This is the tea cosy I made for my sister-in-law S; another version of the Roly Poly from “Wild Tea Cosies” by Loani Prior. I love the colours of this tea cosy; before giving it to S for her birthday I had it sitting up in our lounge room because the colours were so, well, cosy is the best word I can think of. Sort of toasty and reminiscent of the colours that are associated with an afternoon tea of cakes and sweet nibblies… Picture this in the middle of plates of fruit cake, and strawberry tarts and lemon curd tarts and you get a feel for the foody comfort factor I’m visualising here… My sister in law is a wonderful and dedicated cook which is a quality I greatly admire in others as I am so sadly lacking in this area myself. She even makes her own meat pies. And her own pastry. And a sponge cake which is always the object of awed admiration at any gathering. Respect.
I photographed this on their dining room table, with their china tea set which has a teal blue/purple/gold decal strip nicely picked up in the cosy also.
Thanks for the kind words Carolyn. Colours of cosy and my table have come out brilliantly in the photograph. We may have different styles of cooking however I would not say your lacking in ability. I enjoy dinning at your house especially when the chocolate cake is on the menu 🙂 xx Sandi