{"id":3772,"date":"2012-03-29T11:00:14","date_gmt":"2012-03-29T15:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/?p=3772"},"modified":"2018-11-28T13:46:56","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T18:46:56","slug":"introducing-the-croquet-dress-sewing-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2012\/03\/introducing-the-croquet-dress-sewing-pattern.html","title":{"rendered":"introducing the croquet dress sewing pattern"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every so often my dear friend Brooke<\/a>, who designed our logo and packaging , weighs in with a special pattern request. She probably thinks I just nod my head and go back to doing whatever I want to do, completely ignoring her in the process. But I actually listen very closely to her. She just doesn\u2019t know it. She’s got great taste, so it’s in everyone’s best interest that I listen. Sometimes it just takes me a while to find what I think is the perfect answer to her requests. And this season I think I\u2019ve answered two of her requests. The Croquet Dress is one of those answers.<\/p>\n

A long time ago Brooke asked for a sailor dress. I thought that was a great idea, but I wanted to do a pattern that wouldn’t be limited to JUST a sailor dress. After all, many of you purchase our patterns and make them over and over again as your children grow. So why not design a dress that could be made as both a sailor dress and other dress styles?<\/p>\n

So here is the Croquet Dress. It\u2019s got a nautical influence and can certainly be made into a sailor dress, as demonstrated by S in her linen chambray version. It\u2019s got a cute shoulder detail that takes twill tape or ribbon stripes nicely, and the little collar is very sailor-ish. Plus, I think the dropped waist with the bow has a nautical flair, doesn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

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But the same style can take on other appearances without the stripes. On this version we used the border print from my upcoming Ladies\u2019 Stitching Club fabric collection (it will be available this coming July), and the results are very different from the sailor dress version that S modeled above.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s also a second version included in the pattern envelope. View B eliminates the collar and replaces it with a simple yoke that can be left plain or embellished. I think the yoke would look great with some embroidery or made up with a really special fabric that you want to highlight. You know, the scrap that you\u2019ve been saving for just the right project.<\/p>\n

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Other details: This is a pull-on style with a keyhole opening at the back neck, which means no buttonholes! Also, the waistband is an elastic casing, so the dress is very comfortable to wear and can be adjusted for just the right fit. It\u2019s not hard to sew. In fact, we\u2019ve rated it two scissors. It\u2019s a pretty quick pattern. Great for quilting cottons, linen, chambray, cotton shirtings (Can you imagine this in a men\u2019s shirting? It would be fantastic.), you get my drift. And, as I mentioned, the straight hem of the skirt works beautifully with the border print in our upcoming fabric collection, The Ladies\u2019 Stitching Club. I think it\u2019s a great spring and summer dress, and it could also be really cute in the fall if you use a heavier fabric. The skirt isn\u2019t very full, so it will still hang nicely even if the fabric has a lot of body.<\/p>\n

So I wonder what Brooke will request next? I think I might know, but I’ll wait to see if I’m right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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