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Thursday, 2 February 2012

You wash, I'll dry...

But not with these!


I was given the opportunity recently to receive a couple of tea towels from All Tea Towels, and I am NEVER one to say 'no' to cool free stuff, especially of the fabric variety.


I know, I should have ironed them!
Now I enjoy drying up as much as the next person, so I am going to have to make alternative plans for these.

I am thinking of using the Brew Up as a backing for a mini-quilt, maybe as part of the Modern Mini Challenge, and I am toying with the idea of chopping up the superb Creamola one for a purse or two.  I chose the latter as it immediately reminded me of two of my fellow Brit Bees, Sarah and Fiona (but don't tell them that I like the logo far more than the actual drink!!).

I had a quick Google and came across some wonderful ideas too including these tea towel bags and drawstring bags.

The linen is such great quality, it almost seems a shame to not simply frame them and put them on the kitchen wall.

Al, who is based in Northern Ireland, sent these so quickly after I narrowed down my choice,  I would have no qualms about going back as a paying customer.  Please pop over and have a look at the amazing selection he has in stock.

Here are a few of my other favourites...




Can you imagine turning the Tunnocks wrapper design into a whole quilt top!?

25 comments:

  1. I had a craving for those Creamola Foam crystals when I was pregnant, couldn't stop drinking it. I am not sure if you can still buy them, I am talking 33 years ago. You just reminded me of them and now I will have to google and see if I can get some :)

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  2. Oh Tunnocks tea cake.............

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  3. I love them! (And Tunnock's tea cakes!)

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  4. Holy S**T!! You have to make a Tunnocks quilt!! That would be amazing!! When my husband and I were courting we were in a bar that had them and he made the wrapper into a ring for me - I still have it :)

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  5. Brew up? Bloody hell! *runs over to buy*

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  6. LOL Love the creamola foam one! Got to have one... and / or the tunnocks one... mmmm us scots sure do know how to do sweet... :-)

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  7. Oh so cute! And the Tunnock's would be a fab quilt!

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  8. I love the pink lemonade !! Look forward to seeing how you use your freebies' !!

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  9. Yes, get on with the Tunnock's quilt!

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  10. They are amazing Hadley - off to have a look. They are beautiful and love the lemonade one myself!

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  11. Oh my gosh those are so cool! I love the vintage-y look and feel to them. I want! :)

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  12. You can do the washing and I'll dry, as long as I can the Tunnock's towel! I love Tunnock's caramel wafers, and a quilt using a Tunnock's towel would just be the icing on the cake for me.

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  13. Great t-towels! One of my first classes teaching was a quilted bag made with tea towels! They're great fun to sew with! I didn't know of this guy and he's only 1 hour from me! Btw, which one is Sarah and which one is Fi?! Jxo

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  14. Love these, I persuaded my mum to buy me 2 tea towels for my birthday as they were so beautiful I wanted to make a quilt with them. Cant wait to get started on t and i cant wait to see what you do with these

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  15. Oh my gosh, I wonder how much shipping to Canada would be?! I neeeeeed a Tunnocks towel!

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  16. Tunnocks Tea Cake Quilt? Oh YES!

    My bf gave me a fab handbag mirror with a tunnocks tea cake wrapper backing. Fantastic.

    These are all gorgeous ... thank you for sharing ...

    HA HA ... my word verification was 'subtle' apparently not a real word! Yay!

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  17. Can I just have the teacakes and you can make the quilt? Oh no, wait, I'm on a diet *sigh*

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  18. Far too god to dry dishes. Ikea has some lovely red heart ones for Valentines just now. XX

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  19. These are so cool - I also thought they'd be lovely just framed and hung up. But they'd make awesome tote bags too.

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  20. My mum just got given some Clarice Cliff tea towels to sell in aid of her Brest Cancer Care Trek, perhaps I should buy them off her and get creative! I love the lemonade one... :-) xx

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  21. Oh, these are really cool, guess I should try to print my own, now I've had my lesson :)

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