It's a tea cozy!

So sorry this post took so long by the way....  But here it is!  I kept changing my mind about what to do with my little yo-yos.  I really thought a little cushion would be sweet, and I started sketching.  My yo-yos became little teapots, so I decided a tea cozy was in order!  Now I realize my handle and spout stitching is a bit funky.  That's what I get when I freehand the whole thing.  But I can be impatient... If I do this again, I'll be sure to plan it out better.  I made it small to fit my little 'brown betty', she's just a two cupper. 

And here's little betty, she's quite the reflective little thing... look carefully and you can see me in my pajamas hiding my noggin... you should thank me, I have crazy morning hair at the moment... and sorry about the dust.

I think my cozy is happy with her new friends, my thrifted sugar bowl and creamer.  They're not a matching set, but both have that beautiful robin's egg blue that I looooove.

I thought I'd share with you this picture.  I drew this from a photo of my Grandma Marlys  when I was 15.  It was a birthday gift for my Mother.  My Mom has always had this old photo of her Mother hanging in her home, and I knew how much she loved it.  It was also one of my favorites because I always thought it still looked just like her!  She always had those same kind blue eyes and sweet expression.  So I decided to surprise her and draw it for her birthday.  She was so exited as any Mother would be.  Four years later my Grandma passed away after a short and painful battle with ovarian cancer.  She was the most amazing Grandmother.  Now the original picture and this  sketch from it are even more meaningful, as a reminder of how my Grandma blessed our lives, and how much we desperately miss her.

I wish we could all share a pot of tea today and tell the wonderful stories of our Mothers and Grandmothers who taught us so many things.  How to sew, knit, bake cookies, make play-dough, and on and on..... I know I am a better person for just knowing my Grandma.  I sometimes wonder what she would think of all of this craftiness that goes on around here.  My Grandpa often tells me in his old timer Texan accent, "Sug, (short for Sugar, his nickname for me since I was a baby) your Grandma sure would be proud of all of that quilting that you do."  I think we would have had so much fun sewing together!  Will there be quilting in heaven?  I hope so! x

Comments

[Beth]

wanted to thank you for the yo-yo entry. Bought two yo-yo makers at the weekend and have been making yo-yo's everyday!! Was wondering how you attach them to fabric? Do you sew around the edges or just in the middle? Thanks again.

[AnyoneCanQuilt]

Hey Beth!

You sound like a new yo-yo addict! Just like me! You can just sew around the yo-yos with matching thread taking little stitches. I actually glued the yo-yos to the tea cozy though! I'm bad..... I used fabric glue. If I was adding them to a quilt or something, I would sew them on. Keep me posted on your yo-yo projects ok? I would love to see what you make with them!

[Sabine]

Hello Sarah,
thank you for this lovely post and the nice pictures. The tea cozy is soooo beautiful, and the yo-yos are getting so well on it. And the sketch is amazing. And of course your grandmother is very proud of you, watching you from heaven....
Have a nice 1. May! Here in Germany it´s a bank holiday, so I have some days free from work, the same as my husband and the children have also free from school, hurrah...
Hugs, Sabine

[Mom]

How heartwarming to see Mom's sketch and your article first thing this morning. It does look so much like her. The tea cozy came out beautifully.

Love you,
Mom

[Marlene]

What a sweet, sweet story. Since I'm going to "Decoration Day" at our family cemetary this weekend it made it even more poignant for me. And the tea cozy was wonderful, too!

[Rachael]

Wow, I love the tea cosy! I would never have guessed that was where you were going with the yo yos but now I can't imagine what else they could have been so they must be perfect. I really admire the composition including the steam swirls, flowers, the buttons in the centres, the fabric combos and ric rac, .... I could go on! Jealous jealous jealous.

[periwinkle]

I really like how you have made the yo-yos look like teapots, lovely idea. Nice drawing too, I always wished I could draw
Lisa x

[Donna]

You win the prize! Your yo yo teapots are the most original and attractive use of yo yo's that I have seen. Making the tea cozy is in my plans. I want to make one for my friend but I will need to sneak the measurements of her favorit teapot first.