Happy Tuesday!
I was hunting for some more Christmas/holiday quilt ideas from yesteryear and stumbled upon an article from Pennsylvania that intrigued me.
December, 1933:
What's a Christmas Tea Quilt?
I had no idea. All I could find is this blurb about how much the ladies made from the quilt:
Aaah, so maybe it was not a quilt pattern that the newspaper was referring to but a Christmas Tea that featured a quilt of some sort (punctuation matters).
Still, I looked up tea related quilt patterns and was surprised at how many there were in Brackman's Encyclopedia. "Tea for Four" is still a pattern used by quilters and can be found here.
Nancy Page published a "Tea Leaves" pattern in 1939:
There was even an art deco style "Tea Pot" published in 1900. I couldn't find an example but if you have Brackman's book you can look it up.
Personally, I'll still choose coffee but it's been a fun exploration.
Wishing you a safe and happy day!
Fun read, as I sit here drinking my coffee…
ReplyDeleteIt seems no matter the topic you can find a quilt pattern to suit! All interesting.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm not a coffee or tea drinker but I think teapots are darling.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter and I used to collect small teapots - most of hers got broken in a move, and I gave away most of mine. This makes me miss them!
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