A teapot warmer is a functional item and stylish element kitchen decor that will highlight your taste.
First you need to decide how you will make it: knit or sew. Then we select appearance. You can look at a photo of a heating pad for a teapot on the Internet, or come up with a unique design.
Recently, heating pads in the form of a doll or animal (usually an owl, chicken, cat, etc.), or in the form of a fruit or vegetable, have become increasingly popular. Next, you need to decide for yourself: will it completely cover the teapot or will the spout and handle remain open. Not only the form, but also the stages of work will depend on this.
Here we will provide a master class on making three heating pads: sewn, crocheted and knitting needles.
To make a heating pad for a teapot with your own hands, you will need the following tools and materials:
- needle;
- scissors;
- sewing machine (if possible);
- compass (can be replaced with any container of a suitable size);
- tailor's chalk (or a piece of dried soap);
- threads;
- fabric for the top of the product (can be absolutely any texture);
- interlining;
- padding polyester;
- ruler or measuring tape;
- paper or newspaper (for making a pattern).
If you know how to knit, the set will be smaller:
- hook or knitting needles;
- reinforced threads, acrylic or wool;
- sewing needle, a needle with a large eye for threading thick threads;
- lining fabric (preferably cotton).
Step-by-step description of actions
First, I’ll tell you how to crochet a heating pad for a teapot. It will be in the form of a chicken.
Crochet heating pad
After choosing a design and type, we get to work. Let's consider the option of making a closed heating pad, since it is easier to make. It is better to start knitting from the bottom. We cast on the first row of loops, equal to the width of the teapot, 2 centimeters. Then we knit in the circle up to 1/3 of the height. After this, we decrease the loops on both sides (from the side of the spout and the handle), 1st in each row, and so on until the end of the height of the teapot plus 1 cm.
At the end of the work, close the part, fold it in half to form an even trapezoid and connect both edges with the last column. The bottom edge can be made of contrasting threads.
Then we knit a circle for the head (from two halves), onto which we attach button eyes on both sides (you can glue ready-made ones). We make the beak in the form of a triangle. Having collected all the parts, we sew the workpiece and stuff it (with cotton wool, scraps, etc.).
We attach the finished head to one of the ends. We make wings and sew them on the sides of the trapezoid. Upon completion of the work, we cut out the inner cotton part. This will prevent any yarn lint from getting into the kettle. It should be 0.3 cm smaller along the side seam, and 1 cm longer in length than the top one.
We sew the lining. If the material is fraying, we process the edges with overlock, zigzag or finishing braid. Now let's connect the parts. Knitted cover turn the seams inside out, the lining with the seams out and insert it into the first one. We fasten the parts. We bend the bottom of the lining and attach it to the outer part.
Knitting heating pad
The second option is for working with knitting needles. The knitting pattern is simple: we cast on an edge row equal to the volume of the teapot + 1 cm and knit the fabric in garter stitch at two heights + 2 cm. Fold it in half and sew the sides together. We knit the ears tightly so that they stand up.
There are two ways - either cast on the loops from the top row or separately. The number of loops affects the length and durability of the ears. It's better to limit yourself to 10-15. When working, at the beginning of each row we knit the first two loops together. We knit this way until the end until two or one loop remains.
We sew on ears, eyes and a nose from buttons (or glue store-bought ones) and embroider mustaches. The top part is already ready. Further everything is the same as described above.
Sewn heating pad
The third type is for those who love to sew. Draw a semicircle with a diameter 1-2 cm larger than the teapot. We cut the blank from fabric, non-woven fabric and padding polyester. We fold the fabric with the front side inward, apply padding polyester to the back and connect it along the perimeter, leaving the bottom open.
We sew the interlining along the perimeter (except for the bottom), leaving 10 cm on one side. Then we put the lining with the right side inward and sew it along the bottom, turn it inside out through the hole, which we then hem hidden seam manually or by machine. All is ready! Enjoy your tea!
Photo of kettle warmers
Items such as a soft vase, cups, or a fabric teapot will help make your kitchen cozy and unique. Find out how to sew a ball from this material.
Beautiful soft vase with your own hands
To sew one, take:
- several pieces of different cotton fabric;
- rope or cord;
- needle and thread;
- pins;
- bowl;
- scissors.
When this fabric is wound, take the second piece. Place its beginning at the end of the first one, and also wrap it around the lace.
Continue twisting the base, making turns around it. To make it more convenient, place the work on an inverted bowl or other vessel. suitable shape. Pin the coils together.
Having fixed the row in this way, stitch it with the previous one. Remove the pins and fasten it to the next one.
Having completed the work to the end, all you have to do is cut the lace, tuck the fabric under it, and sew it to the previous turn. You have a beautiful soft vase, and also a very original one. If you want to make another one, check out how to do it.
This vase for all sorts of little things is made from scraps of fabric and old denim items. To create it, take:
- denim;
- cotton fabric;
- interlining;
- cardboard;
- sewing supplies;
- rope with a lock.
We put cardboard on the wrong side of the denim square and non-woven fabric on it. In the photo, the white dots show where the edges of the jeans are folded. Before doing this, cut off the corners on it.
Bend the side blanks in half, tuck the sides on one side and the other, and iron. Sew them to the front side of the square.
Sew the sides to the edge, retreating 1–1.5 cm. Thread a lace into the resulting hole in the side panels, connecting them in this way. By pulling it up, you can disassemble and assemble the soft fabric vase.
Sew a rectangle of fabric on the other side of the bottom, and a new original item the interior is ready.
Fabric teapots
They will decorate any home. Such dishes can be given, sold, or presented to children so that they can play with a safe object, arranging doll tea parties.
Enlarge the pattern on the screen, attach a sheet of A4 format to it, and redraw it.
The pattern will tell you how to sew such a teapot. As you can see, it consists of five templates. The two circles are the bottom (the larger one with wavy edges) and the lid of the teapot. You can make the edges not like this, but even. For the sidewalls, you need to cut 8 wedges for the outside and the same number for the inside. Above on the right in the photo is the curved handle of the teapot, below on the same side is its spout. You will need to cut two such blanks from the fabric.
Here's what was needed to reproduce this model:
- plain fabric and variegated, matching color;
- loose interlining;
- thread and needle;
- cotton lace;
- sewing machine.
In this example, the blanks for the façade consist of two parts. They put a braid into the seam between them, thus grinding the canvas down, then opened it.
Applying the wedges to each other, stitch them on a sewing machine into a single fabric.
In the same way, connect the wedges for the inside of the teapot.
Applying the bottom template to the variegated fabric, cut out a circle from it. Place the inner and outer sides of the teapot right sides together. Align their bottom part with the round bottom, stitch along the edge.
Turn the sides right side out and place interlining between them. To separate the slices, sew between them on your hands.
Sewing a teapot with the hands of a craftswoman, that is, with her own, is very exciting. Let's start finishing it. To do this, cut 2 ribbons from fabric, each 5 cm wide. The length depends on the length of the arc of the teapot neck and bottom.
Cut out two round pieces for the bottom and lid. You will also need two cardboard circles, slightly smaller than the fabric, so that its edges can be wrapped.
Place a little non-woven fabric on the bottom fabric circle, and cardboard on it. Hand stitch the bottom to the bottom of the side panel. Turn the teapot over and sew the ribbon to the top of the teapot on the face. When placing padding polyester here, wrap this tape inward and sew it to the second edge on your hands.
Open the spout and handle of the kettle, sew paired parts on the sides. Insert padding polyester into the resulting hole.
Sew the spout on one side to the teapot on your hands, and its handle on the other.
For the lid, you also need to cut out a circle from cardboard, slightly smaller in size than the fabric blanks. Place padding polyester on the back of the fabric lid, then cardboard. Sew the front part of the lid to the back part of the lid, laying a ribbon along the edge, which we also stuff with padding polyester.
Using the same principle, make a small handle for the lid and sew it into its center.
These wonderful sewn teapots are the result of fascinating needlework.
If you want to make a set, then look at how to sew such a wonderful cup and saucer.
It is created according to the same principle as a teapot: wedges are cut out from fabric for façade and reverse side, the gap between them is filled with padding polyester, and stitched between the slices on the hands. All that remains is to sew a small bottom on the bottom, hem the cup on top and sew a rounded handle to it.
The saucer can have beautiful wavy edges. It consists of two fabrics of equal size; between them you need to lay a thin rolled synthetic padding polyester or non-woven fabric. You can limit yourself to a circle made of cardboard. You will find the dimensions of the wedges for the cup and the template for the saucer in the following pattern.
Do-it-yourself heating pad for a teapot
Continuing the topic we started, let's see how to sew it. A heating pad will help the tea to brew well and will not allow the drink to cool for a long time. Let's start with simple example, which even dressmakers with very little experience can master.
This interesting little thing will soon appear in your kitchen. Take:
- textile;
- interlining;
- scissors;
- pencil;
- ruler;
- small ribbon;
- pins.
Each side consists of two pieces of fabric, between them there will be a slightly smaller interlining. Pin the interlining with the fabric and quilt these 2 layers. To do this, draw oblique lines along a ruler with a pencil. Some of them are located parallel, others perpendicular.
Take threads to match the façade fabric and make stitches according to the pencil marks.
Also decorate the second part of the façade quilted fabric, fold them with the first right sides, and sew them on the sides.
From another fabric, cut out two blanks for the inside, sew them together on the sides, and turn them right side out.
Insert the inner part into the front part so that the seams of these parts are on the inside. Sew along the bottom, folding the edges of the fabric inward.
When stitching along the edges of the blank for the front and interior, leave 1 cm unsewn at the top center. Place a loop of braid here and sew up the hole on the arms.
Having mastered this simple example, you will be able to sew a chicken on a teapot, the pattern of which is attached.
Each side also consists of three layers - two fabric layers, with interlining between them. Cover the comb and beak from red fabric. Give these parts volume, stuff them with non-woven fabric, and sew them in place.
You don’t have to sew the wings, but stitch them with lace braid to define them.
Having coped with this task, move on to a more complex one. Look what a wonderful chicken and chicken recipe you can make.
Here's what you'll need:
- fabric for a dress size 35x100 cm;
- fabric for the underskirt (quilted synthetic padding or insulation);
- 1 m of bias tape;
- 1.5 m lace;
- filler (sintepon, padding polyester, holofiber);
- for the eyes, pieces of felt (white or black) or plastic;
- felt or fleece;
- shadows, blush or pastel pencils;
- pattern paper;
- silicone gun or fabric glue;
- threads, needle;
- tailor's chalk;
- regular and zigzag scissors;
- tape measure.
We decorate the side edges and the bottom with bias tape, in the photo it is pink. We collect the upper side, which is not framed with bias tape, using thread. In this case, the opposite edges should overlap.
We cut the overskirt from fabric measuring 35x100 cm. Finish the edges with an overlocker, hem the bottom of the skirt, and sew lace on it. Connect the side edges and stitch.
From the same fabric, cut out a semicircular pocket measuring 16 by 10 cm, and sew it on all sides with an overlocker. Gather a strip of lace 40 cm long and stitch it to the rounded part of the pocket.
Place the pocket on the front panel of the skirt, pin it in place, then sew it here. Gather the top of the skirt with a strong thread and secure. Place the top of the skirt on its bottom, sew on the waistband on the arms.
Here's how to make such a heating pad for a teapot; you need to cut out the sleeves for the chicken's dress with your own hands. To do this, take two rectangles of fabric measuring 15 x 35 cm. Process them with an overlocker, fold the 2 short sides together, and stitch. Just above the lace, gather the bottom of the sleeves onto the thread with a needle. Stuff the sleeves with padding polyester and sew them in place.
From the main fabric, cut a square with sides of 15 cm. Cut off its corners to make a circle. Sew along the edge with a basting stitch, tighten the thread, but not completely, but so as to fill the resulting part with padding polyester. You will sew it inside the skirt.
There is very little left to get the teapot warmer ready; do-it-yourself hen and chick patterns will help you complete the job.
Reshoot them.
Where it says “do not sew” on the pattern, there is no need to sew down the details. Please note how many blanks you will need for each item.
Cut the chicken out of felt or fleece yellow color, cut the chicken's head from white, comb, beard and beak from red material. Sew paired wing blanks on the wrong side, finish the edges with a zigzag, and turn them right side out. Place it in the sleeves of the dress and sew it on.
Glue the eyes in place, sew the beaks of the hen and chick. Sew paired parts of the comb and beards, stuff them with padding poly, and sew them on the hands to the heads of the characters.
All that remains is to add beauty to the chicken by applying blush to her cheeks. Instead of chicken, you can put tea and coffee bags in her pocket.
This is such a wonderful teapot warmer in the shape of a chicken. Let's see how to make another interesting fabric item to delight very young children.
Soft fabric ball for children
This one is intended for children under 2 years old. They will be able to touch the ball by its ribs, roll it, and throw it up. For needlework take:
- several pieces of fabric of different colors;
- soft filler;
- a needle;
- saucer;
- threads
Sew these circles in pairs, leaving one small pocket on both sides for stuffing them with padding polyester.
In total you need to create 5-6 such blanks. To avoid unnecessary gatherings at the seam, cut it in several places with scissors. Fold these blanks in a stack so that the pockets for stuffing the filling are on the outside, stitch them in the center.
Gradually fill each slice with padding polyester and sew up the holes.
One ball is ready. If you want to see how to make the second one, check out the process.
To make one, take: scraps of fabric; filler; threads; a needle; scissors.
For one ball, you need to cut out 8 oval blanks and two round ones, bend the edges inward by 6 mm and iron them.
In the photographs, three balls are created at once. Stitch all the pieces on the sides one by one.
To make sewing easier, pin the parts of the sides of the ball in pairs and stitch them on one side. Then pin together the paired elements and sew them together.
As a result, you should end up with a ball like this, which you need to fill through the remaining unsewn hole with padding polyester. Once this is done, sew it up on your arms.
To make the ball neat, sew a round piece of fabric on both sides, after which another masterpiece of needlework is ready. See how to make a teapot out of fabric.
In the second video we have selected for you interesting ideas. Having become familiar with them, many will also want to create knitted heating pad on a teapot or made of fabric.
In this master class you will learn how to sew a heating pad for a teapot with your own hands, without having the skills of a seamstress.
It is based on a charming dog - it will keep the tea hot, decorate the table and lift your spirits. Tea warmers are a traditional attribute of tea drinking, accompanying the ritual of brewing aromatic tea in a teapot. You can make such an accessory for yourself or as a gift, for example, for New Year or March 8. A gift for older people is especially valuable.
Preparation for the master class
To sew a heating pad for a teapot in the shape of a dog, you will need the following materials and tools:
- plain dense cotton fabric for the front part 50x50 cm;
- multi-colored cotton fabric for the ear 15x15 cm;
- dense material (any) for the backing 30x60 cm;
- padding polyester material with stitching for internal insert 30x60cm;
- thin padding polyester fabric 30x50cm;
- decorative elements (eye, nose, sequins, beads, buttons, chain, etc.);
- braid or strap 15 cm;
- threads to match the fabric;
- scissors;
- sewing machine
Pattern and technique of sewing a dog
You can use the provided dog pattern, having printed the drawing on a printer, without borders, the width of the product is 25 cm, the height is 17 cm. However, everyone’s teapots are different, so it’s better to make an individual heating pad pattern, having previously measured the height and width of the teapot.
- On a piece of paper, draw the outlines of the future dog.
- Place the resulting numbers on paper and draw a rectangle with rounded top edges.
- Based on the size of the main part, draw all the other elements (head, ear and tail) in proportion.
Cut out all the necessary parts, taking into account allowances of 1-1.5 cm:
- The base of the teapot warmer is rectangles with rounded top edges. You should end up with 7 parts (two front parts, two backing parts, two made of padding polyester fabric with stitching, and one made of padding polyester fabric).
- Dog's head - 2 symmetrical blanks from the main material.
- Tail – 2 identical parts made of the main material.
- Ear – 2 symmetrical ears of one or two colors.
Sew the two ears of the dog, leaving room for turning the product inside out.
Turn it inside out and iron it well. Sew the tail details. Turn it inside out and iron it. Fill the ponytail with padding polyester.
Connect both parts of the head by placing the ear piece between them.
Sew, remembering to leave a gap for turning.
Make sure that your ear does not get under the stitching where it is not needed. Turn the dog's head inside out and fill it with padding polyester. Use hot glue to attach the dog's eye and nose.
You can use ordinary buttons as decorative elements of a dog warmer for a teapot. Using a needle and thread, secure the sequins to the muzzle by passing the thread through the beads.
The dog's face is ready. Sew the main and lining fabric pieces along the bottom edge.
On the front side, draw a pattern simulating paws with chalk or soap.
Make a delay along the drawn lines.
Fill the paws with padding polyester. Use the braid to create a loop through which you can remove the teapot warmer and hang it on a hook.
Apply the previously prepared decorative elements of the heating pad and secure them with a stitch.
Decorate the junction of the neck with braid.
Between the front and lining fabric of the back, insert a sheet of padding polyester. Connect the main parts using safety pins or basting.
Sew, leaving the bottom edge free. Turn the product inside out and secure the dog’s head for the heating pad with a couple of stitches so that it does not fall.
Connect the two parts intended for insertion and secure with a stitch, without touching the bottom.
Place the insert into the dog warmer with the right side facing out, ensuring that all exposed edges remain inside the product.
Fold the bottom inward and secure with safety pins.
To make it easier to process the bottom edge, it is better to baste it.
Finish the bottom edge with bias tape or a strip of fabric, similar to the bias tape principle. Sew the binding along the wrong side.
Unfold the binding and stitch across the face.
It remains to add a few bright touches. Sew a chain with a pom-pom onto the dog's collar, and a small bow onto the tail.
The adorable dog is ready, now you will always have delicious hot tea on your table.
This homemade teapot warmer is ideal as a gift for the New Year (especially in the Year of the Dog), March 8, Teacher's Day. Don't be too lazy to do it a pleasant surprise for a grandmother or mother, because the value of a thing increases tenfold if it is made with love.
If you like to sew, see what you can make from old jeans and learn how to make one quickly and easily. Another gift option is .
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This set of cat warmers will create a cheerful mood in any kitchen. The main thing in this model of warmers is to choose a nice fabric and play with it when sewing.
We measure the teapot or pan according to its largest diameter and add about 4 cm for free fitting. Divide the resulting amount by two. This will be the width of one half of the product. We cut out the two main parts, not forgetting the seam allowances.
We also cut out the overlay for the muzzle and ears (2 parts).
We cut out the lining for the ears from white fabric. For the tail, cut out a long strip.
From white fabric we cut out the linings for the main parts without allowances. You can immediately use a warm cloth for this.
The second option is to use synthetic winterizer for insulation.
We assemble the inner cap. On the outside there is synthetic padding.
We sew the ears together, slightly adjusting the colored fabric. Sew a small fold on the white fabric.
Finished ears - see photo.
We make a loop from colored fabric.
We fold the parts of the colored cap with the right sides inward, put in the ears, a loop and sew along the upper contour. When inserting your ears, make sure that their tops are directed toward the center.
We turn the part inside out and put it on the white cap.
We combine side seams and grind the details along the bottom edge.
Sew the tail along the long side.
Then the short one. We turn the part inside out.
Fill with filler, pushing small pieces of padding polyester through.
To cover the muzzle, cut out an insert from cardboard. If desired, you can make the overlay fluffy by placing padding polyester between the cardboard insert and the fabric.
And if you want the cat to have beautiful and embossed underpads, as in the photo, then assemble the overlay along the contour, putting the filler inside. Sew a bean bag in the center - see photo above.
We process the edge of the part with a seam over the edge, slightly gathering it.
Place the fabric over the insert and tighten the thread.
It turned out to be a beautiful overlay.
We apply the overlay to the main part and sew it on.
In this case, we place the seam inside the fold, between the main part and the overlay.
Sew on the tail. We make eyes and attach them to the muzzle.
The heating pad is ready!
Warmer with cherry pits
This warming bunny will not only help keep you warm in cool weather, but will also become your child’s favorite toy. To make it we need cherry pits. They need to be prepared in advance - boiled with a small amount of vinegar, dried in air and then in the oven.
The pattern consists of several parts. They need to be printed in life size on A4 format.
We cut out details from two colors of fabric - see photo.
We sew down the details of the legs and turn them inside out. We make a seam on the head and sew the head to the body.
Fill the paws with bones or filler and put them in place. We sew down the parts of the body and legs, leaving a gap for turning and filling.
We fill the torso and head with bones.
We lay a seam along the connection line to mark the bunny's neck. We do not do it to the full length, otherwise the head will hang unsightly.
We sew the tail in a circle and tighten the thread. Add some filler and tighten. Sew the tail in place. We don’t fill the ears with filler, we just sew them onto the head.
We draw the eyes with a felt-tip pen or embroider them with black thread.
The warming bunny is ready!
Set of two potholders and a heating pad in patchwork technique
To make a kit we will need:
- thin fabric for the base;
- shreds of different colors;
- fabric for the bottom lining;
- seal;
- needles, threads, pins, sewing machine.
Description
We cut out the parts of the base on which we will create the patchwork fabric. Determine the shape and size of the parts as you wish. If the heating pad is made for a teapot, you need to measure its largest circumference and height. The width of one base piece should be a couple of cm wider than 1⁄2 its circumference. For the heating pad we cut out two parts of the base, for potholders - one at a time.
In the center of the base we place a small but bright piece of fabric, orienting it with an inclination relative to the sides of the base part. We place the second patch face down on one edge of the central patch and secure it with sewing pins.
We sew at a distance of 0.5 - 0.7 cm from the edge.
Turn the sewn fabric over to the right side and iron it.
Then, moving clockwise, sew on the remaining patches. Each new flap should overlap the previous sections. Pay attention to the color combination of the flaps. After completion, each seam is ironed along the front side.
In this way, we create a fragment of patchwork fabric on the base.
We cut the workpiece to the size of the base.
Similarly, we create patchwork blanks for the second potholder and heating pad. We cut out the parts of the potholders and heating pads from the insulation. From the lining fabric we cut out the lower parts of the potholders and heating pads.
We chop off a sandwich from the base, insulation and lining with pins and sew a stitch along the edge at a distance of 0.5 - 0.7 cm from the edge. Trim the edge as necessary.
We make bias binding 30 - 40 mm wide for turning potholders.
We make a loop. We attach the facing, folding it with the main part with the right sides. Don't forget to insert a loop into the seam.
We wrap the edge of the part with the facing, bend the cut and stitch it.
We fold the two parts of the base with the stitched patchwork fabric with the right sides facing inward. We insert a loop at the top. Sew along the contour, except for the bottom. Similarly, we grind two parts from the lining.
Turn out the patchwork cap. We insert the cap from the lining into the main part.
Finish the bottom edge with a facing.
Hen
Such a cute hot water bottle chicken can be made using the patterns presented below.
Another version of the chicken warmer can be sewn from felt or any non-flowing material.
Pattern and step-by-step master class are presented in the photo below.
Cockerel
To sew a heating pad for a teapot with your own hands using a pattern we will need:
- felt - pieces of different colors;
- braid, beads for decoration;
- filler;
- threads, needles, awl.
Description
Print and cut out the patterns for the heating pad.
We cut out all the parts in the required quantity. Using an awl, we pierce holes along the contour and at the joints of the parts.
Sew the eye bead to the head. We sew the head in place - see photo.
We do the same with the 2nd part.
Sew the feather to the circle with white thread.
Repeat for the remaining 13 parts.
We stitch the pink feathers with the needle forward.
Decorate the tail with pieces of braid.
Sew decorative feathers onto the tail.
Sew the tail, leaving a gap. Fill it with filler and sew up the gap left.
We sew the seam forward with the needle on the wings.
We connect the two parts of the wing with a loop seam, placing the filler inside.
We do the same with the 2nd wing.
Attach the feathers to one of the parts of the body.
Sew the head onto the body.
Repeat the steps for the 2nd part.
Sew on one wing.
Repeat the steps for the 2nd part.
We follow the contour with a buttonhole stitch, sewing together the two halves of the heating pad. We sew a comb between the two parts.
We also sew in the tail.
Sew on the beak.
We grind the beard.
We sew a loop stitch around the bottom edge of the heating pad.
The heating pad is ready!
Below are two more options for patterns for a cockerel - heating pads.
Owl
To sew such a heating pad we need:
- coffee-colored fleece;
- felt in white, yellow, black and blue colors;
- felt or fleece of carrot color;
- cotton fabric for the inner cover;
- threads, needles, scissors, sewing machine.
Description
We draw out 1⁄2 of the pattern for half of the main part according to the size of our teapot, and cut it out.
You can come up with patterns for decorating an owl yourself or print them from our website.
Fold the coffee-colored fleece in half and cut out the main piece with seam allowances. Then we cut out a second similar one.
We straighten out the details.
We cut out the details of the inner cover from cotton fabric.
We cut out decorative details - blue feathers, white eyes, black pupils.
We cut out the wings and beak from carrot-colored material.
We cut out feathers and eyebrows from yellow felt.
On one of the main parts we lay out the elements of the owl's face. We fix them with pins.
Sew on with matching threads by hand or by machine.
We fold the two main parts inside out and sew along the upper contour.
We put the main cover into a cotton fabric cover with the right sides facing each other.
Sew the bottom seam, leaving a gap for turning.
Turn the toy inside out and straighten it out.
We tuck the inner cover under the outer one. Sew up the gap with hidden stitches.
If we remember the traditions of tea drinking in Ancient Rus', many will immediately recall such cute, original and at the same time funny tips. At that time, homemade attachments in the form of various figures were used, and in cartoons we saw how an ordinary felt boot was used for the same purpose. With the advent of electric kettles and the abandonment of bulky samovars, interest in tea did not disappear, but the truth is that the ceremonies for drinking such a drink are no longer so maintained.
Most often, we drink it on the run, getting ready for work, or, more correctly, in a quiet, cozy environment while relaxing. This is where an accessory that has been forgotten by many (though not for the electric kettle itself, but for the teapot) comes in handy - a do-it-yourself heating pad for the kettle. Patterns can be made easily, sewing is also not a big problem. Such a thing will fit perfectly into the interior, and if you wish, you can make it look like some kind of plant, animal or any other object. Let's consider in detail how to implement such an idea.
Hot water bottle for kettle
IN modern world any item can be purchased in the store. Kettle warmers are no exception. Such a thing is useful in the household: it helps keep the water in the kettle hot, makes the tea leaves stronger, and is also part of the interior. However, often in the store you don’t find something you like enough to want to buy.
There is a way out of this situation: we take patterns, fabrics and do what you want.
Pattern of a heating pad for a teapot
Schemes and patterns of a heating pad for a teapot with your own hands, found on the Internet, are not always suitable for any specific case. Therefore, this method is not the most correct.
To avoid problems, it’s easier to make the pattern yourself, especially since it’s not that difficult. For this you will need:
- A2 or A3 size paper. Both graph paper, sold in specialized stores, and regular newspaper will do.
- Stationery (pencil, eraser, long ruler).
The first step is to take measurements of the teapot: width and height, and write down these data on a piece of paper so as not to forget.
Important! The height is measured from the base to the top of the lid, and the width is measured from the outermost part of the handle to the end of the spout.
- Lay the paper out on the floor or table.
- We set aside the height of the kettle, adding a couple of centimeters of reserve.
- The second number is the width, divide it in half, set the resulting figure perpendicular to the height, not forgetting about the reserve.
- We connect the extreme points with a quarter of a circle. You can change the shape a little to make it more square.
The pattern is ready! All that remains is to cut it out, and you can proceed to the next stage.
Sew a heating pad
The next stage raises the question: how to sew a cover for a teapot with your own hands, having patterns?
For this part of the work you will need:
- Thick fabric for the inside of the heating pad.
- Fabric of your choice for the outside.
- Insulation (preferably synthetic winterizer or cotton wool).
- Elements of decorations, if you want to complement the finished case.
Next we perform the following steps:
- Fold the lightweight fabric in half. We place the pattern on the fold so that when cutting out the piece of fabric, you get a semicircle. There should be two such details.
- Repeat step 1 for thick fabric. As a result, you should get four pieces: two light and two dense.
- We sew light fabric around the circumference without touching the base. We repeat the same for blanks made of thick fabric.
Important! For faster and more durable stitching, you can use a sewing machine.
- We sew the blanks at the base, not forgetting to place insulating filler between the two layers of fabric.
- We bend the bottom part inward a centimeter, smooth it and stitch it.
Important! If desired, you can sew a small loop on top. To decorate a homemade teapot warmer, you can use different fabric items:
- bows, butterflies and other little things that can be bought in sewing stores;
- beads and seed beads;
- embroidery
Ideas for a heating pad
If you want to do something unique, you can change the design a little or even make the case look like an animal, be it a cat, a rooster or a cow.
Hot water bottle cat
To make an ordinary heating pad look like a cat, you need to select a suitable fabric and add several elements, for example, a tail, a head with eyes and a nose, and paws.
It is not at all necessary to sew everything separately: some parts can simply be drawn. It all depends on your imagination.
Hotty cock
How to make a rooster warmer for a teapot with your own hands? It's a little more complicated than making a cat:
- Firstly, the shape of the cover should be slightly elongated and end in a “head”. To this head you need to sew a beak, beard, comb and eyes.
- Secondly, any rooster must have a tail. We make each feather for it separately. We cut out two arcs from a certain color and sew them together, stuffing them with padding polyester. We sew the finished feathers to the part where the rooster should have a tail.
Important! The luxuriance of the tail depends on your desire: it can be voluminous or not exist at all. You can make a tail by simply extending the back of the heating pad a little.
- You can also make wings by simply drawing them or making them out of fabric like a tail.
Hot water bottle cow
It is done almost the same way as a cat. The head should have horns, a nose, eyes and ears. The tail is made from a fairly thick rope, with a tassel at the end. You can sew a loop instead of a tail.