Sunday, January 24, 2010

Cute & quick......

Sometimes you need a quick project...but it has to be something cute.....that gives you instant gratification. Well....my good blogging buddy, Rachel (click HERE for her blog) showed a tea wallet on her blog recently. I asked her if she could link me to a tutorial and she did. I looked at it last night and....within 45 minutes (including fabric selection time and total cutting and sewing time), I came up with this.
I really like it and will carry it in my purse frequently. It is just the right size for 4 teabags (as you can see below) or, perhaps, 2 teabags and 2 packages of sweetener if you have a special one that you like to use. I think it's really cute...and would make a sweet little gift, too. If you wish to make one, HERE is the tutorial I used.

30 comments:

Tangos Treasures said...

I love those!! But I don't drink tea :(

Joanne Lendaro said...

Love those projects! Very pretty...

Unknown said...

how cute, I saw this on Rachel's blog. this would work for several things.

Crispy said...

Cute idea, would be handy for those times that a restaurant doesn't have my favorite Earl Grey tea.

Crispy

Unknown said...

I am such a big tea drinker, this would be perfect for that little stocking stuffer at Christmas time!

Gene Black said...

Hi Pat, I have a tea wallet that another Pat (ooglebloops) sent to me in a prize package when I won her apple pincushion.
HOWEVER, I can see using this tutorial and adapting it to make the soft case for my iPod that I have been thinking about. I want something with room for the iPod, the sync cable AND earphones. I do think I can adapt this to work.

Kathy said...

I have one of these. They are great, especially for someone like me who only drinks herbal teas.

Betsy said...

really cute Pat. Thanks for the link.I could use it to hold my quillt shop punch cards.

Anonymous said...

Sweet Pat! I like instant gratification for sure!

Anonymous said...

That is adorable!!!!!

ooglebloops said...

The tea wallet I sent Gene is much simpler than this (thanks for the mention :>) ) I will have to check out this tutorial- I will put it on my list!!!
Yours turned out so cute!!!!

The Other Barb said...

What a cute little project. Went to the tutorial & bookmarked it for later reference. Like your choice of teas too :)

Jocelyn said...

Not only is this cute, the fabric is darling. Great job!

Pat said...

Say Pat, I really like that idea of the tea bags. going to have to make myself one for sure. Thanks for the tip, dear. Love your blog.

Nancy said...

How cute!! Of course this is another project that I don't need to do and will distract me from working on my paper pieced Civil War Quilt....
You are killing me here....

Jean said...

Very cute...I agree...it is fun to make a little project that goes together quickly.

Anonymous said...

Quick (and cute!) is not only good, sometimes it's necessary. Very, very nice!

Needled Mom said...

Very cute and nice job!!!

Rachel said...

Your little wallet turned out great. I love the fabrics you chose.

See - it was fast AND easy! A perfect in-between project!

Scrappy quilter said...

Turned out really cute.

JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes) said...

Nifty- and I never have anything to carry my tea in, it gets raggedy in my purse.

Barb said...

I saw that on her blog, I am not a tea drinker but those sure are cute....I was trying to think of what I could use it for???

Rhonda said...

Alright that is too clever....I love hot tea but most places look at me like I'm crazy if I order hot...this is a great solution.....I'll have to make one..........now surely they'll have hot water....LOL

Sara said...

I like the one you made too. Rachel did a good job and so did you.

I enjoy some herbal teas and I think I need to make one of those before I go away on my knitting retreat - so I have something I like to drink...

Pat said...

Say girl. IZt's kinda' hard to get a hold of you lol. Just wanted to let you know that you won a prize on my blog for the Valentine's random drawing giveaway, Sun. 24th. Please give me your home mailing address so I can send you the prize. My e-mail address is: pg57r20@att.net
Congradulations my dear, and good luck in the future drawings. Love your blog.

Unknown said...

wow that ism cute and what a great gift it would make...I may have to make one!

Myra said...

Great Tea Wallet Pat! Love the fabrics! 8-)

Mary on Lake Pulaski said...

Very cute Pat! I need to get busy and make one for my Mom!

Nanette Merrill said...

Genius. What a lovely little gift.

bubbygigi said...

Pat, I love the blocks and the tea bag holder is adorable. I'm a tea drinker but only carry a small pocketbook. It would be great for me though when I take a bag with me. I'm glad that you liked my doll idea. I worked on her outfit some more today.