Sewing Room Facelift - part one

I've waited a long time for this...my sewing room is finally getting a face lift!!!!

I've been wanting to replace my shelves with cabinets ever since I saw an ad for a cabinet company that showed cabinets in a sewing room. I was instantly hooked..I had to have cabinets! The one thing I really dislike is walking into my sewing room and seeing all the clutter on those shelves and getting stressed out about it.  So little by little the shelves are going away..and being replaced with cabinets!  Here is a view of the two bottom cabinets. I left a space in between them so that I can put my serger on the counter and still have a spot for my chair with out hitting my knees.  So far I love it and I can't wait to get my serger all set up and running.

I haven't decided what color counter top I want yet...and since our trailer is full of wood that needs to be chopped up...I wont be getting a counter top anytime soon. So in the meanwhile I'm using two of the shelves pushed together as a counter top. I'm actually surprised at how well they work. Maybe I'll forgo real counter tops for a while and use that $$ for more Fabric. A girl can never have too much fabric  :)

 Next step will be to hang the upper cabinets once the holes in the wall have been patched from where the shelves hung. I'll post more photos as they become available.

Happy Sewing - Kat  :)

Weekend Projects

2 weeks ago I spent the entire weekend sewing..it was fabulous.  First I made myself a new camera strap, out of girly fabric and even embroidered my name on it...hint hint hubs..it's my camera..stop changing all my settings  :)

Thanks to @priddycreations for the fab tutorial!!

Next I made myself a cute belt to wear around in Vegas..again I put my name on it..not that hubs would actually try to wear this one!!

And lastly I made myself a new purse! (One of my favorite things to do). I heart the elephant fabric and because I love the have my name on things...I also embroidered my name on it. I'm not egomaniac I swear!!

And that was the entire weekend...3 fun projects...3 great additions to my closet!  :)

Happy Sewing.

-Kat  :)

Messy Iron

Now I've done it. In a rush to just start playing with my brand new Sizzix Big Shot...I grabbed a pressing sheet that was too small. I foolishly thought "oh I'll just be super carfull when I iron the fusible stabilizer onto my fabric. I can do that."  NOT. Of course because all I could think about was cutting super fun shapes out of fabric..I did not pay enough attention, and ended up with fusible gunk all over my iron (and a bit on my ironing board as well). Did I mention I did all this to the "good iron" upstairs...the one that my husband uses to iron his expensive work dress shirts.  gulp.  (why oh why didn't i just use my craft iron in my sewing room. Cause I just wanted to play with the Sizzix that's why. sigh.)

  So now here am I, desperate to clean the iron up before my husband returns from his business trip and ruins his work shirts. Next step for me..internet research.

  Most of what I found on the internet said to use vinegar.  I tried...it failed. It only removed small portions and it took a long time to work...so I started experiementing with the cleaners under the kitchen sink. The winner??  Zep Cherry Heavy Duty Hand Cleaner!!

I applied it directly to the iron plate with a paper towel...and a bit of "elbow grease" and viola!! A clean Iron!! I'd go as far as to say it, actually looks brand new.  And I didn't spend a dime on fancy iron cleaners...not to mention that my husband's work shirts are now safe again.  :)  Thank you Zep!!

Happy St. Patty's day everyone!
-Kat