November 24 ~ Passion for Coffee + Tea
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Teapot Trivets with Embroidery Designs Thomas from Thomas Knauer Sews designed these Teapot Trivets with Embroidery Designs for readers here at Sew,Mama,Sew! |
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Hand-Printed Tea Towel Make an easy Hand-Printed Tea Towel with this tutorial from A Beautiful Mess. (There’s also a great post to help you make your own coffee syrup as gifts!– Perfect.) |
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Coffee Embroidery Patterns Wild Olive shares these Coffee Embroidery Patterns which you could use with this great Coffee Gift Bag. |
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Ziggity Mug Rug John from Fat Quarterly shares his Ziggity Mug Rug here at Sew,Mama,Sew!. It’s a quick and easy tutorial for the little “mini quilts” sweeping the sewing blog scene in 2011. |
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Tea Cozy Make a Tea Cozy with Teresa at My Patchwork! |
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Tea Towels We love the patchwork in these easy Tea Towels from Maritza at Knotty Bits. |
Bag a Day
There are so many beautiful bags to love out there… We’re sharing one bag tutorial every day this month for you to sew and give.
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Reversible Bucket Bag Here’s another Sew,Mama,Sew! exclusive! Print the PDF pattern for this Reversible Bucket Bag from Lisa Lam’s The Bag Making Bible. |
Related tutorials you might just love: Reverse Applique Quilted Heart Coaster, Denyse Schmidt’s Mix-It-Up Cocktail Coasters
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Sugar and Creamer Ceramic Set Whitney Smith Pottery has some absolutely beautiful designs. We love all of the bird additions, the gorgeous nesting lotus bowls and this Sugar and Creamer Ceramic Set. From the listing:
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Here are just a few fabrics perfect for some of today’s projects. Click on the fabric images to visit the Sew,Mama,Sew! shop:
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Mix It
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Brown-Sugar Pumpkin Cheesecake with Chocolate-Shortbread Crust Make some delicious Brown-Sugar Pumpkin Cheesecake with Chocolate-Shortbread Crust (Wow!) with this recipe at The Hungry Mouse. |
Print It
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Jolly Holiday List Jenny from Allsorts helps you get organized for the holidays in the cutest way possible with her free Jolly Holiday List printable. We love last year’s version too. |
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Comment on today’s post for a chance to win one of these books!
Sewing Basics: All You Need to Know About Machine and Hand Sewing
Author: Sandra Bardwell
Publisher: Abrams Books, STC Craft
Sewing Basics is the ultimate encyclopedia for sewing at home. This thorough guide covers everything from choosing fabrics to operating a sewing machine to hand sewing, fitting, fine-finishing, trouble-shooting, and more. Whether the sewer is trying to decipher the symbols on a printed pattern, line a pocket, work French seams, or fit a muslin, she’ll find what she’s looking for here, all precisely explained and illustrated with hundreds of step-by-step photos. Both for beginners learning how to hem and for more experienced sewers who need help mastering advanced techniques, Sewing Basics is an invaluable reference tool sewers will want to keep within easy reach for many years to come.
The New Crewel: Exquisite Designs in Contemporary Embroidery
Author: Katherine Shaughnessy
Publisher: Lark Books
One look at these pages and you know this is not your grandmother’s crewel, but a hip, contemporary update that will have everyone reaching for a needle and thread.
And these projects are easy, too, because crewel has no counting, no grids, and no cross-stitch–just beautiful free-form embroidery. Dive right in, guided by a basics chapter that explains how to do the different stitches, ranging from French knots to laid filling. Novices will swiftly move on to the 30 practice designs, all accompanied by easy-to-follow instructions and diagrams, and a dozen lovely projects. Make a card or keepsake scrapbook embellished with stitched motifs, colorful totes, table runners, and an elegant tryptich.
KSC Designs (Knit, Stitch, Click!) is the result of owner Dani Miller’s need to have anything and everything organized. Her shop is full of meticulously handmade rolls, bags and cases, perfect for knitting needles, jewelry, makeup or artist brushes and more. Have something particular you need a case for? Custom orders are always welcome! This week you could win an item of your choice from KSC Designs! (Prize Value: $35-$55)
Everyday Handmade: 22 Practical Projects for the Modern Sewist
Author: Cassie Barden
Publisher: That Patchwork Place
Cassie Barden, author of the best-selling The New Handmade, and talented designer Adrienne Smitke, present an exciting new array of designs for the modern sewist. Discover creative, stylish, and above all, practical projects by young designers who really know how to sew.
* Find 22 enticing ideas for bags and accessories, items for travel, and home decor; a terrific value.
* Learn a variety of ways to personalize and embellish.
* Follow clear, step-by-step instructions to create beautiful projects you’ll appreciate for both their utility and style.
Don’t miss our Handmade Holidays photo pool, and check out our 2010 Handmade Holidays list for more fabulous ideas.
23 ~ Passion for Writing
22 ~ Passion for Food
21 ~ Passion for Sleep
20 ~ Passion for Nature
19 ~ Passion for Technology
18 ~ Passion for Photography
17 ~ Passion for Color
16 ~ Passion for Reading
15 ~ Passion for Imagination
14 ~ Passion for Growing
13 ~ Passion for Decorating
12 ~ Passion for Jewelry
11 ~ Passion for Art
10 ~ Passion for Travel
9 ~ Passion for Cooking + Baking
8 ~ Passion for Exploration + Adventure
7 ~ Passion for Teaching + Learning
6 ~ Passion for Sewing
5 ~ Passion for Organization
4 ~ Passion for Relaxation
3 ~ Passion for Clothes
2 ~ Passion for Play
1 ~ Passion for Accessories
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316 Responses to “November 24 ~ Passion for Coffee + Tea”
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I love the tea trivet! Combined with the tea cozy I think they will make a great gift for my best friend!
Lovely – all of it! Happy THanksgiving!
OK, this one is right up my alley and I’ll be mentioning it on my blog tomorrow.
I can’t do much without my coffee in the morning. Thanks for the ideas.
Great tea towels and fabric choices.
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Lovely tea towels!
I know everyone else in the world is probably cooking right now. But I was here waiting for your next project ideas to post! Thanks again
I like the patchwork tea towels. I made a Ziggity Mug Rug last month as my very first quilting project. It’s super easy and looks really pretty on my kitchen table. I use it under my centerpiece so I can see it all the time.
Beautiful tea towels!
Love the mug rug–I could use one for my morning coffee.
I’d eat this pumpkin chesse cake right away. Yummy!
My inlaws gave me a cake stand from Whitney Smith Pottery a few years ago, and it remains one of my favorite gifts ever! All of her work is so beautiful!
I drink tea all day long – I don’t own a tea cozy though. Time to change that!
The sugar and creamer set is very pretty.
Happy Thanksgiving! Cute ideas!
The coffee embroidery is sooo cute!
Such great ideas, I don’t know where to start!
the pumpkin cheesecake looks delicious!
I’ve already downloaded and printed the very cute bag. Thanks for the file.
The tea towels are my favorite but everything looks wonderful!
Wild Olive definitely has the cutest embroidery patterns! Love all the inspiration – happy turkey day!
Every day, I’m popping open tabs to look at all of the great ideas. Thanks for sharing.
Those tea towels are so cute!!
the sugar and creamer set is so pretty
I’ve been thinking I ought to make a tea cosy. And that’s a great bag.
Love the mug rugs! That’s what I’m making my Grandmas for Christmas
Love all the Tea Towels and Mug Rugs. Happy Thanksgiving all.
Such CUTE ideas! I will be making a few tea items for my mom. Thanks for the tutorial links.
Great ideas! Thanks!
Love the tea cozy!
Love the coffee and tea tutorials. And the brown sugar pumpkin cheesecake! That is a keeper for sure!
Love the patchwork tea towels.
Great list of ideas and great list of prizes. So exciting.
You guys made my day! This is a great post! Happy holidays!
Makes me want another up of coffee…great tutorials!
Mmmmmmmm! These are the gifts for me!
I like John’s Ziggity mug rug!
Mmmm that cheesecake recipe just made it onto the Christmas bake list.
Thanks for the great projects.
Great ideas! And the sugar and creamer set is so sweet!
I finally know what a rug mug is!!! And that brown sugar pumpkin cheesecake looks divine!! YUM
My british husband is a tea lover forsure!
So much to love – the ziggity mug mats, the embroidered trivets, and the printed tea towel. My list of things to sew is growing every day!
What wonderful gift ideas. That Hand-Printed Tea Towel and the coffee syrup look like the perfect pair. Thanks
Love, love coffee and tea!
Very fun! Love all the cozies and mug rugs
I love the tea towels. They’d make a great hostess gift or stocking stuffer. Thanks!
Aaargh, so many brilliant ideas today! I love coffee and most of my family love either coffee or tea so now I have to increase my stitch list!
Third cup of coffee already.
That cheesecake looks devilishly good
That creamer set is lovely…
Oh! I love that sugar bowl. Thanks & Happy Thanksgiving.
I <3 crewel embroidery, this book is totally on my wishlist!
The tea towels from Maritza are cute — love that teamed with that yummy pie!
That sugar and creamer set is absolutely lovely.
Love the tea cozy. And the bucket bag!
That cheesecake looks incredible!
Everyday Handmade looks like the book for me! Fun stuff.
I love Maritza’s tea towels
I’ve had the Bucket Bag on my to-do list for awhile. thanks for the great ideas!
Lovely ideas.
I love the handprinted tea towels! I think it’s a project easily adapted to kids- perfect grandmother or teacher gift.
As always – great tutorials and ideas! I especially love bag! Thanks.
I’m going to have to try those tea towels.
Pumpkin cheesecake sounds delicious!
I’ve had my eye on The New Crewel for a while now. Such a great book! I am loving the tea towels and the embroidered teapot trivets. Thanks for the chance to win!
Was just looking for a mug rug pattern yesterday, so John’s is perfect.
What a great bag! I don’t need anything else for my project list, but now I really want that bag!
Thank you!
Loving the tea towels! Must see if I can get fabric for those.
The sugar and creamer set is beyond beautiful!
great ideas today, love them!
love the coffee embroidery patterns!
mmm…those cherry chocolate kisses look delish!
My mom has been not so subtly hinting that she’d like a tea cozy. Suppose I should get on that. Thanks for the great ideas.
I loves me a cuppa tea. So these are some neat ideas.
I love the sugar and creamer set!
Kind regards from Germany.
Claudia
The reversible bucket bag tutorial has officially pushed me over the edge!
Great ideas for day 24 thanks
Some fun ideas!
Love today’s bag – super cute!
Cute ideas
I need some new tea towels. great idea!
Love the tea towels! Everyday Handmade looks so great
Happy Thanksgiving one and all!
already got the mug rugs on my crafty list!
I love all the tea towel tutorials.
I love your site. You guys always are such a source of inspiration. Thank you!
The patchwork tea towels are my favorite idea in today’s list. I have plenty of pretty fabric bits and pieces in my stash for this project. Thanks for sharing!
these are fantastic! love the tea trivets – will be making some of these.
I like those tea towels!
that sugar and creamer set is gorgeous.
Thanks again for the great tutorials and links!
love the tea towels..and the tea cozy…and that pumpkin cheesecake!!!!!yum.
Ooo. Love the idea of something that helps me get organized, from Dani’s store. Thanks for such a nice giveaway and this chance to win.
The Dogwood Ceramic Sugar and Creamer Set is so sweet!!!
Love the tea towels.
I really do have a passion for tea and coffee! lol, thanks for the tutes!
Everyday Handmade just looks great! And – oh -those mug rugs!
Another great selection! Thanks so much!
Wonderful list – love the tea towels!
love them all… the tea towels are especially striking today…
Hugz
Love the coffee embroidery patterns and the embroidered trivets.
love the bucket bag, it’s superhandy!
Awesome tea towels!
Love the mug rugs. I want to make those for me.
I love the cream and sugar ceramics!
The hand towels are very cute.
Oh man, that cheesecake sounds amazing!
Love the trivets!
I love coffee! Great stuff, thanks.
I love the patchwork tea towels!
Love the embroidery!
Mug rugs are great small gifts. Love the tea towels.
I really like the embroidery…very cute!
cute trivets!
Some great items to give as gifts or eat with the gifts
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Cheers,
Robyn
Good ideas!
I love coffee!!!
happy thanksgiving!
love the coffee embroidery patterns, adorable!
Love today’s items. Love the mug rugs and embroidery trivets. I can use a new bag and I love the idea of reversible. How clever!
Thanks for another day of awesome ideas and info on where to get them. Thanks for the great giveaways and a chance to win.
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone !!!
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Great ideas, thanks!
tea & coffee – perfect!
I like making mug rugs, tea towels, napkins- quick and one of a kind gifts.
Great gift ideas! I have loved loved loved this series of ideas! You’ve done all the work for us. And thanks for the reminder about the daily deal on FB. I don’t look at it much, so a daily deal makes it worth the effort.
Cute tea towels.
The reversible bucket bag is very cute
love the ideas even though I don’t drink tea. thanks.
I have got to learn to cook for today’s mix it! Brown sugar pumpkin cheese cake? I will be passing this on!
May finally need to make a mug rug…
LOVE the tea towels!
I like the Sewing Basics: All You Need to Know About Machine and Hand Sewing as well as the tea towels and teapots:)
The little coffee rug/mats are so cute! Fun gift idea, too.
Brown-Sugar Pumpkin Cheesecake with Chocolate-Shortbread Crust… I think this will need to be tried this long weekend
Tea towels, tea cozy, mug rugs … all great gifts.
Those tea towels are adorable!
Ummm…Brown-Sugar Pumpkin Cheesecake with Chocolate-Shortbread Crust? Sounds ridiculously divine!
I have a passion for both coffee and tea – I love both! These are great projects. I especially love the tea cozy. So cute!
Love these ideas!
Love the tea towels!
The embroidery for coffee and tea are so cute. Thanks.
Love the tea towels!
I love the teapot trivets!
I love tea and tea towels. I also want the cheesecake to go with my tea! yum!
Anything with “coffee” in the title has to be a winner…
Mmmm…that cheesecake looks yummy!
Love the tea towels – Happy Thanksgiving!
love those tea towels! thanks for the inspiration!
I love the tea towels and the reversible bag!
The tea trivits are so cute! thanks for the giveaways.
fun ideas
The bag tutorial is just in time to make the perfect Christmas gift for my sister!
The embrodery on the trivets is darling! And I am checking the tea towels for sure.
Thanks for the ideas and the chance to win.
Happy Thanksgiving. I love the tea towels.
I love, love, LOVE the sugar and creamer set!
Love the towels!
I love the tea trivets!
So many great gift ideas! Thank you!
Mmm…perfect for my coffee loving family!
I’ve rally been wanting to make my own tea towels.I pretty much love all the ideas today though. Thanks
i like the tea cozy and tea towels, thanks.
Very sweet tea towels!
Beautiful book selection! Thanks for a wonderful giveaway!
Love those mug rugs!
This is a great day of gifts. Everyone drinks coffee OR tea. Thanks for the inspiration.
Bucket bag has gone to the top of my project list thanks.
I love the embroidery book!
love the reversible bucket bag!!!
Great ideas for gifts!
the bucket bag is really cute – I could do with several of those
Love the tea towels!!!!
Great gift ideas for my coffee and tea loving friends.
Love the tea towels and the tea cozy!
The printables are adorable!
Love the cute bag–that is on my list!
Cute bucket bag!
Once again, some fabulous ideas for handmade gifts. This has become such a wonderful resource. Thank You!
Who doesn’t love these ideas, or coffee for that matter!
Those are really cute ideas! I am also a coffee drinker myself.
Everything is so lovely !
I’m loving the embroidered stuff — the teapot trivets and the coffee gift bag. Those will make great Christmas gifts! Thank you for the giveaways.
I’m going to have to try some of these.
The New Crewel is one of our favorite crafty books!
Love all things coffee but desperately need to make the teapot trivet. Thanks for the ideas.
Lovely embroidery patterns – and cheesecake!
How could you go wrong with coffee & ea! Lovely…& that pie! so scrumptious looking.
Another bunch of lovely ideas ! thanks…
Crewel! I love hand embroidery and I’ve had some skeins of wool floss for a while now. Just begging to be used.
I like this bag!!!
Thank you! Embroidery is portable. I had been thinking that I need to do more of this craft so many thanks for the groovy patterns.
I love coffee….but better than that, so do many of my friends. More great gifts to make.
I like the mug rugs and the reversible bucket bag!
I have tons of handmade tea cozys all different and some themed! I could use more though…
The sugar and creamer set are so cute!
Those coffee embroidery patterns are to die for! I’d love to make myself a coffee sleeve using one
Great ideas! Thank you!
The coffee embroidery is great!
My tea drinking friends will truly appreciate these gifts, thanks sharing your ideas!
The mug rugs are great. I’ve been wanting to try them. I also love the patchwork tea towels.
Fun ideas!! I really like the handprinted teatowels.
I love this edition!
Such a lovely assortment! I could probably use most of them in my place, though I have a feeling if I made the tea cozy I’d knock over the pot. But it does give me some ideas for friends
I really love the color and style of that coffee and creamer set.
These are perfect gift ideas. Love the reversible bucket bag.
Lovely
The little embroidery patterns are darling! Definitely bookmarked those!
The tea towels are adorable!
More great ideas – thanks!
oh so many bookmarkable tutes today! thanks so much!
I love all the books today! Thanks!
I just love the embroidery coffee bag and trivets!
love me some tea and crafts!
That sugar and creamer set is so beautiful!
I’m on a coffee vacation and am spending the winter with a nice, hot cup of tea. Although, right now I’m getting into the spirit with some mint hot cocoa!!
I am both a tea and coffee lover. The coffee gift bag is just adorable! Hope that I will win one of the books too; they look yummy! Thanks for the chance and have a nice weekend!
Love all the tea towels!
Cute tea towels!
Love the trivets, can’t get enough of stitching lately.
The sugar and creamer set is lovely.
I love the towels!! Fabric stamping is so fun.
lovely ideas on this page…. !! or is it that i like to give what i like for myself?
Awesome list–I am going to check out that bag pattern
I love the sugar and creamer set!
To cute!
Cheesecake gets my vote as today’s favorite feature!
Have a great day
The teapot trivet is going to be a perfect gift for several friends. I can’t wait to make the gorgeous cheesecake!
the tea towels are a definite! love the prizes today!
thanks.
That bucket bag is awesome!
Love all the embroidery designs!
OOOOHHHH I have the perfect friend for the coffee gift bag- she’s going to LOVE it! Thanks so much! Fave day so far I think
Love it all! Especially the bag!
Cute!
oooh, great ideas! thanks!
Bags, bags, and more great bags! Who could have too many? Thank you so much for these fabulous tutorials. I’ve told all my friends!
Love the tea towels
Aha! Mug rugs would be the perfect little stocking stuffers for all the adults. Why, oh, why does it always fall to me to be Santa?
Dish towels are always a great gift!
awesome!
Love the bucket bag!
Great embroidery designs!
love the crewel
i NEED that creamer and sugar set! SO CUTE!
Loving those holiday list printables, and the reversible bag! Great ideas
Tea towels for the aunties!
The embroidery is very cute!
That cheesecake looks awesome!
I’m loving all these embroideries, the gift bags, and that pottery is gorgeous.
Great ideas!
Love the mug rugs and the pumpkin cheesecake. Thanks for the giveaways as well.
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Love the tea towels!
That sugar & creamer set is beautiful. I love the coffee embroidery & the tea pot trivets. I am one of the few who think tea & coffee are both delicious!
I love mug rugs! So cute!
Great tuts today. Love the bag and the tea towels!
the sugar and creamer set is so sweet!
coffee and tea, my favorite day!
the teapot cosy looks nice…might have to try it out soon!
The sugar and creamer set is quite lovely–very elegant. I think I’m about due for an upgrade!
I love mug rugs. They’re so much fun.
Cute ideas.
Oh, the jolly holiday lists!
I luv all ofvthe items for tday!! Tot cute.
Can’t wait to try the hand printed tea towels
great for cold weather
Mug Rugs! Would be a great gift for my Aunt Kathy!
Cute tea towels.
The tea towels will make great teacher gifts!
All of these ideas are sure fun!
The tea towels are so cute!
I’m headed to the store to buy supplies for that bucket bag now! So cute and exactly what I have been looking for.
cute tea towels!
Oh my that cream and sugar set!!! And I looove your fabric choices today….
I could really use that mug rug tutorial!
Great ideas, and I especially love the tea towels.
I really like the coffee embroidery patterns.
I can’t wait to make a tea towel! Thanks for the link!
EEK, soooo cute! Love these, thanks so much!
that cheesecake is calling my name!
Must.try.the.pie – soon
Im loving these editions.
love the ideas!
What great embroidery patterns!
Those teapot trivets are a great idea to have my kids get involved with the embroidery.
That cheesecake looks delicious!
These would make great gifts w/ some chai tea mix!
Everything about this post is wonderful. I don’t know where to start. Perhaps the coffee embroidery by Wild Olive. Then I’ll make some towels and mug rugs from the Metro Cafe fabric I picked up this summer. Perfect for a housewarming gift for my brother and sis in law.
I need to try that pie recipe. Looks fantastic!
Like those tea towels! I’ve made some similar ones…they make great gifts!
Wish these ideas came with a babysitter so I could sit and drink the said tea.
Swooning over those tea towels!
I need to try the hand printed DIY
The bucket bag is awesome!
great tutorials, thanks!
Lovely tea towels!
Mug Rugs! These are perfect for my Dutch In-Laws to take their tea time.
Adding those tea towels to my christmas gift list – how fun!
Great ideas!
suddenly NEED to make some tea towels!
I am making the Tea Towels for gifts – what an easy and adorable addition! Thank you!
The trivets are adorable! I feel a post-Chrimbo project coming on…
nice ideas!!
The tea trivets are so cute!
My aunt is just starting a crewel work project, and I’m very intrigued by it–that book looks very interesting!
That cheesecake looks delicious.
I love the different tea towels from today’s post!
I need to make that bucket bag!!
That CHEESECAKE YUM!!!!!
Hand embroidery is my first love. I absolutely adore doing it!
Love all these embroidery designs! Lovely projects
Love those rug mugs and tea towels. Thanks for these great crafting ideas!
Thanks for a truly comprehensive post and a superb bag tutorial.
The tea towels are beautiful!
Wow–that cheesecake looks divine!
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Love the flowers on the tea cozy!
Love the sugar and creamer set