My new T-Shirts!

Ok, so I LOVE LOVE LOVE my new t-shirts! I put in an Alchemy request for custom screenprinted t-shirts for me to wear out and about and at my craft shows... and the first bid I got was the one I ended up choosing... I sent them the shirts and they printed them right away! Got them in the mail today and I'm in love! Check out what a great job they did...

If you ever need something done quick and done well check out Precision Engraving on etsy. They are wonderful! They even have wall decals that are reasonably priced and very very stylin'!

Let me know what ya think of the new shirts!

July Winner

Hey -- I know, I'm a slacker... but I finally drew the name for the July Contest and the winner was Misty! She thought a good name for my sewing machine would be "Bessie." I think that's an awesome name and congratulations Misty on winning the toddler/travel pillow!

I'm going to post the August/September combined contest here in the next week or so. I'm trying to determine a really nifty prize. :)

Stay tuned!

Oh - Tuesday was my birthday and I got a SERGER! I'm so excited about that! I can't wait to learn how to use and make new and exciting things I couldn't make before!

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