Tea and Egg Cosy

Breakfast Blues
Add a splash of colour to your breakfast table at Easter with these simple to make gingham accessories

Easter heralds the arrival of spring after the long dark days of winter and really is a chance for celebration. Young and old alike enjoy the traditions of Easter, exchanging easter eggs and gifts, attending crouch and spending time with those they love. Many countries in Europe decorate their homes to celebrate the Easter holiday and the idea is starting to catch on in this country.

You will need
-    40cms blue gingham
-    40cms wadding
-    40cms white poly/cotton
-    30cms x 25cms yellow poly/cotton
-    1mt yellow flat bias binding
-    1mt yellow flat bias binding
-    1mt piping cord
-    25cms x 25cms white brushed nylon or any fabric which does not fray
-    10cms x 10cms non frayable fabric
-    10cms x 10cms orange non frayable fabric
-    Packet of Bond-a-web

Step by step
Tea and Egg Cosy
Step 1
Cut out fabric and wadding using patterns provided on our pattern pack.

Step 2
Following packet instructions from Bondaweb, prepare egg and chick decorations. Cutting out whole egg and broken eggs. Bond head of chick behind zig zag edge of egg. Bond orage beaks of egg. Bond all eggs on each to fabric pieces. For the tea cosy bond six eggs on each side, 3cms from bottom edge. For the egg cosy bond one eggs in centre of fabric and for the oven glove bond three eggs 3cms from opening edge. Using an indelible pen apply two dots on chicks head for eyes.

Step 3
Make up yellow piping by folding bias binding round piping cord, stitching (with a zipper foot) sealing piping cord inside binding.

Step 4
Lay wadding onto the wrong side of one of the cosy pieces, pin in place turn over, with right side of gingham facing you, stich, with zipper foot, piping around curved edge.

Step 5
Make the cosies and oven glove loops fold and press a 1cm seam allowance along the strip, fold in half again and stitch to seal in the raw edge. Press.

Step 6
Fold strip in half to form loop, position and stich as indicated on pattern.

Step 7
With the right side of cosy facing you, layer remaining gingham piece and wadding, pin together. Using the stitching line made by the piping, stitch, with zipper foot, all pieces together around curved edge.

Step 8
Stitch lining together around curved edges, leaving an 8cm gap in the centre of the searn.

Step 9
Turn lining to right side. Place inside the cosy and stitch together the lining to the cosy around the bottom edge.

Step 10
Turn the cosy right side out through the gap left in the lining. Stitch the gap in the lining together. Fold and press the lining inside the cosy. Top stitch around bottom edge of cosy.

Oven Glove
Step 1
Cut out as instructed. With right side of gingham and yellow fabric together, place a wadding piece over each wrong side, pin in position. Stich around curved edge and thumb with a 1cm seam allowance. Clip seam allowance around inside edge of thumb.

Step 2
Stitch lining together around curved and thumb edges, leaving an 8cm gap in the outer side seam.

Step 3
Turn lining to right side, place inside the glove and stitch (sandwiching loop made as instructions No 5 of cosy, at outer side seam) around opening edge of glove.

Step 4
Finish as instruction No. 10 of cosy.