Welcome to my High Tea party! I was thrilled to be asked to play with this beautiful line by Jera Brandvig of Quilting in the Rain. I am a total Anglophile (lover of All Things British), so a line called High Tea, well, it’s just my thing. And I knew Jera from her wonderful book Quilt-as-You-Go Made Modern, so I knew I was in for a treat.
First of all, let’s talk about the color palette of this line! I love the soft pinks, blues, greens, and yellows and the muted reds. And I especially love it when a fabric line includes some grays! It has adorable strawberry prints and doily motifs, but it’s the tiny florals that have my heart.
There is nothing better than a good tea party and this was a perfect excuse to create this new table setting–a new table topper, tea cozy, and tea mat. I brewed up some loose leaf English Breakfast tea, set out some macarons and invited a friend over for tea and a chat.
I can’t get enough of half square triangles these days, so that was the place to start for this mini quilt. I used a charm pack of High Tea, and another charm pack of a slight off-white and these blocks came together almost by themselves. I’ve been wanting to play around with both this block arrangement and this wavy quilting forever–so this project was a pleasure from start to finish.
My favorite blue teapot needed a new cozy, and I thought that the teapot print was a perfect choice. That red floral just peeking out along the bottom is my absolute favorite print (if I had to choose one, which I’m glad I don’t). If you don’t use a tea cozy on your teapot, I encourage you to make one–it’s a quick and easy project. And it really does keep the tea in the pot warm, leaving you to enjoy your macrons and sparkling conversation a little bit longer.
And no tea party setting would be complete with out individual tea mats. This tea cup pattern is from my new book with Minki Kim, Sew Illustrated. Again, how darling are those strawberries?!
{photos by Minki Kim}
I enjoyed every moment of working with these gorgeous fabrics. And I know I’m not the only one! I look forward to seeing the creative projects each one of these designers comes up with as I’ve been following along this High Tea Party. I hope you’re following along too!
they grow up too fast 