{"id":42587,"date":"2015-02-10T10:09:12","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T15:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=42587"},"modified":"2018-11-29T03:50:03","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T08:50:03","slug":"my-favorite-oliver-s-pattern-kelly-from-sewing-seeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2015\/02\/my-favorite-oliver-s-pattern-kelly-from-sewing-seeds.html","title":{"rendered":"my favorite oliver + s pattern: kelly from sewing seeds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is the next installment of the \u201cMy Favorite Oliver + S Pattern\u201d series<\/a>. Today we have Kelly<\/a> who is going to share a bit about her favorite and show us the many fantastic versions she has made. Thanks so much for being here Kelly!<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019m Kelly Donovan \u2013 first time blogger, long time Oliver + S sewer. I put myself through sewing school with Oliver + S patterns, and while I may dip my toes in other waters once in a blue moon, my heart belongs to Liesl. This wonderful art began for me as a hobby and has recently transformed into a small business, in which I sell custom handmade clothing under my own label, Sewing Seeds<\/a>, participating in the generous Oliver + S Boutique Sewer licensing program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Oliver<\/a><\/p>\n

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Today, I\u2019m excited to share my favorite Oliver + S pattern, the Fairy Tale Dress<\/a>. I had been sewing the gamut of Oliver + S patterns when the Fairy Tale Dress was released, and I distinctively remember Liesl\u2019s warning mention that this pattern was serious business. It would require a muslin. It has darts. It calls for tulle. There is copious hand sewing. However, this release was timely in that my eldest daughter had recently requested to be a princess for Halloween. Not yet into the Disney princess phase, just any old princess would do. Enter the fortuitous Fairy Tale release.<\/p>\n

I made a quick muslin to gauge the bodice fit and plunged in full steam ahead. I chose dupioni silk with a glittery tulle overlay, Peter Pan collar, petal sleeves, floor length\u2026the works. She loved it, and in true older\/younger sibling form, sister was the toad.<\/p>\n

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\"Oliver<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Oliver<\/a><\/p>\n

 
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\"Oliver<\/a><\/p>\n

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Next up was a Christmas Dress, again for the eldest. This time I carefully chose a Liberty print from my favorite fabric shop, Purl Soho. This was view B all the way, with shot cotton as the contrast. In hindsight, the shot cotton felt a bit flimsy for the back bow, and I learned the valuable lesson that the \u201cdisappearing\u201d markers don\u2019t always fully disappear. Cue tears\/rage\/confusion as permanent purple dots exist on the collar corners to date. Heed those warnings of testing on swatches!<\/p>\n

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\"Oliver<\/a><\/p>\n

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A fourth birthday party was a fantastic excuse for a third Fairy Tale Dress. And what better fabric for a party than over-sized Ascher vintage bows? This dress got a ton of wear and sewed up beautifully in the quilting cotton-esque fabric. I bypassed the structural bows, as I felt the fabric provided enough on its own, and chose a simple white Peter Pan collar for added crispness and whimsy.<\/p>\n

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\"Oliver<\/a><\/p>\n

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When launching my business, I gave a few local moms their choice of mostly Oliver + S patterns which I\u2019d make for their girls in exchange for their participation in a photo shoot to launch my brand. Not surprisingly, the majority picked this consummate party dress. Here they are in Nani Iro, Liberty of London, and Michael Miller Eyelet. With each of these, I mixed and matched the different pattern elements between views A and B.<\/p>\n

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\"Oliver<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Oliver<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Oliver<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tickets to the Nutcracker at Lincoln Center and nothing to wear? Fret not, mom will sew you up a festive Fairy Tale Dress in Michael Miller Glitz.<\/p>\n

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\"Oliver<\/a><\/p>\n

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Finally, with the announcement of my brother\u2019s impending marriage, also came the request to make the flower girl dresses for my two daughters. An intimate NYC wedding \u2013 at an historic church in lower Manhattan \u2013 set the stage for my last two Fairy Tale dresses, loyal to Liesl\u2019s traditional view A\/B vision. I traveled with my beloved future sister-in-law, by rail, to the garment district, with her invitation and bridesmaid dress fabric swatches in hand, and together we decided on the palest blush silk taffeta with gray contrast to match the bridesmaid dresses.<\/p>\n

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\"Big<\/a><\/p>\n

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With our precious fabric successfully secured from B&J, we trekked through snow and wind to M&J Trimming on Sixth and picked out matte silver small sequins. Over the course of the next two weeks, each sequin was meticulously hand sewn onto four separate collar pieces, for two dresses. At dance class, at gymnastics, during naptime, at red lights. The results were well worth the effort.<\/p>\n

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\"Sequin<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Oliver<\/a><\/p>\n

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I would like to extend my sincerest thanks to Liesl and team for this fabulous, versatile, classic pattern. With this in my arsenal, and all of the variations and customizations it affords, there\u2019s no dress I can\u2019t conquer.<\/p>\n

Want a trip down memory lane? Here’s Liesl’s original introduction to the Fairy Tale Dress<\/a> from August 2012!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kelly is here to talk all about her favorite Oliver + S pattern, the Fairy Tale Dress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7455,"featured_media":42623,"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":[121,131],"class_list":["post-42587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-fairy-tale-dress","tag-favorite-pattern"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/FairyTaleFavTITLE.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-b4T","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":58785,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2016\/12\/holiday-sewing-round-up.html","url_meta":{"origin":42587,"position":0},"title":"holiday sewing round-up","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"December 6, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"It\u2019s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. 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