Batmania...

Here in the Valley Momma house I am surrounded by the world of comics. My hubby loves him some superheroes. He likes his graphic novels, comics and all that stuff. As such he has introduced this love to my son. :) Friday was of course, opening day for the "Dark Knight" Batman movie. We went to see it... LOVED it. VERY VERY good! Go see it if you can... it's by far the best movie I have seen in a very very long time!

Anyhoo - my hubby wore his Batman t-shirt that day and to the movie (yes, he's THAT guy). My son asked "where's MY Batman shirt?" - to which we answered, you don't have one, buddy. So, I got an idea and made him one out of some scrap black fabric and one of his white hanes undershirts. :)

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This pic has nothing to do with my post, but I couldn't leave Miss Nikki out of the blog. :) This is me and her at the local fireman's carnival here last week. :) My headband and necklace were Etsy purchases! I LOVE them! Seriously, if you want a great headband at a great price you need to check out the shop I got mine from. I have like 6 of them! It's the SewFoxyBoutique... Go there... NOW!

My FIRST bolt!

You'd think with my very severe fabric addiction that I'd have bought a bolt of fabric already, right? Wrong! Today... my very FIRST bolt of brand new fabric came in the mail today! I'm SOOOOOO excited! I actually hugged the darn bolt! It's one of my favorite prints... the Alexander Henry 2d zoo blue! Here it is! I hope to be able to afford to buy more bolts of my favorites in the future!



Yes, I'm THAT crazy... I posed with my bolt of fabric. :) But I LOVE it.

Heirloom Lap Quilt

I needed a break from sewing orders, so I decided to sew for fun. Sometimes ya just gotta take a break!

I made what I'm calling an heirloom lap quilt. It's a small sized quilt backed with chocolate minky. I used all vintage fabrics which I bought from people on Etsy (except the minky of course) and did a lot of decorative stitching. There are the words "love", "hope", "faith", and "joy" stitched on the squares as well. I'm giving this to my daughter and I hope she will keep it always. :)

Let me know what you think!

July Contest

Helloooooooo!

Time for the July contest! This contest, you are going to work for me! My sewing machine needs a name. I think it's about time that he or she had a proper name. It's a Shark (made by EuroPro) Intelli-Sew. It's white and the light bulb has started to go bad and kind of looks like a strobe light at times. My son has started decorating it with his Batman stickers. It lives in the corner of my dining room.


That should be enough info to get a good name right?


Anyhoo -- suggest a name for the machine in a comment to this blog entry and you'll be entered into this month's drawing. The prize this month is a toddler/travel pillow. See picture for example... they are generously sized and excellent for traveling and even as a small travel pillow for adults. Once again, I'll probably do 2nd and 3rd place prizes too -- most likely coupons for the shop or whatnot.

June Winners!

June Winners!

Here are the winners from the June Contest... my son drew them out of a bag yesterday! Congrats to everyone and look for July's contest to be posted soon! I'll be contacting you winners later today! (Kim... I can't find a way to contact you from your post, so PLEASE send me a message through an Etsy convo or post another comment on this blog with your email!)

1st place - Desperate Housewife... winner of the car seat cover!

2nd place - Kim... $5 off order in shop

3rd place - Cchristianmomma - $5 off order in shop