My Mom's Sewing Room Fabric Clock, Spring Cleaning and Fire Safety

I have had Mom's Birthday present ready for a while, but I didn't want her to see her present on internet!  I wanted her to receive it first!  Linda from Soft Clox inspired my design!  Stop by and tell her I sent you.  I just love her designs!  I have a Butterfly design that I bought from her that I want to make in the near future.

 I've been spring cleaning at my house and decided to clean out my clothes dryer.  It hasn't been drying very well which tells me that it's time to take it apart and clean it.  I always pull the dryer out at least once a year to make sure there is not lint buildup, but I've never taken the front of the dryer off before.  I'm sure glad that I did!

I found this mess!  How all that lint got deposited by the heating element--I don't know!  I even found a rubber band and an ear plug!

I also found this!  Sorry the picture is a little blurred, but I thought that "a picture is worth a million words"!  We are blessed!  I'm glad that I didn't wait on Dean to do this job.  I will be taking the front of the dryer off every year and cleaning the lint out.  Please check your dryer or have someone check and clean it out this spring for you.  I don't want anyone to have a fire in their home!

Happy Quilting and Spring Cleaning!

Kay Lynne

Mary Ellen's Best Press Product Review , Other Sewing, & The Weather's Changing

Sometimes as a Quilter I have fabric that I can press and there's still a stubborn wrinkle that refuses to go away.  Several years ago I ran across Mary Ellen's Best Press.

So I thought that I would give it a try and to my surprise I found that it really works great.  I only use it if I have a fabric that doesn't want to press because I'm frugal and I'd rather spend money on thread or fabric.

 It does make life easier when you have wrinkles that just won't go away.  You can also use it when your husband needs a shirt pressed in a hurry, but that never happens at our house! 

I did do some sewing this week.  There's been a new jacket that the sleeves needed to be shortened.  A few buttons to be sewn on and a cuff to be mended.  

Basketball season is slowing coming to a close and

baseball is just around the corner!

I am really looking forward  to the warmer weather after such a cold winter.

I've been really busy at the bakery this week and hope you enjoy the few pictures that I took with my phone.

Happy Quilting!

Kay Lynne