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03.09.09Sewing Heritage Sunday – Sew for VictoryFirst things first. Something's been bugging me. Most of you probably read my last post. What you probably didn't read was Ben's post over on BlazersEdge (the most comprehensive and active Trail Blazers blog out there)--because I doubt many of you avidly consume Blazers' news (despite my best attempts to convert you into fans). In that post, Ben references my story about meeting Channing Frye and linked to my post. Wednesday morning--when I saw that post on BlazersEdge--I stupidly thought that he was mocking me. I would like to publicly apologize to Ben for assuming that he was making fun ...
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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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11.07.08Book Review: French General Home Sewn[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Cover of Kaari Meng's French General Home Sewn, published by Chronicle. "][/caption] Chronicle Books' latest sewing offering, French General Home Sewn: 30 Projects for Every Room in the House, is a unique sewing project book from Kaari Meng, owner of the well-known store in L.A., French General (you can visit her blog here). (I figure it's pretty well-known, since I've actually heard of it.) Part tour of the vintage French aesthetic, part sewing book, this is an appealing book for folks who are Francophiles or fabric collectors, in addition to those looking for unique designs for sewing ...
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05.20.08Cub ReporterKim, over at TrueUp, the stellar newish blog for the fabric-obsessed, has a guest writer for today's post---me! Needless to say, I'm thrilled to be her very first guest contributor. So, scoot on over and check out my outsider's review of the Quilt Market fabric weekend here in Portland. ~Sarah No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
