Made in delightful Alice in Wonderland-inspired prints, this set will ensure you serve your favourite beverage in style! Teamed with spotty and retro print fabrics, it’s sure to bring a touch of occasion to a soirée. And if you like to indulge in biscuits and cake, then the napkins will come in very handy!
Make a tea cosy
Download the templates. Using the tea cosy template, cut two from mustard patterned fabric, the front piece will be shorter than the back. Cut two full size from lining fabric and two from wadding. Trim one 7cm x 37cm piece from Liberty grass print fabric, back with iron-on interfacing and set aside. Use the template to cut out all the pieces for the teapot and cup and saucer, using a selection of fabrics, and back each with iron-on interfacing.
Back a 14cm circular coaster with interfacing and pin it to the right-hand side of the main body of the tea cosy. Secure in place with bright pink thread. Iron on the reverse. Place all the teapot pieces as shown, using pins or acid-free glue to hold them in place. Stitch using a teal coloured thread. Add a decorative stitch to the teapot.Iron on the reverse. Repeat for the cup and saucer. Trace ‘favourite tea’ from the template onto tissue paper. Pin in place, stitch over the paper and then tear it away. Stitch the steam lines from the cup.
Fold 38cm of bias binding in half lengthways and run a line of stitching down it to hold it