The volume of my infamous fabric stash fluctuates. I add opshop finds to it, haberdashery items as well as material - and I occasionally buy specific prints, when crafting a themed gift. This happy caravan design was purchased to make a bag set for a friend. A different friend scored a travel tissue cover from the leftovers and then there were just two small pieces left. I wanted to use them for me but hadn't thought of a suitable project.
When playing with this striped op-shop remnant (a $2.00 bargain!), I realised it was an excellent match for the vans - and I decided to make a cosy for my small $2.00 teapot, which had been well used on our Wing-it Wanderings last year.
Youtube had many tutorials, though a few were declared "frumpy" by Erin! I found one that appealed, drafted a simple pattern before bed and started creating when I woke at 6ish. I smiled hugely as I sewed and was very chuffed with the finished piece, particularly the button "tyre". The top collage shows the front and back of that cosy.
I rediscovered the second, larger piece of van fabric yesterday and made a second, larger cosy for our Roma teapot (purchased from the marvelous Ace Drapers store). I'd used all the stripes, so the reverse is a bright yellow batik print - the same as the lining of the both cosies. Four vans were given button tyres and when we were choosing those, Erin found a black button with a rooster etching, so that was sewn on a compass.
As much as the cosies were made to fit particular teapots, they will fit others and I'm thinking the larger one might cover a plate of scones or similar also.
