Pompous Teapot Quilt

My friend, Anjeanette, has five-year-old twins who are enthusiastic kindergarten students this year. Their school is having a fund-raising auction in April, and their Grandmother Lois from Arizona sent them this beautiful quilt to be auctioned at their school benefit. What a loving grandma!

Isn't this a fun quilt? Set on black, it is quilted with gold thread in a fun, scrolly design. Smaller blocks are in bold, bright colors and a variety of teapots in wild and wacky shapes are featured on blocks in various sizes. Lois has named this "Pompous Teapot Quilt". Quite an appropriate name, I think.

Thank you, Lois and Anjeanette, for allowing me to share your beautiful teapot quilt!

Hour of Tea

"My hour of tea is half-past five and. . .waits for nobody."

Wilkie Collins
"Women in White"

Wildflowers at Tea

Seeing things through the eyes of a child is very interesting. They see the world with such delight. I love the attention to detail that children give to certain objects or things. These drawings were given to me by Ginger and Gracelyn, darling daughters of Revee from Country Roads. I am entering them in the Wildflowers in Winter contest this week in the catagory of "children's art". Although both drawings depict tea themes, if you look carefully there are flowers, wild ones to be sure, throughout. The teapots and teacups have floral decor and if you observe closely you'll note that the stitchery sampler has a flower as its central theme. Did you note the other details in the drawings? I love the needle, complete with eye and thread. The spilled tea is interesting and I feel like wiping it up immediately (or else like telling someone not to jiggle the tea table!). And each individual sugar cube in the sugar bowl makes me want to prepare a hot cuppa tea right now! The scissors are accurately detailed and I believe the rectangle hanging over the edge of the table is yardage just waiting to be cut out for the next project.

I just love the spout on this teapot! And note the elegant teacup shapes. The sugar bowl is perfectly symetrical and I love that the sugar tongs were not forgotten. Such a yummy tea party! Do you note how the wildflower stems all swirl the same way with those long stems? Lovely!

Thank you, Ginger and Gracelyn, for the lovely art. I am delighted to be able to post it for the wildflowers contest on your behalf.