Teacup Collection Challenge

I've been challenged.

I have to admit those who know me well know I am a collector.

I have several collections, including a teacup and tea pot collection. I also have a collection of all things "cats", cat figures, little cat books, handmade cat things, cat fabrics. I have a lot of "Precious Moments" collectibles in an oak curio cabinet. I don't collect them anymore mainly because my curio cabinet is full!!

So when Kris and Liz challenged any "teacup collectors" to share their collections I couldn't resist. My love of china teacups came from my grandmother when I was a little girl. I have several of her teacups in my collection now. These two are special because of the flowers on them. My grandmother loved purple flowers, especially violets and so do I. One of her middle names was Viola (Ida Viola Irene) and I game the same middle name to my daughter, Nicole Viola!)

This antique tea pot was my grandmother's too. Then when I was a teenager I bought a teacup and saucer in Victoria, BC, as my vacation souvenir. My hubby gave me this beautiful teapot many years ago!
Over the years I've added to my collection, including this saucer from England at Epcot, Walt Disney World, one of my favorites. Unfortunately, the cup broke one day ( I can't remember how).Here's another teacup with an old English town.

This teacup is in honor of my anniversary month, November, with November's flower being the the chrysanthemum.This teacup with the blue roses is one of my most favorite teacups!

This tea pot is special because of it's inscription, HOPE, my mother's name.I received this teacup and saucer from my mother-in-law's best friend, Pauline, from childhood;
she was a special friend to me as well.

Later, after the passing of my mother-in-law, Emily, I acquired several of her teacups to add to my collection.

This musical teapot was hers before it was mine as well.

My sweet daughter, Nicole, gave me this teacup, with the verse,
"In Your light we see the light," Psalm 36:9, because I also like Lighthouses.

Nicole also gave me this beautiful heart shaped teacup and saucer with a rose on it and the inscription, Love is like a Rose!This teapot was hand painted by a local San Diego artist.
{ OOPS! Did I forget to mention "we" have a collection of things relating to firefighters in our house?! Rather, it would be more appropriately termed a dedication...but that's for another blog!!}

I've stopped collecting as much as I used to. I don't buy every cat decoration I see anymore. I don't buy the annual "Precious Moments" figurine anymore. I have enough!!
(My friends would say I have "more than enough!")

I've narrowed my collecting to fabrics! One can never have too much fabric. Besides I have lots of projects to use my fabrics for, quilts for friends and babies, wallhangings and table runners for gifts, or clothes for my grandbabies.

I love teacups and tea pots I made 3 wallhangings for gifts using the blocks from My Sweet Tea pattern. Now I need to complete the last 3 blocks into a wallhanging for myself. Think I will finish it next week at my Brown Bag Quilt Retreat with my BFF's Lynn, Nancy and Dolores.