Two For Tea brought back so many happy memories for me. I was given a tea set for my 4th birthday…a tea set that I introduced to my grand-daughter, Mia when she turned 4. We enjoy sharing our tea set with special treats and lots of conversation throughout the year, but especially enjoy al dente during a picnic lunch. Mia brings her 4 dolls to the tea parties, Emma is the quiet one, Julie always ends up in time out, Rose is a sweetheart and Nosey only attends in order to eat the treats (he’s a boy).
I purchased a new tea set for Mia this spring and my husband photographed layouts for me.
Turquoise is not a color found in my stash and so I set out to make it the star. I used collage, free motion quilting and a bit of embellishment. I couldn’t resist a bit of gold foil around the rims of a few of the pieces reminiscent of my original set. I hope to continue to enjoy tea with Mia as she gets older in order to keep the conversations going.
This piece is part of an exhibit by Fairfield Fiber entitled, Twosomes, in conjunction with 2022 and is currently hanging in the gallery at the Milford Library.