Kitchen Tea Station

With my computer away to have it's data transferred to the new one I decided to sew.

I selected some yellow batik pieces I found at ReUse Center for the front and a striped piece for the back. Flannel for the bit of padding in the middle and yellow bias tape for the edges. I sewed the front together then added a few lines of quilting to hold the flannel to the front. Trimmed all the pieces to size. It measures 8 inches W by 12  in T. The color will work with stains that no doubt will happen through use and regular washing.

Once that was done. I went about getting my teapot a new top for the lid. My criteria for the new teapot, large opening making it easy to clean, a diffuser, and pretty.  This one met all of them except no knob. 

I found a chrome knob at CT that fit the bill. I had to add a bit of a spacer on the inside that that worked out well.

I generally, steeped my loose tea 2 times so that means I have to set the diffuser aside for the next steep.  It does have a solid bottom but something to catch the drips was in order.  I found this porcelain tea bag holder which was the perfect size.  I will be liquidating some of the other teapots now that I have one that works really well.