{"id":54267,"date":"2016-03-29T09:43:50","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T13:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=54267"},"modified":"2016-03-28T14:55:09","modified_gmt":"2016-03-28T18:55:09","slug":"my-favorite-oliver-s-pattern-patricia-from-quilting-with-a-hon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2016\/03\/my-favorite-oliver-s-pattern-patricia-from-quilting-with-a-hon.html","title":{"rendered":"my favorite oliver + s pattern: patricia from quilting with a hon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please welcome Patricia to the blog today. She is a quiltmaker and teacher; known as Quilting with a Hon<\/a> on Facebook. She is here to share her favorite Oliver + S pattern as well as several other patterns that she has sewn. Glad to have you here Patricia!<\/em><\/p>\n

I have mostly been a quilter, but then my son nested. I probably frightened my mother when I asked for a cedar chest at 16 so that I could stock away the things necessary for beginning-married life. My son started at about 25 years old on a path to find the right woman, get a home and have children. It was fun to watch especially a few years later when the happy couple told me a child was on the way. I waited anxiously for the months to pass. We finally knew\u2014it was a girl. I think the first thing I did was buy an Oliver + S pattern, the Ice Cream Dress<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As a quilter for 20 some years, I had completely abandoned clothing construction. Yet, I do not think I ever attended a quilt show where vendors had no Oliver + S patterns on display. A baby girl opened up a new world for my glorious cottons.<\/p>\n

My favorite, the Birthday Party Dress<\/a>, followed quickly, and then almost anything I felt was doable with my limited clothing skills. It\u2019s the pleats. My high school friends still remember my affinity for them.<\/p>\n

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

A family birth gave me the chance to play with the Tea Party Sundress and bloomers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

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

Baby girl number two followed three years later. Double patterns were needed to fill in the size range. They grow so quickly as did my Child Box. I count eighteen in all, including a free one that Liesl had posted. My newest is the Hide-and-Seek Dress<\/a>. I conquered the sleeves.<\/p>\n

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

More pleats and \u201cFrozen\u201d fabric, the Music Box Jumper<\/a> was a hit, because I think she wore it to bed.<\/p>\n

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

The smaller first version became a hit with the little sister.<\/p>\n

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

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

The Family Reunion Dress<\/a> made up cutely in a bright summery floral.<\/p>\n

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

Mom-Mom\u2019s greatest creation by far, \u201cFrozen\u201d that she could wear many days in a row using the Sunday Brunch Jacket<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

It seems they grow faster than I can get the pictures and the clothes are passed on to be enjoyed by others.<\/p>\n

I still need to pull out my sewing machine guide book every time for the buttonholes. I have conquered French seams and Hong Kong finishes, tucks and ruffles, explored overcasting by machine. Every hem is perfectly accurate. I can play with piping. What is not to love!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Patricia from Quilting with a Hon is here to share her favorite Oliver + S pattern, the Birthday Party Dress. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7455,"featured_media":54268,"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":[28,131],"class_list":["post-54267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-birthday-party-dress","tag-favorite-pattern"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/birthdaypartydressTITLE.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-e7h","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":57887,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2016\/10\/building-block-dress-book-tour-dont-call-me-betsy.html","url_meta":{"origin":54267,"position":0},"title":"building block dress book tour: don\u2019t call me betsy","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"October 12, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Today we have Elizabeth from Don\u2019t Call Me Betsy joining the Oliver + S Building Block Dress book tour.","rel":"","context":"In "general post"","block_context":{"text":"general post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/BBDtour_DontCallMeBetsyF.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":64824,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2018\/03\/my-favorite-oliver-s-pattern-school-days-jacket-2.html","url_meta":{"origin":54267,"position":1},"title":"my favorite oliver + s pattern: school days jacket","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"March 8, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"We\u2019re glad to have Lyndsey with us today. 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