Quick and Easy DIY Tea Cozy Tutorial
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Welcome to day three of the Foodie blog hop where I’ll be sharing a tutorial on making a quick and easy tea cozy!
The lovely Carla from Creatin’ in the Sticks gave us this mission:
Create something inspired by food… It could be anything from a quilt with a food fabric, to a tea cozy. A mug rug for coffee to an apron.A Corn and Beans Quilt Block to a drying rack for the kitchen.Maybe something for a charity that supplies food.
I’m glad she mentioned tea cozies, because that is what I wanted to make! And since I haven’t done a tutorial for a very long time, I figured this would be the perfect opportunity to do one for this cute, vintagey tea cozy!
So here goes….
A Quick and Easy DIY Tea Cozy
Materials Needed:
- 3 Fat quarters – I used Lori Holt’s Cook Book fabric (affiliate link
- 2 meters matching ribbon
- 1 meter 3/8″ ric-rac – I used this from Lori Holt (aff link)
- 1 fat quarter of batting OR Insul-Bright (aff link)
- general sewing and quilting supplies
Cutting Instructions
From the fat quarter for the outside of the tea cozy cut:
- 2 rectangles 10 1/2″ x 10″
From the fat quarter for the outside of the tea cozy cut:
- 2 rectangles 10 1/2″ x 10″
From the third fat quarter cut:
- 2 rectangles 10″ x 2 1/2″
From the batting (or Insul-Bright) cut:
- 2 rectangles 10 1/2″ x 10″
From the Ric- Rac cut:
- 4 pieces 10 1/2″
From the ribbon cut:
- 2 one meter pieces
Sewing the Quick and Easy DIY Tea Cozy
Step 1
Take one of the front rectangles and place on top of a piece of batting. Then place one piece of ric-rac on the top and stitch through all layers. Repeat with another piece of ric-rac along the bottom:
With my 1/4″ Bernina foot (#37), I lined it up with the indent like this:
Step 2
Place one of the inside rectangles on top of the piece you just sewed, right sides together. Pin and stitch around all the sides, leaving an opening on one side.
TIP:
To make it easier and neater to sew closed later, sew in from the sides when you start and end like this:
Step 3
Trim the corners and then turn right side out. Press and top stitch all around, closing the gap as you go.
With my 1/4″ Bernina foot (#37), I lined it up with the inside like this:
Make two!
Step 4
Take one of the 10″ x 2 1/2″. Fold the ends over about 1/4″ and sew down to neaten up the edges:
Fold the rectangle in half lengthwise, wrong sides together, and sew 1/4″ down the length:
Press the seam open and press the strip so that it looks somewhat like this:
Flip it over to the front and it should look like this:
Make two!:
Step 5
Take one of the strips you just made and line up about 1 1/4″ inches below the top of the tea cozy panel:
Pin and sew in place as seen below. Do the same with the other panel.
Step 6
Place the both pieces right sides together. Join them together by sewing a little over 3/4″ length on each of the corner edges as seen in the photo below:
Step 7
Time to add the ribbon! Thread one ribbon through the front and back of the tea cozy:
I used my handy dandy “purple thang”
Tie an knot and do the same with the other piece of ribbon, but start and end at the other side so that it looks like this:
Step 8
Find a tea pot to see if it fits….
Step 9
Heave a big sigh of relief because it does!
Step 10
Make yourself a pot of tea and enjoy 🙂
My favorite tea? Twinings Lady Grey!
Thanks so much for visiting me on this blog hop! Thank you Carla for hosting! Make sure you check out the others who are posting today:
If you would like to download this tutorial in a printable pdf format, I am in the process of adding it to my new Creative Fabric Shop. Downloading it from Creative Fabrica means you have the right to sell the finished products at markets and such. I have only just started putting my patterns up there, so make sure you check back regularly! If you have a CF membership you can download them for free… otherwise buy them as you would on Etsy.
Hope you are enjoying this blog hop, and that you liked this tutorial!
If you are a tea drinker, tell me… what is your favorite type of tea?
This is adorable! I think I need to make one and offer it as a prize in my Pieces in the Garden sew along. 🙂 Thanks for the tutorial.
Cute but I have no idea for one being the only tea drinker I use a bag……. But it so pretty…..
I remember my Nan had a tea cosy it was very pretty , so is this one
What a beautiful cozy! Very clear instructions-thank you!
It’s so lovely and I wish I drank enough tea to need a teapot with a beautiful cozy like this one. I have that Twinnings tin too and use it to store my EPP hexies.
Very cute fabrics and tea cozy. The ric-rac trimming really adds beauty to the project.
We don’t drink tea or coffee here, but your cosy looks like a beautiful gift all wrapped up . It is sweet.
Great tutorial and you had the perfect fabric for it!
What a beautiful tea cozy! Thanks so much for the detailed tutorial.
Beautiful! Thank you for the tutorial. I never knew how one was made. I love the ric-rac.
Cute project with cute fabrics! Thanks for sharing.
Your Tea Cozy is so sweet. Thanks for sharing your tutorial on its construction. It looks easy and the results are so pretty.
That is a different style tea cozy and so easy to make seeing your tutorial. I have made a few styles of tea cozies, even knit ones. But I usually just make one cup of tea because I am a slow sipper and my tea gets cold before I have finished drinking one cup. Thanks for the tutorial. Those would make great gifts!
so cute thank you
Such a cute tea cozy, Joy. We rarely make tea and if we do, it’s a whole pitcher when we have company for lunch or dinner. I love rick rack!
beautiful. i love the fabrics you used. thank you for sharing how it is made. it looks so simple and fun
So cute to enjoy in your kitchen.
Oh my gosh, Joy, that is just the cutest! The teapot all wrapped up with a bow would make a wonderful gift…love it! Thank you for the great tutorial.
Thank you for the tutorial for this cute tea cosy! Love it!
Adorable tea cozy and fabric. Thanks so much for the tutorial!
Pretty tea cozy, love the fabrics you used. Also great tutorial
I drink quite a lot of tea during the winter-cool months. I do like Earl Grey and Constant Comment.
Your Tea Cozy is one of the sweetest I’ve seen. Thank you for the Tutorial for the Cozy; I have just the person that would love one like it, too.
The perfect fabric for your pretty tea cosy.
I love the vintage feel of your tea cozy. It is so pretty and so perfect for the Foodie Blog Hop. Thank you for the excellent tutorial!
What sweet fabrics you used for your cozy. Thank you so much for the tutorial too!
So cute and clever. Wonder if there is such a thing as a cup cozy? I’m a southern ice tea drinker. No sugar please.
I’ve always loved the idea of a tea cozy but we never seem to make full pots of tea. We own one pot and it hasn’t been out of the cupboard in probably 5 years. If we DID use a pot I’d love to make one of these!
Tea cozies are a new thing to me, we never had a teapot growing up. Are they just used to help keep the pot warm longer?
I like Celestial’s apple cinnamon tea, but you’ll only find me drinking it when I have a sore throat. My hot drink of choice is hot chocolate!
What a sweet tutorial. Thank you Joy. I like all kinds of tea except green tea, but my favourite is Cream Earl Grey. 😉
Lovely tea cosy Joy and great tutorial. Take care and hugs.
As a gal who is always ready for a cup of tea or two, poured from a teapot, I think the tea cosy you fashioned is gorgeous. A teapot always needs a cosy to keep it warm. A fabulous tutorial; thank you.
A great tutorial Joy, although there is not even a tea pot in my house as I am a tea bag user. Hope you are keeping warm.
I love your tutorial for this Tea Cozy and plan to make one very soon. I would love to download it as a pdf but I can only get it as a zip file. I’ll keep looking for the pdf, thanks again..