Wednesday, March 14, 2012

WIP Wednesday {3.14.2012}

WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced

WIP Wednesday, we meet again!  I have to admit, I'm honestly surprised I've found any time this week to get behind the sewing machine...You see it all started with the hubs and I wanting to get new coutertops in the kitchen.  And it's sort of snowballed into one of those "while were doing ___________, lets just do _____________".  Right.  Anyways, this line of thinking ended with us deciding to paint our cabinets.  Here's our kitchen before:


Not too bad, but I have despised those builder grade plain old oak cabinets since the day we moved in.  Five years ago.  Don't get me wrong, there is absolutely nothing wrong with them, they just aren't exactly my style.


The doors have all been removed, and are now inhabiting our garage, while our cars are living in the driveway.

Were not quite ready for a big reveal, but this is the progress we have so far:



I can't believe even with no cabinet doors yet how much brighter the kitchen is!  The doors should be reattached Friday with new brushed nickel hardware, and the new courtertops will be going in in the next few weeks, as well as a new over the stove mounted microwave (yay more counterspace!!) and a new backsplash. Whew!  I'm just ready for it to be done, and to have my kitchen back :-)

Anyways...back to the matter at hand, whats new in my sewing room...

Completed Projects


baby blocks quilt

In between coats of paint this weekend I did manage to finish up this little guy!  More on this quilt here.  


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More on this great pattern here.

Hopefully this week brings a little more sewing time, and less picking paint from under my fingernails!  Be sure to head over to Freshly Pieced and add your WIP!








14 comments:

  1. can't wait to see the cabinets. the baby blocks quilt looks great.

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  2. Oooh, those cabinets are going to look so much better! Amazing what a little paint can do. And I'm totally familiar with the "If we're doing X, why not do Y?" line of thinking. LOL. Thanks for linking up to WIP Wednesday!

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  3. I love bright cabinets! It's on my "someday" list.

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  4. The kitchen is going to look great! The baby quilt is cute, and I love that thread catcher. Need to check out that pattern!

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  5. Love that quilt! Super super cute. :)

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  6. Ohh, what a difference those cabinets will make! Love that baby quilt, didn't get a chance to post on your post about it. You did a fantastic job!

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  7. Your kitchen is going to look so great! We did a very similar cabinet transformation when we bought our house two years ago. The painting wasn't much fun but so incredibly worth it.

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  8. YEAH for painted cabinets, it will be so much brighter and fresher! Great projects :)

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  9. You will love your lighter, brighter kitchen. And everything else looks great as well! Such a great baby quilt.

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  10. Your kitchen will look great. Love the baby quilt.

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  11. To heck with the sewing, the kitchen looks fab!

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  12. Kitchen looks great! I can't wait to see the finished project! Your baby blocks quilt is beautiful! Love it!

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  13. Jess, I always admire your sewing! Now, I'm REALLY excited to hear all about your kitchen project. Painting our cabinets is the next BIG thing on my to-do list.

    ~Michelle

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