{"id":149,"date":"2008-05-08T01:06:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-08T05:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/showing-off\/"},"modified":"2018-11-28T10:19:58","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T15:19:58","slug":"showing-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2008\/05\/showing-off.html","title":{"rendered":"showing off"},"content":{"rendered":"

So you’ve finished sewing an Oliver + S pattern and want to show off your work? Well first of all, post it to the Flickr group<\/a>! <\/p>\n

But here’s another idea for displaying finished garment (aside from on a child, that is), either at a shop or at home. The Small Object<\/a> has these adorable hangers<\/a> for sale in a limited edition, and for just $10! <\/p>\n

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You could display the hangered garment on a quilt rack a la<\/em> Soulemama<\/a> (how cute is the bubble dress made up in that print?), or you could also use a peg rack like Posie Gets Cozy<\/a> has. I like the peg racks at Land of Nod<\/a>; does anyone know of other good sources?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So you’ve finished sewing an Oliver + S pattern and want to show off your work? Well first of all, post it to the Flickr group! 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