new clothes for the kitchen appliances

Here is a partial preview of the changes I've made to our kitchen and breakfast area part that I am claiming as more kitchen space.  

I moved this white armoire into the breakfast area for more storage and
for a place for the 2 biggest appliances to sit.
I would like to have cabinets added to this room but for several reasons- that is just not going to happen right now.

Manuela at The Cultivated Nest recently bought a similar white cabinet for her kitchen and that gave me the idea to move this armoire into our breakfast area.
It was originally in our daughter's bedroom when she was a teen but has not really been used for much since she moved out.

Using something we already had saved us at least $600 and so much time too.  

I didn't like the way the appliances were sitting out in the open so I sewed up some  new clothes for them.
I made all 3 this morning after doing my measuring last night.
I used some  natural colored  heavy muslin for all 3.
Then I thought they looked too plain so I added some iron on letters.
The mixer cover says MIX
the toaster over says TOAST and the bread machine says KNEAD.  

I had these iron on letters in my sewing room too.
My children used to made shirts with phrases ironed on and  all the extra letters were left here.
Since some of the letters had been used for other projects,  I had to be a little creative and could not put BREAD on the that machine as there were no Bs left.  

My measurements
and how I made the pattern.
I just measured the appliances and then added seam allowances.
No lining or quilting on these- just simple muslin slip covers~
that were simple to make and made totally with things on hand.

For sure- a Make,  Do and Mend project.


Linking to
Sunny Simple Sunday 

and 

You Flew Tuesday at Feathers Flight

a really fun sewing blog I recently visited