The Tea Parties Block 5.

The next block in the series is now available. The Purple Block takes its inspiration from a childs teaparty. Pattern 1 is the invitation, Pattern 2 is ted having a cup of tea, Pattern 3 is a dear little cottage teapot, Pattern 4 the teacake served on a plate
with cake fork & napkin, & Pattern 5 is a teacup.

Again we have used heaps of detailed instructions to help with the colourwash & stitchery techniques.

The Lavender Seller

The "Lavender Seller" is a neat little ted made from calico & sprayed with a hanp pump filled with black coffee to give him that worn kind of grotty look. When I am working with calico shapes I dont wash the fabric before I start. This way the bit of give in the fabric lets me needle sculpt more shape into the head. Ted uses doll making techniques...no joints....all the limbs are stitched to the sides of the body. This makes him quick & very easy to make. The pattern comes with a jacket ( fully lined ) a bag ( fully lined ) to store his Lavender & an embroidered mat to sit on. I have also included a stitchery with the set called "Lavender Tea". I was going to colour wash a second stitchery sample because I think it would look very cute.



















This is a standing shoot so you can see the legs stitched to the bottom of the body.
The jacket has a single shell button on the front & I tied a scrap of darker purple fabric around his neck






The image on the left is teddies lavenderbag.
I used the same calico for the bag, sprayed it with the coffee stain & used the same fabric as the jacket lining for the inside. The word "Lavender" has been backstitched on the front.

Close up of Doilly/Mat the teddy sits on.
The words stitched around the edge are the
traditional calls the english street vendors
used in the 17th / 18th centuries to sell their
wares
I used bullion stitches for the lavender heads
& stem & lazy daisy for the stems & leaves

Lillian leghorn an elegant fowl....the ultimate chooky teacosy

Lillian Leghorn
A teacosy
extra-ordin-
aire
For collectors
of the quirky
Lillian is for you.
She has a
practical
application
or vocation,
& being
supremely
elegant &
self assured
graces the table
with considerable style.....Once encountered......never forgotten.... & the table will never be
quite the same again






Lillian is made from a cream self patterned textural upholstery fabric. She has a light weight wadding & a floral cotton print lining that co-ordinates with all the other fabrics. Being a chooky with an eye for the finer things of life, Lillian loves to sit in the centre of the table at afternoon tea....( or any other time really where she can be properly appreciated ) on her matching felt & fabric penny rug.....
For cold winter days, there is also a nest to keep the pot warm
Her shawl.. of which she is justifiably proud.. is hand embroidered felt & fabric. The cute little felt bonnet has dried flowers attached to the side with extra glass beads hanging from the strings.

12Teddy stitcheries for small projects.

12 teddy drawings is a small book with 12 very cute teddies suitable for stitchery projects. They can be stitched on blankets and bags, T-shirts overalls, bibs and dresses. Use a few around the edges of a birth sampler. The pictures you can see here have been colourwashed as well

as stitched..... The cot quilt was made with 6 x 8 inch colour washed blocks with pieced blocks between. I bought 12 x 10cm strips of small cotton prints from my local cheap & cheerful patchwork supplier. The little blocks are 2 & 1/2 " with seam allowance. I cut 10 of each of the colours for the patchwork & used the leftover for the border... which were random lengths 4" wide stitched together in the true scrappy quilt style. Quick to make & heaps of fun. The picture blocks can be just stitched & look just as good. The little book only includes the stitch instructions & the images & is available from my ebay store. If you want to colourwash its not hard. I have also posted colourwashed kits with a single image, threads & stitch instructions for those of you who are not quite ready to go there yet. They are very inexpensive & can be stitched quickly by novices.