Tea Breaks for Quilters
Quilters often enjoy tea breaks or a cup of tea while they’re working. I like to try different types of tea and remember how my grandmother, who taught me to make quilts when I was eight-years old, enjoyed her tea break every afternoon.
Nanny would have her cup of tea while my aunts often sipped their coffee. When I visited them at Trails End Farm, I looked forward to 3:00 when we stopped quilting, sewing, cooking, cleaning or other tasks and sat at the table with tea, coffee, milk and cookies while we laughed and chatted.
For Christmas this year, my daughter gave me a glass mug with tea infuser. I’d seen one of these…a glass tea pot with infuser at a friend’s home. But I hadn’t realized they came as individual tea makers.
It also included a “tea flower” consisting of green tea scented with jasmine flowers. This made delicious tea, actually cup after cup to keep me going the whole afternoon. Now I’ve got to experiment with different teas and get some more flowers.
Do you have a favorite tea? Or tea ritual? I like to start the morning with English breakfast tea or Darjeeling. Earl Grey is one I enjoy during the day. I must see what flavors I can find for tea flowers, too.
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6 opinions for Tea Breaks for Quilters
Carol VR
Dec 25, 2007 at 9:35 pm
I too have begun to teach my children to sew and posted pictures recently on my blog.
You can visit my blog at:
http://noreasonneeded.blogspot.com
Linette
Dec 26, 2007 at 9:13 am
You reminded me of some great childhood memories of staying with my own grandma. She would make me a cup of tea, and toast (she cut the crust off for me). I would sit sipping my tea, and watch her sew, or crochet. I remember talking her leg off, and she answered all my questions kindly and patiently.
Mary Emma Allen
Dec 26, 2007 at 9:13 pm
Thank you, Carol, for sharing with me the pictures of your children and letting me know about their projects.
Mary Emma Allen
Dec 26, 2007 at 10:08 pm
I enjoyed hearing about your memories of tea with your grandmother, Linette. Write down those memories so they won’t be lost. They’re part of your family heritage and so precious…just as Carol (above) is making memories with her children when she sews with them.
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Winnie
Jan 5, 2008 at 11:45 am
What memories your blog evokes! Every afternoon at 3:00 my mom and I would always take a tea break. She would call from the kitchen “Win, do you want a cup of tea?” I would always answer back -”Yes!” After she took ill we reversed roles! To this day whenever I brew a cup of tea I think of my mom!
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