Hi again,
Here is another Cotswold Cottage tea cozy I made for Alison - my neighbour. She found the original too big. And she was right!
It sits beside a new project -Chemo caps. I am making them for Unique Treasures, as someone had asked for them. I wish I could make them to give away, but necessity rules us all. I will charge as little as I can - I think 3/$10 sounds right. Do you agree? These have no seam inside that could irritate sensitive heads; and are made from softest knit cotton polyester.

Here is another re- purposed denim bag I made for the store. The embroidery goes up both sides of the handles. And it has a special pottery button. It was too big to actually use, so I used Velcro to close the bag, and then sewed the button on top. I seem to be obsessed with denim right now. Don't worry, I will recover soon -:))))

Good morning all.
I just became a follower of The Intrepid Thread. It is a very interesting site with lovely art work using fun fabrics. Love the girly artwork she sent to Jackie's Art Quilts.

Cotswold Country Tea Cozy

First I have to tell you about my very good luck last week! I went to the  Current's Quilts and Stitchery quilt show last w/e and won the door prize! It was a flower plant pot full of wonderful sewing things! In it was this pattern for a Cotswold Cottage tea cozy. I showed it to a neighbour, and she immediately ordered one for herself! Apparently it was the same as her Mom's in England, and brought back fond memories. So I got right to it making one for her. Here is the result. This is the front with the flower vine beside the door.

And here is the back door, with the cat waiting to get in ( made it like her Odin) and some stylized trees. It also has a removable inner cozy that can be taken out separately for washing. And lace curtains of course!
The pattern also came with a table runner of Cotswold fields and sheep. Will have to do that one later. It requires fabric I don't have right now, so will be on the hunt
Have a good day - it is so beautiful right now - the heat has finally let up some.

I am sooooooooooo happy! I have finally made the perfect denim bag!! (For me anyway.) It is from one of those  " Onsies" shorts I got at the rummage sale last year. The pockets in the front form the outside, and I made long handles to wear it over my shoulder ( around the neck). It has a cat button- of course- so I will know where my measuring tape is.Below is the inside.
The beautiful wooden button is hand made- I bought it at Sharon's.

I had some lovely Laurel Birch fish fabric left over from a project that went down the river, so I heavy interfaced it and used it as lining. And there are two denim pockets on the inside too. Heaven!!! LOL!.
As you can tell I am very pleased with myself!!
I just took my purse organizer I had made from the last bag, and transferred everything to my new bag. This one will be with me for a long, long time! I hope!
      Also here are some of my bookmarks  I am making for Unique Treasures: There is water fabric on one side, with Manitoulin Island embroidered, and farm fabric on the other; denoting the two main areas on the island.
On some I just used Laurel Birch fishes on both sides. They are easy to make and give folks some little thing to take home with them.