We Made a Village

These darling cottage tea cozies were made with thrift store sweaters.  The sweaters were washed and dried to felt them.  Fair isle patters end up being very subtle and lovely.  The windows and doors are applied with a straight stitch.  We tried using a wide zig-zag, but the fabric had enough stretch left in it to get very distorted.  Small matter as the fulled wool isn't inclined to unravel. We used a variation of the pattern I made mid-January (which I couldn't link onto to save my soul).  We also had time, much to my aunt's delight, to make some flower fairies.  Cottages were sewn, fairies were made, lasagna was consumed.  With rhubarb crumble for dessert. A really fine day.

Comments

[Laura]

I love the one on the bottom..Just getting caught up on my b log reading...and I have to say that you have me thinking of rhubarb!

[Maureen Nichols]

I love my tea cozy!!! It has a central display in my kitchen:)