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Random Weirdness
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07.18.09All in the FamilyIn our family everyone sews. So, Saoirse doesn't actually sew, but she does love hopping up on the chair in front of the sewing machine. But my mom does sew. A couple of Mondays ago, my mom came over and hung and we each made a quick project--the Amy Butler Swing Bag. Oddly, my mom has never ever made a handbag. She had it in her head that it was really hard--and I think they're one of the easiest things to make. She was kind of driving me crazy over the last year talking about how she was going to make a ...
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06.12.09Wanted: Dead or Alive (Size 7)I need these Chuck Taylors. Need. Them. Unfortunately, the Converse website only has them in a size 12.5! And I wear a 7. This is a freaking tragedy. Because they're meant to be my shoes. They're red. They're patchwork. They're Chucks. They're perfect. I've looked high and low online and can't find them. So, if you see them, please, please, puh-lease let me know and send me a link. Otherwise, enjoy the gorgeous canvas shoe eye-candy. Sigh... ~Sarah Related posts:Ten Things I Heart Right Now (And a Few I Don’t) Ten Things I’m Really Loving Right Now… 1.) While I...Comeback Covered Button Jewelry ...
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05.25.09Ten Things I Heart Right Now (And a Few I Don’t)Ten Things I'm Really Loving Right Now... 1.) While I was in Pittsburgh, Josh was able to put heavy-duty grommets (Or are they eyelets? I never know the difference.) in the awesome Trail Blazers-ified Gadsden flag he made me and hung it in our entryway, which is looks totally amazing. Yeah, visiting our house is probably a strange experience for newbies. 2.) When Josh picked me up from the airport, after I'd been in Pittsburgh for over a week, he met me with my favorite burrito from Laughing Planet (tempeh, pinto beans, rice, veggies, salsa verde). Some gals get flowers, I get ...
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03.21.09More Buttony Goodness[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Some of the original projects from "Button it Up." I got to pick a necklace to wear during the event--I sort of felt like Angelina Jolie borrowing fancy jewelry for the People's Choice Awards."][/caption] No, it hasn't gotten to be all buttons, all the time here, but Josh and I have both been sick with various bugs--again--so we still haven't had much of a chance to do much in the way of projects or photograph a few (now) oldies for Sewer-Sewist. I've also not had a chance to take pictures of my progress on my colossal project ...
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03.11.09About that T-shirt…So, thanks to a very brief mention by Channing Frye on his weekly show on a local Portland radio station (listen here--it's in the first 40 seconds or so), we've been getting a fair amount of hits from people googling "Channing for Mayor T-shirt." Which is super-cool. Welcome to Sewer-Sewist, a rather strange place, you've probably noticed. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Front of the quasi-famous "Channing for Mayor" shirt. "][/caption] Anyway, Sarah made the shirts as a silly project for herself and a few friends, and doesn't have any more. But, we still have the screen, so there is the possibility of ...
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03.03.09Completely Off TopicIf you're weary of my Trail Blazers posts, you're welcome to stop reading right now--you won't hurt my feelings, I swear. But as you know, I've documented extensively here on this web site about my whole Channing Frye thing. So figure that I owe it to y'all to keep you up-to-date on any breaking news. If you've been paying attention here you know that he's my favorite Blazer not named Brandon Roy, that I was worried that my "Buffet of Goodness" screenprints that I made for Susan and I might be cursed, and that I think it would be awesome ...
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12.18.08Snowed In[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Notice that the dog has kicked off one of her booties? She really regretted that once she realized how cold the ground was."][/caption] Ugh. It's been frigid here in Portland, and we've even had a dusting of snow--a rare sight, for sure. So we've been stuck in the house (with the notable exceptions of Josh going to work for a few hours each day and venturing out to the Blazers vs. Kings game last night). You'd think that would help with the final push to get all of our holiday gifts finished and shipped. Yeah, you'd think. ...
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12.01.08More Blazers CraftinessObviously, I'm in need of a cell phone with a better camera, because I've spotted some awesome Trail Blazers craftiness at the last three games and my pictures suck, suck, suck. First, on Monday versus the Sacramento Kings, Susan and I were behind this guy on our way to the Fan Shop: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="This dude cut strips of black, red and white felt and then sewed them to a patch to create a wig fit for a true Blazermaniac."][/caption] Next, the lady sits in the row in front of us, and sewed a great blouse out of Trail Blazers ...
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11.25.08Bingo, Bango, Bongo!That post title doesn't really mean anything, but it's a quote from the great Bill Schonely, the best play-by-play announcer of all time. When someone would do something really awesome, The Schonz would randomly shout, "Bingo, Bango, Bongo!" There were other things, too. Like, "Rip City!" or "Ocean to Ocean..." or "Lickety Brindle up the Middle." I listened to him call Portland Trail Blazers games on the radio my whole life, and no on will ever be as awesome as The Schonz. Seriously, Josh and I saw him walking down the street last year and I literally started hyperventilating. He's ...
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09.16.08Wear a Dress Week & Another Amy Butler Lotus DressI certainly love the Amy Butler Lotus dress. So much, in fact, that I'd planned on wearing this version in celebration of International Wear a Dress Day/Week. Except, when I got dressed this morning, I decided that I really wanted needed to wear these shoes. Which don't really go with my pink dress. At all. If I didn't happen to have a meeting today and therefore be required to present an illusion of professionalism, I would have just worn the aqua shoes and pink dress and said "to hell with it." So, I pulled out my black stretch twill version (and I've got ...
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06.01.08Party OnThis weekend I went to a party for an old friend of mine (like, we went to preschool together, old friend) in celebration her graduation from medical school. I actually got to see a bunch of people that I hadn't seen in ages---including a friend of my who (thanks to Facebook) I recently found out lives down the street from me, a gal that I thought I didn't like but who actually seems pretty cool (funny how we get so much less judgmental as we, er, "mature"), my favorite high school teacher (English) and the German teacher I was terrified ...
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05.04.08SlackerThis may come as a shock to everyone, but I actually finished something for once. It's been ages, and it's not for lack of trying. I have had this pinstriped denim that I got at Bolt quite awhile ago (this fall, maybe?), but had grown way too attached to, and thus was reluctant to cut. It's the same fabric that I used for the elbow patches of my "Not Knitted Sweater." So, sort of on a whim, I decided to just go for it and make another pair of the Hot Patterns Jeanious Jeans, this time with the intention of not ...
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03.28.08Big Printin’Sarah made me a lovely Burda raglan sleeve knit T-shirt (8827) for the Christmas Day Blazers vs. Super Sonics game, where the crowd was encouraged to wear red. I didn't have anything red to wear, so she whipped this one up for me (it literally took her like an hour). Let me say that while it is really comfortable, how often does someone need a plain bright red shirt? If you are me, not often. I must admit that I love t-shirts with things printed on them. I am not much for the logo wear, that acts has expensive ...
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03.05.08Sewing EmergencyHave your sewing troubles ever gotten this bad? From the The New Zealand Herald: A woman in a rush to get to a garden party called 111 to ask for help with her sewing. The woman, who has not been identified, called police in Rotorua yesterday pleading for help to thread her needle. Now our friend Bryan, who recently deserted us for the greener pastures of Auckland, New Zealand, tells us that dialing 1-1-1 is like dialing 9-1-1 here in the States. But the best part is the police response to her panicked call: No one was sent as the local police lacked the necessary skill, ...
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03.03.08Spring TrainingAs you may know, I love baseball and I especially love old school baseball uniforms and hats (oh yeah and jackets and sweaters and stir-ups, oh my). While I am happy for spring training to have started, I do feel a little distant from my favorite game. Another bad year for my Reds is definitely on the books, and goddamn, I am sick of steroids. With my newfound love of the Blazers, I don't need baseball to signal the new year. After working diligently to make Sarah's idea hats realties I decided to tackle making myself a baseball cap. Using the ...
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02.16.08Sewing is an attitude.It's pretty bad when I've written about a project when it's in progress, but totally forget to show y'all the finished garment---oops! I guess my foray into (Simplicity's) Project Runway (patterns) wasn't that memorable. Anyway, I think the photos were, though. So, I think this sign is hilarious. I keep replacing the "Safety is an Attitude" statement on the sign with "Sewing is an Attitude: Think Before You Sew" in my head every time I look at these pictures. Advice I could certainly use sometimes. I actually kind of like this top, although I think it's because of the fabric and not ...
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01.13.08No Pain, No Gain?from sarah the sewist I spent a lot of this weekend working on Amy Butler's lovely new pattern, the Sophia Bag. However, this pattern has officially kicked my ass. Or at least my fingers. Yep, that's my index finger---one of the many victims of this little project. As of this evening, I have had to stop bleeding on my fingers three times, and suffered a couple of bruised finger tips. I never knew that you finger tips could actually bruise! I believe about half of our pins are now toast as well. Yes, I'm feeling sorry for myself. No, I'm not apologizing for ...
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11.24.07Rip City Raglanfrom sarah the sewist People who know me, usually know at least this one thing about me---I am a tried and true, dyed-in-the-wool, unwavering Portland Trail Blazers basketball fan. It's a bit embarrassing, because I think that I'm a fairly interesting person with a variety of things that I do and am interested in, but I have actually had someone (my boss, which makes it even worse) introduce me to someone else like this, "I'd like to introduce you to Sarah. She's a huge Trail Blazers fan." No, this didn't make sense in the context of the conversation. So anyway, I've ...
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11.20.07A Sewer-Sewist Holiday Gift Guide, Part 2Part 2 of our Holiday Gift Guide... Miami Valley Pottery. This next one is a little tricky. Josh grew up with a guy named Nays (pronounced nace) who now runs a small pottery business near Dayton, Ohio. The thing is his website seems to be down and it is hard to get a look at the wonderful work that he does. Nonetheless, we strongly support his desire to bring hand made and wood fired pottery to people at production pottery prices. You can see we used one of his lovely pieces used to model the “Call of the Wild Hat” hat. ...
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11.13.07A Sewer-Sewist Holiday Gift Guide, Part 1Despite the continued pressures of “buying stuff” we love the holiday season and love giving gifts (and the Sewer loves to get them---lots of childhood issues, that one). In the spirit of the season, we decided to put together a gift guide to handmade or unique gifts. Some of these are Portland-centric, but they’re certainly a great excuse to visit our fabulous city (aside from the lack of a sales tax and not pumping your own gas)---some of these may seem odd for a sewing blog, but we believe in supporting the unique and creative whenever possible. Besides, we know ...
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10.01.07Oops!from josh the sewer The dog and I got a kick out of this. The Sewist accidentally mixed up the back piece and one of the arms on her current rain coat project. She did fix it quickly, though I thought it would be much cooler to leave it with the trunk opening. I am sure she will have more to add shortly. We sewed quite a bit during this rainy and cold weekend. I am working on another pair of pants (this a pair of jeans made out of velveteen, I love Bolt, because I always find the ...
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08.28.07Shoe contract?from sarah the sewist So can you get a shoe contract for sewing? Josh saw me sewing with my brand-spankin' new shoes on (oddly, Vans seem to be the only shoes that I can wear while sewing and get enough traction for optimal foot pedal control) and stuck the sticker that was in the shoe box on the foot pedal. We have a lot of vintage skateboarding magazines around the house at the moment (believe it or not, these are related to my job---I have a very cool job) and Josh was inspired by the ads in them. They always show some ...
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07.28.07The SewERfrom josh the sewer Here is a little bit about me and my sewing (I don't have, at the moment, any great projects to share): 1. I can use the sewing machine well and even sew straight 2. I suck at pinning 3. Patterns still don't make much sense to me, I can make a garment but I need my co-host to help me figure out "what's next?" 4. I have a problem cutting the seams to close, this has resulted in having to re-sew the seams on the raglan shirt I am working on and a hole in my pants (errrrrrr) 5. I like ...
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07.27.07Back to the Rose City Textiles SaleColumbus Crew Major League Soccer team jersey fabric. White on white. Need we said more? Related posts:A Year O’ Screenprinted T-Shirts I’m a bit late in posting these pictures, since I...Letterpress Workshop – Final Day Today was the last day of our letterpress workshop–and it... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
