I had been re-writing my Tea-set pattern in a kind of half-arsed manner over a few months. Pattern writing is boring, but pattern RE-writing is even more boringer .
Not that there is anything wrong with the original pattern, but it was written a while ago and I have learnt a few things since then, so it was time for an update.
When Emma offered me a selection of her yet-to-be-released fabric range, The Linen Cupboard I knew it was the perfect tea set fabric.
I bought considerably more than two cupcakes to star in these photos but in the spirit of artistic integrity I ate the photogenically challenged ones.
(let's be honest I ate the photogenic ones too!)
I nearly tried to buy the pattern for the cupcakes! I have made one of your teapots before - I love it - but, if I ate all that blue food colouring, I would probably be able to make a whole teaset in an hour or so.
ReplyDeletethere must be enough GO in that blue icing to get you through the next round of boring. and depending on how many you ate, to arrive here in a rowboat.
ReplyDeletethat's a very pretty teaset. Your Emma should sell kits with your pattern.
I've always taken a somewhat irrational pleasure in your teapot. It looks as though it'd have a bloody good 'pour'. Now go eat more un/photogenic cake.
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is Yummy!
ReplyDeleteThey look great Jodie...cakes too!
ReplyDeleteThe blue icing worries me but I'm sure you chose it in the spirit of colour-matching (or something). Anyway - the cakes look yummy and the tea set is fabulous. Now go and get ready for school.
ReplyDeleteThis is just marvelous!!
ReplyDeleteLove these!
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love your tea set... and altogether a fun post...
ReplyDeleteHugz
ive always wanted to make this teaset, weve talked about it before even .. but i got considerably stuck on three of the sewing buckets - and i made them but i cursed considerably .. and now that youve rewritten these should i go for it i wonder .. it always seems to look rather difficult . . and if the wee buckets caused such pirate language what oh what will the teaset cause i wonder? will it make me a better person, or a worser curser ? x
ReplyDeleteWhat fun!
ReplyDeleteAn artist must do what an artist must do. And cupcakes must be sacrificed in the making of art. So Super Cute!
ReplyDeleteOh man, you should have eaten all the cupcakes because they are way too distracting. Now I have to go eat a cupcake, thanks to you! Maybe I'll have a cup of tea too, while I'm at it.
ReplyDeleteI really want to make a teaset now I have seen it in this fabric. Of course, if I did, I would also have to buy cakes to take photos, and they would go off if uneaten ...
ReplyDeleteI would have eaten them as well. I would have needed a plastic cupcake for the photo shoot!
ReplyDeleteThat fabric really is divine. :)