Blue Willow .....

Dresden Plate blocks come to mind. I'm thinking a deeper yellow background and the deeper blue for the centers and sachings.

But that may be too obvious for you. ;-)

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

Denny, I bought the fabric from a vendor who buys close-out and discontinued fabric lots. This is Lakehouse Designs and she said it was several years old. I looked online and did find this link:

Sunny

I've seen a quilt like that! It looked much like the library/bookshelf quilts that were so poplar except it was a china cabinet. Each teapot had a different curve to it- some taller and more slender, some short and squatty, some with curves down low and some curved higher, etc. It was just darling! I have no idea where to find it, tho. Sorry.

And I'd be tempted to add some similar fabrics with green or yellow or peach or deeper pinks in the prints on the teapots- just for fun.

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

google 'quilt teapot' and you'll find heaps of patterns. some free, some not. then check the images on google too. if only for all the ideas of different teapot shapes. you could do the same for teacups. interesting that most of the teapots have the handle on the right side. maybe lefties dont drink much tea. who knows. ...and afternoon tea has all the plates of savouries and cakes to eat with your tea, of course. much variety on that meal alone with a wee bit of thot. j.

"Leslie& The Furbabies in MO." wrote ... I've seen a quilt like that! It looked much like the library/bookshelf quilts that were so poplar except it was a china cabinet. Each teapot had a different curve to it- some taller and more slender, some short and squatty, some with curves down low and some curved higher, etc. It was just darling! I have no idea where to find it, tho. Sorry.

And I'd be tempted to add some similar fabrics with green or yellow or peach or deeper pinks in the prints on the teapots- just for fun.

Leslie & The Furbabies > Denny, I bought the fabric from a vendor who buys close-out and

Eleanor Burns has a cute pieced teacup in her "Christmas at Bears Paw Ranch" book. I made it in blue and yellow for a tea drinking friend.

Heidi in Massachusetts

"J*" wrote ... google 'quilt teapot' and you'll find heaps of patterns. some free, some not. then check the images on google too. if only for all the ideas of different teapot shapes. you could do the same for teacups. interesting that most of the teapots have the handle on the right side. maybe lefties dont drink much tea. who knows. ...and afternoon tea has all the plates of savouries and cakes to eat with your tea, of course. much variety on that meal alone with a wee bit of thot. j.

"Leslie& The Furbabies in MO." wrote ... I've seen a quilt like that! It looked much like the library/bookshelf quilts that were so poplar except it was a china cabinet. Each teapot had a different curve to it- some taller and more slender, some short and squatty, some with curves down low and some curved higher, etc. It was just darling! I have no idea where to find it, tho. Sorry.

And I'd be tempted to add some similar fabrics with green or yellow or peach or deeper pinks in the prints on the teapots- just for fun.

Leslie & The Furbabies > Denny, I bought the fabric from a vendor who buys close-out and

Heidi, I'd love to see photos if you have any.

Sunny

Jeanne, thank you so much! Now I will go crazy looking at photos of gorgeous things other people have made. But they're giving me good ideas. Thanks so much.

Sunny

you know me, anything i can do to help. snorfle, j.

"Sunny" wrote ... Jeanne, thank you so much! Now I will go crazy looking at photos of gorgeous things other people have made. But they're giving me good ideas. Thanks so much.

Sunny

On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:41:36 -0500, Sunny wrote (in article ):

I wish I'd had Blue Willow themed fabric when I was working on this top.

I'm handquilting the borders. Maybe I'll finally get it done.

I have a PP teapot if you'd like a copy. I'd have to scan and email you but this is something that I can do if you'd like a copy. Going to make one myself one of these days!

Donna in WA

Eleanor Burns has a cute pieced teacup in her "Christmas at Bears Paw Ranch" book. I made it in blue and yellow for a tea drinking friend.

Heidi in Massachusetts

Maureen, they won't let me see your quilt without a membership. And the free trial isn't really free. Can I see it anywhere else?

Sunny

Heidi, I'd love a copy if you don't mind.

Sunny

Definately do a table runner or WUH in a Dresden fan or plate. That would be gorgeous! deep blue backgrounds and centers. i think it would be a hit! amy in CNY

You've had some great suggestions, Sunny, but no one has yet suggested a series of feathered stars! Your BW fabrics could be the centers and main portions of the star points, with either blue or yellow in the triangles making the feathers. Yum!

They are not great pics but you can see what I did at this link:

Heidi I love your cups! But the chicks are what really stole my heart. That is the cutest table topper I've ever seen. I love chickens -- so far have restricted my stitching chickens (say that three times....) to a wall hanging for my MIL. She really liked it, her entire kitchen was decorated with chickens at the time. Anyway, the cups are darling and I think you did a great job with them.

Sunny

Thank you. The chicks were a wedding present for my SIL who's kitchen is also done in chickens and roosters. I didn't think I liked applique, and that clinched it, plus I looked all over Massachusetts for chick fabric and had to settle for the chicken print in the center. Once I had everything cut out, I found chick fabric everywhere. Murphy's law. But she loved it.

Heidi