It's Teapot Tuesday and this week we are thinking of Karin and her family. This card is going in the mail tomorrow.
This weeks story is all about Corin Corina. Miss Corin has organised a road trip for all her "quilting" friends in search of more quilting fabric. We teapotters have been asked to offer our assistance and keep track of everyones fabric stash (if they came to Australia, I think I could kick start their journey off very nicely). Anyway, back to the story. There has been a promise of tea and cookies, so I have bought the teapot!!
We were asked to bring quilting to the party in pastel colours. I used one of my favourite Prima papers - Annalee. I cut 1" squares with my Fiskars punch (my very first crafting tool), inked all the edges, adhered them to metalic cardstock and then set up my sewing machine to do all the stitching. Slight problem...I couldn't find the power cord to my machine. Don't you hate it when you have a huge tidy-up and then you can't find anything!!!
Being a resourceful teapotter I resorted to Plan B. In this instance, Plab B is a 01 light brown Micron pen and doing lots of little criss-crosses.
I had 42,000 attempts at drawing a teapot. The biggest problem was making it to fit in a 6" square envelope. It just fits (on an angle). I attached a small mountain fold card to the back of the teapot, so it sits up nicely and I can write a note.
I was going to hang a real teabag from the pot, but I thought some enthusiastic drug dog-in-training might get the wrong idea at customs. The pot still needed something extra so I turned to my much treasured box of stickles.
Have a wonderful week and thank you for looking.
Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 GMT Views: 1682
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Registered: February 21, 2009 Location: Mt. Pulaski, IL Posts: 29131
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 @ 1:11 PM
Susie,
This is the cutest teapot - the DP is so very pretty, as are the colors. I love the added ribbons on the handle - it's a perfect touch. Your card is so very, very pretty!
------------------------------ Kathy - 101 Airborne - My Gallery and My Blog
Registered: November 17, 2006 Location: Nanaimo, British Columbia Posts: 52798
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 @ 8:03 PM
oh my, Miss Susie Q -- this is just the bestest little quilted teapot I ever did see... love, love, love it... wonderfully done and perfect for this weeks teaparty...tfs
Hugs...Pat
Registered: March 24, 2006 Location: Deep in the Heart of TEXAS Posts: 15980
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 @ 8:59 PM
Susie, a darling little patchwork teapot! Love the soft colors and the ribbons on the handle!
------------------------------ Phyllis Young at heart, slightly older in other parts. We really never grow up, we just learn how to act in public!! What if you woke up today with only what you had thanked God for yesterday??
Registered: July 11, 2009 Location: eastern Ohio Posts: 2414
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 @ 7:52 PM
Love your quilted teapot and story of how you created it. I would love to quit my day job and just quilt.. But that would require new toys...lol... I better stick with cards!
Registered: May 9, 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 8704
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 @ 8:14 PM
First of all Susie, your story is such a hoot!! I know exactly what you mean. I cleaned and rearranged my craft room a few weeks ago and now I can't find anything! And I love your take on the drug dog.....HA HA HA!!!! Now to your card, it is adorable. I can't draw stick people, so I would never be able to draw a teapot, much less quilit it! This is lovely!!
------------------------------ Mary ~~ QFTD #152, FS#514CC Guest Design Team 2012, 2013, 2017 & 2022 2014 CAS Spring Design Team MemberSC Guest Design Team 2015 & 2022 Dirty Dozen Alumni SU Consultant "Life's greatest adventure is finding your place in the Circle of Life" - Lion King
Registered: February 9, 2010 Location: Mentone, California Posts: 7361
Fri, Jun 21, 2013 @ 8:18 AM
This is one AMAZING card...LOVE LOVE LOVE the teapot...and the patience to do the faux stitiching...WOW it ROCKS!!!! The bow tied to the handle is just the sweetest...And your details gave me such a chuckle...I read them to my husband... We LOVE a good sence of humor. AND if I were paid money for all the time I spend LOOKING for one of my craft tools or products I would be RICH! By the way did you get my last pm I sent Sunday night? I was worried that you got sick again...
Registered: November 21, 2010 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 6867
Sat, Jun 22, 2013 @ 2:43 AM
Oh Susie, such an enjoyable story attached to your gorgeous quilted, hand stitched teapot card! Very clever to do faux stitching in place of the real thing, I would never have guessed, it looks so realistic! I LOL at your reasoning on the tea bag thing!
------------------------------ ~ Cindy ~ My Gallery
Registered: February 21, 2007 Location: Bay City, MICHIGAN Posts: 17556
Sat, Jun 22, 2013 @ 8:57 AM
What a pleasant "down home" feel your quilted pot gives! I had to laugh at your Plan B to get out the micron pen and do your stitching with that but I love the way it turned out.
Too funny the comment you made about attaching a teabag - LOL!!
------------------------------ SUE aka GREENIE - Twisted Sistah Handmade cards because..No one displays an email on their mantle, or saves a FB post in a box of treasures! Nothing is impossible with God!
Registered: March 15, 2012 Location: Alabama Posts: 11018
Sat, Jun 22, 2013 @ 2:09 PM
ACK!!! Susie!!! My internet has been down for the last two days! WOW!!! I LOVE your quilted teapot!!! What a clever design!!! I LOVE the soft colors (Prima's Annalee papers are so pretty!!!) and your faux stitching is AMAZING!!! I mean seriously, they look perfect! Your card just made my face light up!!! ADORABLE!!!