Tea Wallets - for my friends

I wrote this post earlier this week and got it ready to go for Saturday morning (today) - after we have all gathered at the sew-in, at Anacortes, WA. The reason - because these little tea wallets are for all the ladies who will be at the sew-in today. For our potluck we are having a tea party - tiny open faced sandwiches, little sweet desserts, and of course tea.

Often at tea in England there would be gifts or crafts for those in attendance, and I thought these tea wallets would be perfect - just the thing to carry your tea bags with you so you always have your favorite tea, any place you go.

They are made like little books - with pockets inside for your teabags. I had so much fun picking out the fabrics - I got to pick two fabrics for each tea wallet.

This is the inside - cute fabric but you can't really see the pockets very well . . . I like this fabric because the bears are having tea . . .

So here is one with contrasting pockets . . . and a pretty ribbon to button it closed with


Buddy E. decided he liked the looks of one of the pockets with pretty flowers on it . . .

And then he decided he needed to help stitch the pocket - he loves the sewing machine . . . fortunately none of his arms or legs - or is it just legs on a frog - got sewn into the little tea wallets.

It was also fun picking the buttons to close the tea wallets . ..

More cute fabrics - I like the sewing machine sewing the curtains for the window . . .

And here is one filled with tea bags. As you can see, I'm a fan of decaf tea, and some would not consider that "real" tea, but I love it. What is your favorite tea? Maybe next I'll show you all my teapots - or soon anyway.