Piece worked coffee cosy...

You know how I love tea cosies...


Well, I'm experimenting with optimum shapes for a coffee cosy...


This is the first attempt, and although I will change the base pattern I am pretty happy with the result...


I have used my hand dyed doilies and vintage fabrics on a felted woolen ex-jumper, and backed it with a vintage blanket...


...et voila!

Pieced tea cosy...

While I have been procrastinating over my Flora paintings, I have not been idle!


No- it has been a very busy procrastination indeed...


Check it out...


It includes some of my hand dyed doilies, my mother's scarves and pullovers, and lined with a World War II blanket.