How To Make A Draw String Tea Pot Coze

Tea Cozy Design to Sew

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Kate Miller-Wilson

Kate is an avid crafter who works in various mediums. She also sews and designs jewelry, and she loves spending time crafting with her kids.

Things You lot'll Need

ane/3 yard printed cotton material for exterior
one/3 g coordinating solid or printed cotton fabric for interior
1/3 chiliad cotton batting
One grand 5/8-inch-wide grosgrain ribbon in matching color
Scissors
2/three yard lace
Sewing machine and thread
Pins, safety pin, and manus sewing needle
Atomic number 26
Measuring record

What to Exercise

Click on the blueprint beneath to open the .PDF file and save it to your computer. Print information technology out, and apply it to cutting out the fabric and batting pieces y'all'll need.

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Adjust your sewing automobile run up length to 5.0 and sew a line of stitches 1/eight inch from the top and bottom edges of each exterior side piece. Get together the top and lesser of each side piece until the width is 8.five inches. Adapt to make sure the gathers are fifty-fifty.
Stack ane interior side piece and ane batting side piece together with the batting against the wrong side of the fabric. With your sewing motorcar stitch length to 5.0, baste the pieces together, sewing ane/8 inch from the edge. Repeat with the other interior side slice and batting side piece, likewise as with the interior lesser slice and batting bottom piece. This will brand it easier for you to work with the batting.
Cut two pieces of lace, each nine.v inches long. Make a rolled hem on each end of each slice of lace to finish it. After hemming, each slice should be 8.5 inches long. Place one interior side slice face-up on your work surface. Line up the bottom edge of the lace along the raw edge of the top of one side piece. The ruffle of the lace should be facing down, rather than out. Repeat with the other piece of lace on the other interior side.
Fold the interior bottom in one-half and marking the fold at each side of the circle with a pin. Unfold the circle. Place one of the side pieces on top of the bottom, right sides together. Starting at i of your marking pins on the bottom, pin the gathered edge of the side piece to the tea cozy lesser. Leave 1/4 inch on each end of the side. Using a run up length of 2.5, sew the side piece to the bottom. Echo with the other interior side piece. Then repeat this process with the exterior pieces, using care to space the gathers evenly.
Lay the tea cozy interior face up-down on peak of the exterior, lining up all the edges. Pivot all the edges.
Sew the meridian border of each side slice using a 1/4-inch seam allowance. Starting one inch from the elevation corner, sew down one side slice until you lot reach the tea cozy bottom. Repeat with two more sides. You'll have one open side remaining. For this i, sew down iv inches and end. You'll use this open up area to turn your cozy right side out.
Turn the cozy right side out, and apply your iron to press information technology advisedly. Hand run up the opening closed using a slip run up. In that location will exist four smaller openings at each top corner. Hand sew together the raw edges down, just leave these sections open.
Adjust your sewing machine stitch length to 3.v for pinnacle stitching. Starting three/4 inch from the superlative corner of one side piece, sew a straight line to the corresponding spot on the other side. This creates a aqueduct for the ribbon tie. Echo with the other side.
Pin a condom pin to one end of the ribbon, and thread it through the channel you lot made on i side piece. Keep on through the other side slice. Trim both ends of the ribbon at an angle.
To use the cozy, simply identify your tea pot on top of the circular bottom and position the spout and handle where the sides open up. Use the ribbon to draw the sides together at the peak, and then tie the ends in a bow.

Embellishment Ideas

This standard pattern makes a simple tea cozy. If you want to embellish this basic blueprint, try some of the following ideas:

Applique a tea pot or other fun design on the outside of the tea cozy. Do this earlier you sew the pieces together.
Attach vintage buttons all over the outside of your tea cozy. Use a solid-colored fabric for the outside, and and so sew together the buttons on after the cozy is assembled.
Embroider a pretty design on the outside of your cozy. Popular motifs include flowers, vines, birds and leaves.
Use more lace on the side seams to make your cozy even fancier.

More Patterns for Tea Cozies

The Internet is an first-class resource for tea cozy patterns to sew. The following websites offer great designs:

Rusty Bobbin has a tutorial for making a cozy in a simple biconvex shape. This is a great beginner projection.
Martha Stewart Crafts Monogrammed Tea Cozy is a fun projection you can make using felt. It's an easy choice if you lot're new to sewing.
Wee Folk Art Watermelon Tea Cozy is another fun pick. It's best to take some previous sewing and quilting feel to make this blueprint.

Let Your Imagination Guide You

Tea cozies make practical gifts, and in that location are lots of fun ways to add personality to basic tea cozy patterns. Allow your imagination guide you, and soon y'all'll have hot tea and a cute tea cozy, also!