{"id":60112,"date":"2017-03-16T10:09:26","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T14:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=60112"},"modified":"2017-03-15T13:15:12","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T17:15:12","slug":"roller-skate-dresses-sewn-by-marte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2017\/03\/roller-skate-dresses-sewn-by-marte.html","title":{"rendered":"roller skate dresses sewn by marte"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please join me in welcoming Marte to the blog today! She\u2019s stopping by to share her Roller Skate dresses that she\u2019s made over the years. Thanks for visiting us Marte!<\/em><\/p>\n

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

Hi there! I\u2019m Marte from Belgium. It\u2019s such a pleasure to welcome you at the Oliver + S blog. You can follow my sewing adventures at Compagnie M<\/a>. Even though I design my own patterns, I love to try patterns from other independent designers too. Besides my own patterns, the Roller Skate dress<\/a> is probably the one I\u2019ve used most since I started sewing about 7 years ago.<\/p>\n

My first Roller Skate dress<\/a> is the most refined one<\/a>. For this version I went all the way and added the beautiful collar detail plus a tiny little bow. If I could buy the fabric again I would probably hack my own Oliver + S dress again. I\u2019m sure it would still suit my girls well again.<\/p>\n

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

I write girls because I have twin girls. They only have one wardrobe that they share! They are identical, but their characters can\u2019t be more different.<\/p>\n

While sewing my second Roller Skate dress<\/a>, I really had Nore in mind. This became her birthday dress when she turned 4. I sewed a plain and simple Roller Skate dress. The fabric was so pretty that I didn\u2019t want to add any other distracting elements. I only picked one large vintage button from my big collection. Matching the print at the back was the only difficult part but I think I managed to tackle this part pretty well.<\/p>\n

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

When you read my third Roller Skate dress blog post<\/a>, you can see in the first sentence that I just love this pattern a lot. It is such a quick sew. When I stumbled upon this fabric, I just had to sew a vintage inspired version. I used the same fabric twice: the orange version for the outside, the brown one for the lining. I adore special linings and I love this extra touch a lot.<\/p>\n

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

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

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

And last week I\u2019ve probably sewn my personal favorite Roller Skate dress<\/a>. After attending a fabric design workshop, I spotted a super beautiful dress from an expensive French brand. As I couldn\u2019t afford the dress, I just hacked it. I copied this fabric in Illustrator (for personal use only) and had it printed through Spoonflower. Since they opened a new unit in Germany, it has finally become affordable for us to have them ship to Belgium. Hooray! The fabric has a rather big print. That is why I used my favorite Oliver + S pattern again. With the built-in cap sleeves you don\u2019t need to set in separate sleeves. This way you don\u2019t have to cut and turn the print of such a pretty fabric. We\u2019re thrilled with the result. Hopefully summer is in town soon!<\/p>\n

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

Did I almost convince you to try this pattern? I hope so. And I\u2019m not just writing this because I got the permission to post here. I\u2019ve written the same review on my own blog several times already! Here\u2019s my recap.<\/p>\n

A basic Roller Skate dress is a super quick project. This is probably the main reason why I love this pattern so much. But there are more advantages: with these built\u2013in cap sleeves, you don\u2019t need a lot of fabric for this project. The dress height is more than enough. Plus it works well with any type of fabric. Whenever I use a fabric with a large print, the Roller Skate dress is my favorite pattern. Even though numbers 2 and 3 were sewn about 2 years ago, my girls can still wear them. Because of the wide design and the elastic around the chest, you can easily extend the lifetime of your Roller Skate dress. Just add a new elastic from time to time and wear this dress as a tunic or add a contrasting hem. How I love a sustainable wardrobe with many Roller Skate dresses! Thanks for the lovely pattern Oliver + S. Keep up the good work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Marte is stopping by to share her Oliver + S Roller Skate dresses that she\u2019s made over the years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7455,"featured_media":60134,"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":[80],"class_list":["post-60112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-roller-skate"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/rollerskatedressF.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-fDy","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":61451,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2017\/06\/my-favorite-oliver-s-pattern-roller-skate-dress.html","url_meta":{"origin":60112,"position":0},"title":"my favorite oliver + s pattern: roller skate dress","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"June 6, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Sarah joins us today to discuss her favorite Oliver + S pattern, the Roller Skate Dress.","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\/2017\/05\/MFProllerskateF.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":51841,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2015\/11\/my-favorite-oliver-s-pattern-sarah-from-not-sew-fast.html","url_meta":{"origin":60112,"position":1},"title":"my favorite oliver + s pattern: sarah from not sew fast","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"November 30, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Sarah from Not Sew Fast joins us today to discuss her favorite Oliver + S pattern--the Roller Skate Dress.","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\/2015\/11\/RollerSkateTITLE.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":74644,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2020\/07\/sew-tell-baptismal-roller-skate-dress.html","url_meta":{"origin":60112,"position":2},"title":"sew + tell: baptismal roller skate dress","author":"Masha Richart","date":"July 6, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Jessica made a gorgeous satin Roller Skate Dress for a baptism, and she's here to tell all about it in the latest post of our Sew + Tell series.","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\/2020\/03\/baptismal-roller-skatehero.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7092,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2013\/07\/flip-this-roller-skate-dress.html","url_meta":{"origin":60112,"position":3},"title":"flip this roller skate dress","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"July 1, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The Oliver + S Roller Skate Dress is the July featured pattern in the Flip This Pattern challenge at the Frances Suzanne blog.","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\/2013\/06\/FlipthisPattern200pxLOGO.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7369,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2013\/07\/the-super-online-sew-match-takes-on-the-roller-skate-dress.html","url_meta":{"origin":60112,"position":4},"title":"the super online sew match takes on the roller skate dress","author":"Todd Gibson","date":"July 19, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The round two pattern challenge in Sew Mama Sew's Super Online Sewing Match is the Oliver + S Roller Skate Dress. 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