I have a winner. I actually had one selected but she never answered my two emails and after 6 days and the blocks getting really agitated, I selected another: Carol D. from Texas. Her blocks are going out today! It's been awhile since I had a giveaway. But, looking through my box of orphan blocks I realized that they might like to go live in another home where they might not have to live in a box! I came upon my Coffee Pot block made in 2004 using a Kaffe Fassett print and his shot cottons. Stay with me - I have TWO blocks to give away! And a copy of the Tea Party pdf pattern. One person wins all. 10" Coffee Pot block  (can be trimmed down) I don't know why I used two fabrics for the background, but it's still lovely, don't you think? Here's the freezer paper template I used for my Tea Party BOM that ran in 2018. Coffee Pot templates Here is the remake I made for the BOM. Same fabrics, different background. 10" Coffee Pot Block #2 was made almost 20 years...

I was leafing through my old Quilt Magazines yesterday and came upon this article of mine from 2006: Yikes, Those Stripes Runner and Tea Cozy . The small runner is made with 3 blocks and measures 18" x 36". And the Tea Cozy is 9" x 9-1/2". I've made several of these cozies over the years. Table Runner and Tea Cozy Here's another Tea Cozy made with other fabrics and a single Yikes block. Tea Cozy and table mats This is a tea pot appliqué I've used many times over the years. Remember my 2018 Tea Party Block of the Month? I used all Kaffe Fassett fabrics. These were started 15 years ago when I was teaching a Kaffe Fassett Club in an Atlanta quilt shop. Tea Pot from my 2018 Tea Party BOM Yes, I put all my blocks into a quilt and quilted it. But, I lost 2 of those blocks in the process. I shared the story last year. Here is the final quilt. The blocks are no longer free, but you can find all of them in the 22 page pdf in my Etsy store. ...