction was a point of interest. Churn Dash Machine pieced I love these blocks - I fussy cut some "Symbols" from some of the text fabric from the starter kit and love how these came together. Press all seams open - they will lie nice and flat for this block. Applique Block 1, 2, 5 and Berry Basket, Clam Shell Hand Applique and Machine sewing Needle turn is not my cup of tea - some people love it and I just can't get it looking as good as I would like. Hand Applique using Button hole stitch is one of my favourites and I have used this technique on many, many quilts. I decided that as I love this type of sewing that for most of the pieces and blocks that use Needle turn that I would Hand Applique these pieces instead. I used 2 strands of DMC Rayon embroidery thread and used Vliesofix to adhere all the shapes to block. All the stems throughout the whole quilt were made with a bias tape maker and stitched in place using a Triple stitch on the sewing machine. These were sewn down first and then the applique flowers and leaves hand sewn. For the Clam Shells I used the helpful Tutorial from Amanda at A Crafty Fox. I am really glad that I over locked the edges of this fabric. Drunkards Path Machine pieced PIN! PIN! PIN! Bias curves can be tricky but when in doubt PIN! Poppie Machine pieced The pieces were machine pieced and I Hand Appliqued the centre flower. Tulip Block Machine pieced There are Y-seams in this block when you machine piece so pin and press carefully. Mark the intersection of where the seams will meet at the 1/4 in mark with a pencil so that you know where to stop sewing to allow the y-seam to inset. Hexagon Panel English Paper Piecing I used traced Hexagon papers and glue basted the fabric hexagons to the paper hexagons. These were then hand stitched together using a whip stitch and Aurifil 50wt thread to make the panel. My hexagons are the wrong size (I did not read the pattern properly and made the wrong size hexagons - hence having to add an extra strip of fabric to make the block the correct size). Orange Peel, Igloos and Clam Shells Needle turn For all of my Needle turn I used Floriani - Stitch and Wash. This is probably one of the most asked questions about my quilt. I traced the shapes onto the Floriani and then cut them out. The Floriani shapes were then ironed to the back of my chosen fabrics and cut out about a 1/4inch around the outside. I snipped around the shape to make it easier to fold down the seam allowance and glued this seam allowance in place with regular paper glue stick and using a cuticle stick to help place and smooth as I went around the curves of the shape. This made a neat shape which was then hand stitched into place on the background fabric. Day Lily Machine pieced Baby Carriage Flowers Machine pieced The stems were sewn down using a Triple stitch on the machine. Flower Blocks Machine pieced Take your time this block is tricky but well worth the invested effort. Double Drunkards Path Machine pieced Square Daisy Machine pieced Pinwheel Blocks Machine pieced Great fun these blocks - press seams open Checkerboards and Filler Strips Machine pieced I made these once I had finished all the blocks - I kept a bucket for scrap pieces that were leftover from all the blocks and then cut out the squares and rectangles from this little stash. The Border Hand Applique and Machine Pieced For the border, just as with the Flower Appliqué blocks the Stems were sewn down using a Triple Stitch on my sewing machine. I placed this all out first to see what it would look like and then pinned the stems down to sew. The Flowers were then all iron into place and Hand sewn using Blanket Stitch. I did not mitre my corners! When I Hand Quilted the borders I used different sized masking tapes to set out the lines that I would follow. Starting with 1/4in masking tape around the quilt and then working my way out with various widths. The tape makes hand quilting easy as the line is there for you and you don't have to worry about marking your quilt. Backing I could not go past this "Word Play" fabric by Michele D'Amore for Bernatex Fabrics. Hand Quilting I decided to hand quilt the entire quilt. This took a little while but well worth the effort. For most blocks I just hand quilted a 1/4in in from the seams or with the Flower blocks I hand quilted very closely to the flower to make it "stand up" a little. I used Finca Perle 8 thread to quilt the entire quilt. Jemima x x
I have had a blast this weekend making little Tea Wallets! They are quick and easy and would lend themselves well to mass production if you are so inclined. Step 1. Cut 4 pieces of fabric 5" x 7" (if you want to put credit cards in them, you will want to go 5" x 8") Cut 1 piece of interfacing the same size. Cut 1 piece of fabric for your closure 1 1/2" x 6" or use a piece of ribbon or elastic if you wish. Once you make one, you can change it up as you need. Step 2. Take two pieces of the fabric and fold in half length wise and press, now top stitch along the folded edge. Step 3. Place the interfacing behind one of the remaining pieces of 5" x 7" fabric and line up one of your "pocket" folded pieces 1 inch from the bottom and stitch in place along the bottom only of that "pocket". Step 4. Place the next pocket, again with the folded edge to the top, raw edges placed along the bottom of your wallet and again stitch in place along that raw edge on the bottom only. Step 5. Line a ruler up, half the width of your piece, in this case 3 1/2 " and make a mark on the pockets with either disappearing ink or chalk (something that can be erased or removed easily) this will be your stitching line for the pockets, you do not need to stitch all the way to the top. Step 6. Take your narrow strip and fold it in half length wise, press. Now fold the raw edges into the center of the fold and press again so that you have created a finished strip. Place them straddling the bottom pocket as shown below and stitch in place. Have your fold the way you want the closure to look as it will not change direction or shape when the wallet is completed. Step 7. Place your remaining piece of fabric on top right sides together, pin your corners and if necessary, your edges, then stitch around all sides leaving a 2-3 inch space at the bottom for turning. Step 7. Trim the corners carefully and turn the wallet through the opening at the bottom. I use the blunt end of a bamboo skewer to pop out the corners, you can use a knitting needle, just be careful not to puncture the fabric. Press and top stitch close to the edge. Step 8. Stitch a button to the front side for the closure...I have yet to decide what I want to use as a button for this one. Here are some other wallets I made this weekend...
As I mentioned on my last post, I went on a tea cozy Marathon last Spring with my friends Roxy and Amy. I had fun making several tea cozies for gifts. I had taken several pictures, and have wanted to post this for a while, but it took me a little time to finally put this post together. A Tea Cozy is a cozy thing…. yes, a beautiful and cozy thing. They are on my list of favorite things, and I have loved learning to make them; I thought some of you might feel likewise. I made my first tea cozy for my mother-in-law for her birthday about 13 years ago. I was very proud of myself when I had made it, because I didn't have a pattern, and didn't really know what I was doing. I had a pretty piece of material and went to work, and it actually came together very nicely. I have made many since then for gifts, and for myself and even did a couple tutorials in the past that I posted. I decided to post this updated tutorial and will also leave a link to a very nice video that I found on "You Tube", with instructions by Debbie Shore. It is a wonderful tutorial, and I think you will really enjoy Debbie. Materials needed: One piece of brown paper or tissue paper for a pattern 1/4 yard of fabric for outside (this is an approximate, depending on how big you want your tea cozy) 1/4 yard of fabric for inside lining (approximately) 1/4 yard of batting Trim of lace or rick rack for a tab or for decorating. I used the tea dyed lace I had made a little while back. Instructions: To begin, you will be making a pattern as follows: Decide the size of tea cozy you want : You can do this by measuring your teapot For the width: Take your tape from spout to handle, allowing for the roundness of the teapot to be included in your measurement. Add an inch to accommodate for the seam allowance in your measurement. Write this down as the width. For the Height: Measure from the bottom to the top of the teapot allowing for the roundness in your measurement. Add an inch to accommodate for the seam allowance. Write this measurement down as your Height. Draw and cut out a Rectangle with these measurements Trim the corners of the top of your rectangle to form a half circle. Remember that the width is wider than height, incase you are doubting which side is the top. This is your pattern. You can fold this pattern in half (from side to side) in order to make sure the sides and top curves are exactly the same; trim and adjust if needed. Using your pattern, Cut 2 from your fabric and 2 from your lining fabric and 2 from your batting. If you desire to add lace, or a variation to the look of the fabric, do it first before you begin sewing your Tea Cozy; scroll 3/4 of the way down the page for suggestions and instructions. Place one of each of the outer fabric and the inner lining "right sides" together. Add a piece of batting to each set and pin them all together at the bottom. You will end up with two sets, with three pieces of fabric on each (one for the outer cozy, one for the lining of the cozy, and one for the filler of the cozy). You are going to sew together these pieces at the bottom using the seam allowance that you allotted for. Sew the fabric together, remove the pins and open. Press open seams with an iron. Now take the two opened pieces and place them together (with the right sides together), matching the lining side to the lining side, and the outer fabric side with the outer fabric side. If you are putting a tab on your Cozy, lay it flat on the inside when you place right sides together. When putting these two pieces together, be sure to line up your bottom seams first. It will look like this. Sew the two pieces together leaving 3-4 inches open on the lining side. You can see the opening in the lining at the top of the picture. Turn the Tea Cozy right side around through the opening in the lining. Push all of the seam edges firmly to spread the cozy evenly open. Iron the bottom seams open. Tuck the rough edges of the opening inside the Tea Cozy. Press the edges with an iron. Be sure all is nicely matched and pressed together. Top stitch the opening close to the edge of the fabric. Backstitch Push the lining into the inside of the Tea Cozy. It will look like this now. Smooth and iron the edges. Iron the entire Tea Cozy. At this point, you can top stitch at the bottom to make the lining more secure if needed, or just leave it as is. I made a variety of Tea Cozies with lace and had fun creating a few easy designs to change around the outer material; below are a few tips for designing or decorating. Instructions for Design Variations You can make a variation of pattern in your cozy by cutting different pieces of fabric and sewing them back together in a varied pattern to add an interesting design. Cut two of your pieces in an even cut at any point on the fabric. With right sides together, pin them and sew two different materials back together. Remove pins and iron open Trim with lace if you desire. Decide what looks best to you. Top stitch the lace to the fabric. To make a tab: Cut out a little tab from lace or rick rack. Pin it folded down flat into the right side of the fabric. Sew it to the fabric. Keep it laying flat on the inside as you sew together your pieces. Now back to the top to finish putting your Tea Cozy together. Yes, I know, that was a lot of pictures… but well, I couldn't seem to help myself. Here is the "How to" Video by Debbie Shore; I'm sure you will really like it. Enjoy everyone, and have fun sewing.
