{"id":12240,"date":"2014-08-28T09:34:35","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T13:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/?p=12240"},"modified":"2018-11-29T03:17:13","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T08:17:13","slug":"customizing-the-sunny-day-shorts-adding-oliver-s-pockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2014\/08\/customizing-the-sunny-day-shorts-adding-oliver-s-pockets.html","title":{"rendered":"customizing the sunny day shorts: adding oliver + s pockets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looking for an idea to customize the Sunny Day Shorts<\/a>? One easy way is to add pockets. The beach bum shorts tutorial<\/a> shows you how to draft your own front pockets. And don\u2019t forget about the hexagon shaped pockets tutorial<\/a> either.<\/p>\n

Now, if you are looking for more options and you happen to own a few Oliver + S sewing patterns, then you probably already have some pocket patterns that you can use. I\u2019ve put together a list in no particular order of some of the patterns that include pockets that I thought would work. Also I found a couple of examples that others have made using Oliver + S pockets. Before I get started, though, you might find that a few little changes might need to be made to make them work, like for example, if the pockets are a little bit too big, try going down a size or two. Warning in advance, this is a long list!<\/p>\n

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1) The Sandbox Pants<\/a> have front patch pockets and button-through back patch pockets. Here you can see an example where Deb<\/a> added the Sandbox Pants front patch pockets to a pair of Sunny Day Shorts to make this awesome pirate outfit<\/a> (which includes a School Bus T-shirt<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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2) The Art Museum Trousers<\/a> feature front pockets and back welt pockets. Be sure to check out our welt pockets step-by-step photo tutorial<\/a> to see that it\u2019s really not a difficult technique.<\/p>\n

3) The Field Trip Cargo Pants<\/a> have front pockets, back patch pockets, and large cargo pockets at the side seams. I might suggest adding length to the shorts<\/a> for the side cargo pockets to work. Otherwise wow, in one pattern there are three different pockets that could work!<\/p>\n

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4) The Lullaby Layette<\/a> has cute little back patch pockets on the elasticized pull-on pants that go up to size 24 months. Patricia<\/a> placed these pockets on the back of a pair of 2T shorts, aren’t they adorable?<\/p>\n

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5) The Ice Cream Dress<\/a> features v-notch patch pockets which I think could be used as front, side, or back pockets.<\/p>\n

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6) The Playtime Dress and Tunic<\/a> have set-in pockets and I would suggest to eliminate topstitching the pockets.<\/p>\n

7) The Hopscotch Skirt<\/a> feature takeout box shaped pockets which I think would be cute as side pockets.<\/p>\n

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8) The Sketchbook Shorts<\/a> have easy front pockets.<\/p>\n

9) The Puppet Show Shorts<\/a> feature adorable gathered bias-trimmed side pockets.<\/p>\n

10) The Sunday Brunch Skirt<\/a> has nice front pockets.<\/p>\n

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11) The After School Pants<\/a> have front pockets and back patch pockets. This one has the option of adorable ruffle details at the front pocket opening.<\/p>\n

12) Finally, the Jump Rope Dress<\/a> features two different types, both the side patch pockets and the front gathered bias-trimmed patch pockets which I feel could be placed in the front or on the sides. Emily<\/a> put the gathered bias trimmed patch pockets on the sides of these shorts, achieving adorable results!<\/p>\n

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So there you have it, there are quite a few options to try. Using the pockets from the patterns you already own gets more mileage out of them which is always a great feeling, isn\u2019t it? Please do let me know in the comments section if there are some pockets that would work that I forgot about. Also if you\u2019ve sewn up a pair of Sunny Day Shorts where you added Oliver + S pockets please leave a link so we can all see.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you’re looking for an idea to customize the free Sunny Day Shorts pattern, how about adding some pockets from Oliver + S patterns? Take a peek at this long list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7455,"featured_media":12266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[166],"class_list":["post-12240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-sunny-day"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/pirateoutfit.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-3bq","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11474,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2014\/06\/customizing-the-sunny-day-shorts-hexagon-pockets.html","url_meta":{"origin":12240,"position":0},"title":"customizing the sunny day shorts: hexagon pockets","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"June 23, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Sparrows shares a step-by-step photo tutorial on how to add hexagon shaped patch pockets to the Oliver + S Sunny Day Shorts free pattern.","rel":"","context":"In "tutorials"","block_context":{"text":"tutorials","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/tutorials"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/sunnydayshortshexpocketsT.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12197,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2014\/08\/starting-out-with-oliver-s-boy-patterns.html","url_meta":{"origin":12240,"position":1},"title":"starting out with oliver + s: boy patterns","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"August 25, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"This is the second of a three part series which is meant to offer a bit of advice to someone who is starting out sewing as to what Oliver + S patterns would be a good place to begin.","rel":"","context":"In "general post"","block_context":{"text":"general post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sunny-day-shorts-e1408487859415.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":66807,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2018\/09\/eleven-tutorials-for-pockets.html","url_meta":{"origin":12240,"position":2},"title":"eleven tutorials for pockets","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"September 12, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Today it\u2019s all about pockets. 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