{"id":1039,"date":"2010-07-28T19:38:29","date_gmt":"2010-07-28T23:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oliverands.com\/blog\/?p=1039"},"modified":"2018-11-28T11:16:59","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T16:16:59","slug":"selecting-prints-for-adults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2010\/07\/selecting-prints-for-adults.html","title":{"rendered":"selecting prints for adults"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you sew for yourself, you may have read our Principles of Fabric Selection series<\/a> and wondered how they apply to your own sewing.<\/p>\n

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Here’s a quick answer. Our most recent guest post for the\u00a0Burda Style blog<\/a> talks about using prints for sewing women’s apparel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you sew for yourself, you may have read our Principles of Fabric Selection series and wondered how they apply to your own sewing. Here’s a quick answer. 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