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05.20.09A Year O’ Screenprinted T-ShirtsI'm a bit late in posting these pictures, since I had to go to Pittsburgh for Quilt Market (check out photos of the cool stuff I saw over on Project 95's Facebook page and detailed write-ups about new releases that I'm posting on FabTalk; True Up is also continuing their great coverage of Market--thanks to East Coast Stringer Mary Beth, so make sure to check out that awesomeness as well), I had a bit of a delay in downloading these photos of a special project Josh and I worked on together. Susan's sweet little girl, Pearl, turned one about two weeks ...
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04.26.09Cheer Up, Blazers Fans!The loss tonight in Game Four had me in tears. I bet it did a lot of you, too. But, this should cheer you up a little bit. Yes, Josh really made this flag. Yes, it's completely reversible. Yes, he cut and appliqued the felt pinwheel. Yes, he sewed the whole thing together. And, yes, he hand screenprinted the "Don't Tread On Me." Oh, and yes, that's Josh holding it up and he's about 6'2", so it's really, really big. And then he informed me it was a gift for me. Because my husband is just that awesome. ~Sarah Related posts:Josh per a tres! I’m hoping that “Josh per a ...
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04.19.09Josh per a tres![caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Red, black & white banners flying on the stage outside the Rose Garden Arena before the Trail Blazers' first playoff game in several years. These semi-transparent banners are really beautiful rustling in the breeze with the cityscape in the background."][/caption] I'm hoping that "Josh per a tres!" actually does mean "Josh for three!" in Catalan, because that's what the online translator said, and those things are never wrong--right? I thought I'd share Josh's latest screen printing project--an impromptu one, at that. (Although, let's all agree that normal people don't plan and execute a three-color screen print on an ...
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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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02.21.09Humor me, please…Please tell you that y'all aren't sick of my crazy Trail Blazers-inspired crafty projects. Please? Even if you're lying, just humor me for a moment. Last week Susan and I went to the Trail Blazers vs. Memphis Grizzlies game and, prior to the game, went to their first-ever "TweetUp," which basically involved us getting in to watch the team's shoot-around (you can't normally get into the Rose Garden that early), and some chitchat with some Blazers staff and a group photo. The highlight was, obviously, the shoot-around. It's been well-documented here that there's a horrifying lack of Channing Frye gear in ...
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01.08.09Buffet of Goodness (AKA The Mysterious Case of the Cursed Hoodie)I have a terrible, sinking feeling that my latest screen printing project may be cursed. Which is truly unfortunate. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="337" caption="This cool hoodie can't be cursed... Can it?"][/caption] Before you continue reading this post, I do want to make an important point: I'm not a Fan Girl. And I'm certainly not a Channing Frye Fan Girl. If I were going to be a Fan Girl of any of the Trail Blazers players, it would have to be Martell Webster. Yes, I know Rudy Fernandez is the flavor of the month, but, for me--if I were to become a Fan ...
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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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10.24.08Dayton Triangles Redux HoodieWhat do you get when you combine screen printing, applique, sewing, refashioning, vintage sports uniforms and a little bit of crazy? Me. With autumn bringing cool weather, I needed a new hoodie to wear (by the way, sometime we'll have to ask Sarah to write about her hoodie addiction). For inspiration, I wanted it to look like the old Dayton Triangles jerseys from the 1920s, because I am from Dayton and I like stripes and appliqués. And I really like any excuse to screen print just about anything. Why the Dayton Triangles? Well, my dad remembers them playing at the park near his ...
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09.24.08Train-Inspired Screen PrintJosh seems to have finally mastered the art of the two-color screen print (it's much harder than you'd every imagine)... Recognize the logo? That would be Union Pacific. We've already talked about why we're supporting Obama-Biden this year, so we won't get into that any further (although, if you're inclined, check out what's going on over at The Obama Craft Project), but we're also big fans of trains, and Josh's dad is a HUGE train aficionado. Huge. He subscribes to train magazines. So, Josh decided that his dad really needed a custom screen-printed Obama-Biden hoodie that was train-inspired, and this was the ...
