{"id":49439,"date":"2015-09-07T09:58:14","date_gmt":"2015-09-07T13:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=49439"},"modified":"2018-11-29T04:09:44","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T09:09:44","slug":"back-to-school-sewing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2015\/09\/back-to-school-sewing.html","title":{"rendered":"back-to-school sewing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Labor Day for those of you in the United States! It\u2019s back-to-school time and it is a fun time to sew for kids. As you already know, sewing for kids is no longer a necessity; it has become an act of love. We put a lot of thought into the many details when sewing for kids. The end result is a cherished and useful accessory or garment. I\u2019ve gathered lots of well made items that would make fantastic back-to-school sewing projects. Maybe something here will spark an idea and inspire you to sew something for the school year instead of buying it off the shelf.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start out with backpacks. I\u2019m sure you\u2019re already familiar with the Penguin Backpack from the Little Things to Sew<\/a> book. Here is a cute one sewn by Brittany<\/a> in sturdy denim.<\/p>\n

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

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Sewists have been so clever coming up with ways of converting the Penguin Backpack into something different, take a look here:<\/p>\n

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

Pug dog<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Giraffe<\/a><\/p>\n

 
\n<\/p>\n

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

Owl<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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

Minion<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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

Dog<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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

Frog<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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

Grey fox<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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

Elephant<\/a><\/p>\n

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Moving on to the Messenger Bag which is also in Little Things to Sew… here were a couple of Messenger Bags that caught my eye:<\/p>\n

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

Violin cross stitch<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Fox<\/a><\/p>\n

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Do you have plans for some school uniform sewing? If so, you\u2019ll want to be sure to visit our school uniform round-up<\/a> to see lots of great examples.<\/p>\n

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

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What is on your back-to-school sewing list? Please do share with us in the comments section, will you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here is some inspiration for your back-to-school Oliver + S sewing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7455,"featured_media":49440,"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":[66,18,56,20681,181],"class_list":["post-49439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-customized","tag-inspiration","tag-little-things-to-sew","tag-messenger-bag","tag-penguin-backpack"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/penguin.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-cRp","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":72604,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2019\/08\/little-things-to-sew-single-patterns.html","url_meta":{"origin":49439,"position":0},"title":"little things to sew single patterns","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"August 28, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Our Oliver + S Little Things to Sew Singles Patterns are accessories patterns for children. 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