{"id":44379,"date":"2015-04-07T10:23:33","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T14:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=44379"},"modified":"2017-03-06T05:57:37","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T10:57:37","slug":"inspiration-gingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2015\/04\/inspiration-gingham.html","title":{"rendered":"inspiration: gingham"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you noticed that gingham is all the rage right now? It\u2019s having a little moment in fashion and with it being such a great fabric for spring we wanted to give a few ideas on how to use it.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re already familiar with gingham fabric, right? It is usually a woven check that can also be considered a plaid pattern. The checks come in different sizes from very small checks to statement-making bold ones and they come in many different colors, too. It\u2019s a classic fabric that never goes out of style.<\/p>\n

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Although gingham is simple in design it is always so fresh looking in apparel. It is synonymous with children\u2019s clothing and has been used for school uniforms. Its clean youthfulness make it a perfect fabric for modern clothing.<\/p>\n

Check out these Oliver + S patterns sewn up in gingham.<\/p>\n

Gingham fabrics make the sweetest little dresses, don’t you think? Brittany sewed a Fairy Tale Dress<\/a> using blue<\/a> and a Library Dress<\/a> using black<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Here are some garments in classic red. Brit<\/a> turned the Jump Rope Dress<\/a> into a shirt and Liam\u2019s Mummy<\/a> made up a pair of Puppet Show Shorts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

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How about some purple gingham? This Book Report Dress<\/a> was made by Justine<\/a> and this Tea Party Dress<\/a> by with love, heidi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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These tops have such a nice relaxed style. Brit<\/a> made a yellow Roller Skate Tunic<\/a> and Katy<\/a> turned the Carousel Dress<\/a> into a top, did you notice the pockets were cut on bias?<\/p>\n

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

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Gingham works for boys, too. These two Sketchbook Shirts<\/a> were created by Bryanna<\/a> and Gail<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

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Gingham is usually in white and a bold color, but here is a top in brown and robin\u2019s egg blue. This After School Shirt<\/a> comes from our piping tutorial<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

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Do these creations inspire you to sew with gingham? Just think of all the other patterns that would look great in it. I\u2019ll leave you with some gingham fabrics that are perfect for spring, to have you sewing in checks with your next Oliver + S sewing project.<\/p>\n

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  1. \u00a0Lavender<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Yellow<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Lime<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Pink<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Pond<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Orange<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Here is some gingham inspiration to have you sewing in checks with your next Oliver + S sewing project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7455,"featured_media":44380,"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":[60,76,210,121,18,21,110,80,45,32],"class_list":["post-44379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-after-school","tag-book-report","tag-carousel-dress","tag-fairy-tale-dress","tag-inspiration","tag-jump-rope-dress","tag-library-dress","tag-roller-skate","tag-sketchbook","tag-tea-party"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/GinghamTitle.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-bxN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6848,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2013\/05\/fabric-friday-gingham-style.html","url_meta":{"origin":44379,"position":0},"title":"fabric friday: gingham style","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"May 31, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"That's right. 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