Teacup Maker

Wife, mother, daughter, friend, teacup maker.  Teacup maker, you ask?  I know.  Who would have thought?

Enter stage left Vintage Ric Rac pattern called Fabric Tea Set.  Enter stage right young girl about to turn 10, having a Mad Hatter's Tea Party this weekend.  Collide in the middle, eyes sparkling, Girl 2 asks "please Mummy could you make one for all the girls coming to my party?"

A gazillion stitching hours later, 15 different fabrics per cup, 4 per saucer, which multiplied by 11 teacups means 209 itsy bitsy pieces of fabric chosen, ironed, cut and stitched later, we have a set of very sassy teacups ready for a party.

This project has required a lot of patience and many promises that "Yes, they will be finished on time, even if I have to sit up all night and stitch them." (and I almost had to!)

The cups are filled with elephants and butterflies and girls with green hair, bees and flowers and spots and there is even a very friendly looking shark!!  I think the perfect kick-start to a Mad Hatter's Tea Party, don't you?

Will re-surface after the weekend.
Hope you have a happy weekend, with a little bit of madness about it and definitely lots of cups of tea.

Trudy