My sister lives across the street (she married my hubby's half brother) on the old farmstead....they have beef cattle and alot of John Deere tractors! LOL So I made her this toaster cover for Christmas cuz everytime I've gone over there she has her toaster covered with a towel!

I'm sure she'll love it. My own appliances remain nekked and hedonistic.

Too too cute!! She'll love it!! Where did you find the John Deere fabric?

Lisa....I got that a couple years ago at Walmart.....You can still buy it...I've seen it online...somewhere! LOL My DGD was with me that day and they had 4 fat quarters, all JD fabric and she said "Gramma, you HAVE to buy that fabric for Grampa!" LOL

thanks for the nice compliments!

I would love to get some...but not for such nice reasons as yours :twisted: My sister works for Caterpillar...I thought of a gag gift I could whip up for her LOL

Just do an online search for John deere fabrics....here is what I came up with

http://www.funfabrics.com/fdeer1.htm
John Deere Cotton Fabric

And the stuff I used is here:

http://www.hancockfabrics.com/category/433.html
John Deere Fabric Licensed Fabric _Fabric from Hancock Fabrics Online Fabric Store

Wonderful!!! Thank you so much!

:lol: What a great idea....I love the cows..Its so sute....

Oh my--THAT is so much better than a towel!! :wink: :D

Well look at that! The purrrtiest toaster cover I've ever seen! She's going to go gaga over that! Very nice and such a thoughtful gift.

Just darling. Another wonderful sister you are.

It's perfect!

I love it. I need to make a tea cozy, the toaster made me think of it....

Too cute!

I am making a toaster cover for my Gramma, but it is girly. A basket block appliqued on the front. Lots of orange, pale yellow and white on sage green Sweet Pea fabric. Her favorite colors.

The John Deere cover is a hoot!

Patsy, The toaster cover is soooo cute. I also have a nekked toaster so I might try making a cover for it.

Loretta, Thanks for the great hint.

oh how perfect! isn't it a great feeling when we can use our creative outlet for something we know someone will love and use!

beautiful!

What good advice ..........Thanks Loretta.......

Lorette:
Great Idea, thanks for the tip. I keep our toaster in the cupboard and everytime I vacume I have to get the crumbs out of the cupboard, too!

Country Quilter:
Your toaster cover is really cute and your thoughtfulness is to be commended. My mom, too, covers her toaster with a towel so maybe your thoughtfulness could rub off on me! Guess I'll whip one up. Thanks for the idea.

Rebecca:
A tea cozy? I was going to make one of those a while back and got side tracked. Guess I'll revisit that idea. Do you have a great pattern that is available on the Internet?

Keep sewing and Merry Christmas one and all!
Feathers

Feathers
No I don't have a pattern, Was going to look on the internet, and see if I found any I like, IF Not, Then I'll go with my own idea. I've been toying with the idea of a crazy quilt one . So I could add some charms and buttons pertaining to tea.

Great idea about embellishing it. If you find a great pattern, let me know and I'll do the same.
Thanks,
Feathers

http://www.flickr.com/photos/princessnimblethimble/sets/72157600188572370/
Quilted Tea Cozy - a photoset on Flickr

http://www.craftown.com/crafts/art23.htm
Cat tea cozy craft project.

http://www.maryengelbreit.com/FreeFromME/Crafts/TeaCozy.aspx
MaryEngelbreit.com | Free From ME | Craft Projects | Blooming Tea Cozy

http://quickquilts.com/bonus/qb01_pattern/
Quilt Pattern - Tea For Two

And someone asked about a toaster cover pattern.... I didn't have one....but found one that is what I basically did...except I didn't use piping and I used upholstery fabric instead of batting for a stiffer feel and I used 1/2 inch seam allowance (cutting the upholstery fabric 1/2 inch smaller where the seams would meet....I quilted my fabric and muslin lining onto the UF first, then stitched the two seams and put a border around the bottom! OH and my toaster is more rounded so I rounded the corners.

http://sewing.about.com/library/weekly/aa011801d.htm
Sew Your Own Toaster Cover

Thank you all for the pattern sites for the tea cozy and the toaster cover. After Christmas I may get busy and measure some toasters and some tea pots and make some. A million thanks!
Merry Christmas,
Feathers

Country Quilter
Thanks so much for the websites. I will check them out.

This is really a cute idea! It sure looks so much prettier than a naked toaster! I may have to try one of these!

What an absolutely perfect gift! Great Choice!!!! I love it!