{"id":1430,"date":"2010-08-29T10:19:18","date_gmt":"2010-08-29T14:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oliverands.com\/blog\/?p=1430"},"modified":"2018-11-28T11:20:07","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T16:20:07","slug":"ruffled-sailboat-skirt-or-pants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2010\/08\/ruffled-sailboat-skirt-or-pants.html","title":{"rendered":"ruffled sailboat skirt or pants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A week or two ago I had a little brainstorm one morning and dropped into the Oliver + S <a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/forums\/topic.php?id=352\" target=\"_self\">discussion forums<\/a> to ask if anyone wanted to give it a try. In fact, several people expressed an interest. Here is the original idea, roughly explained:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ruffle-sailboat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1433\" title=\"ruffle sailboat\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ruffle-sailboat-400x297.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ruffle-sailboat-400x297.jpg 400w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ruffle-sailboat-275x204.jpg 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>And here are the results. First, from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/8074451@N04\/4920311380\/in\/pool-694451@N21\/\" target=\"_blank\">Karmela G<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ruffle-sailboat-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1434\" title=\"ruffle sailboat 2\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ruffle-sailboat-2-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ruffle-sailboat-2-400x300.jpg 400w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ruffle-sailboat-2-275x206.jpg 275w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ruffle-sailboat-2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and from Jeanne Po (with further details <a href=\"http:\/\/nightknitter.wordpress.com\/2010\/08\/28\/sailboat-top-and-skirt\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ruffle-sailboat-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1446\" title=\"ruffle sailboat 4\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ruffle-sailboat-4-277x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ruffle-sailboat-4-277x400.jpg 277w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ruffle-sailboat-4-190x275.jpg 190w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ruffle-sailboat-4.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ruffle-sailboat-31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1445\" title=\"ruffle sailboat 3\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ruffle-sailboat-31-266x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ruffle-sailboat-31-266x400.jpg 266w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ruffle-sailboat-31-182x275.jpg 182w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ruffle-sailboat-31.jpg 334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They both turned out so cute, and with so little explanation on my part! Anyone else care to try? Or to share an embellishment idea for one of the patterns?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A week or two ago I had a little brainstorm one morning and dropped into the Oliver + S discussion forums to ask if anyone wanted to give it a try. In fact, several people expressed an interest. Here is &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1433,"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":[7],"class_list":["post-1430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-sailboat"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/ruffle-sailboat.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-n4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9602,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2014\/01\/my-favorite-oliver-s-pattern-kristin-from-skirt-as-top.html","url_meta":{"origin":1430,"position":0},"title":"my favorite oliver + s pattern: kristin from skirt as top","author":"skirt as top","date":"January 15, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Kristin from skirt as top shares why the Sailboat Top, Pants + Skirt is her favorite Oliver + S pattern.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;general post&quot;","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\/01\/IMG_0524.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8889,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2013\/11\/customizing-with-oliver-s-topstitched-denim-sailboat-dress.html","url_meta":{"origin":1430,"position":1},"title":"customizing with oliver + s: topstitched denim sailboat dress","author":"skirt as top","date":"November 14, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Modify the Sailboat Top into a chic Sailboat Dress with this Customizing with Oliver + S tutorial.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;general post&quot;","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\/2013\/11\/intro.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":59858,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2017\/03\/brittneys-capsule-wardrobe.html","url_meta":{"origin":1430,"position":2},"title":"brittney\u2019s capsule wardrobe","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"March 2, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Be inspired by Brittney's capsule wardrobe. 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