{"id":60553,"date":"2017-04-14T10:57:12","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T14:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=60553"},"modified":"2017-04-14T04:02:25","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T08:02:25","slug":"weekend-links-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2017\/04\/weekend-links-50.html","title":{"rendered":"weekend links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello friends!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been so nice to have a little vacation! We&#8217;re really enjoying south-western France. I especially like Bordeaux and Bayonne, both of which are quite charming with lots of beautiful architecture. Here are a few photos of Bayonne, which was really quiet the day we visited. It probably isn&#8217;t like this in the summer!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bayonne.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-60629 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bayonne-760x1061.jpg\" alt=\"Beautiful Bayonne\" width=\"760\" height=\"1061\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bayonne-760x1061.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bayonne-500x698.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bayonne-768x1072.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bayonne-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pinterest Picks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Masterful (and daring) print mixing. Not for the faint of heart.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_60537\" style=\"max-width: 760px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-7-e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-60537 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-7-e-760x559.jpg\" alt=\"masterful pattern matching\" width=\"760\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-7-e-760x559.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-7-e-500x368.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-7-e-768x565.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-7-e-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206210213307\/\" target=\"_blank\">pinterest link<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206207372392\/\" target=\"_blank\">pinterest link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some fun-looking mending techniques to add a little color and excitement to clothing in need of some love.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_60616\" style=\"max-width: 760px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-14-a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-60616 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-14-a-760x367.jpg\" alt=\"mending ideas\" width=\"760\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-14-a-760x367.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-14-a-500x241.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-14-a-768x370.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-14-a-1240x598.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206210213402\/\" target=\"_blank\">pinterest link<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/326792516685023645\/\" target=\"_blank\">pinterest link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fueling me this week in France: ice cream, crepes, and good wine.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_60618\" style=\"max-width: 760px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-14-b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-60618 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-14-b-760x558.jpg\" alt=\"food food food\" width=\"760\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-14-b-760x558.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-14-b-500x367.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-14-b-768x564.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-14-b-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206209789618\/\" target=\"_blank\">pinterest link<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206210498251\/\" target=\"_blank\">pinterest link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The cuff below, left, reminds me a little of the cuff detail on our <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/liesl-and-co-patterns\/OLV-LC015GT.html\">Liesl + Co Gallery Dress + Tunic<\/a>. Do you know you could make a similar top to the one below, right, using our <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/liesl-and-co-patterns\/OLV-LC011BT-D.html\">Liesl + Co Bento Tee<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/liesl-and-co-patterns\/OLV-LC016MT.html\">Maritime Tee<\/a> or, for girls, our <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/oliver-and-s-patterns\/OLV-OS048LB.html\">Oliver + S Lunch Box Tee<\/a> for girls? In fact, stay tuned for a tutorial on this one.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_60612\" style=\"max-width: 760px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-14-c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-60612 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-14-c-760x466.jpg\" alt=\"women's sewing project inspiration\" width=\"760\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-14-c-760x466.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-14-c-500x306.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-14-c-768x471.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-14-c-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206209789627\/\" target=\"_blank\">pinterest link<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206210059127\/\" target=\"_blank\">pinterest link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This week&#8217;s kids&#8217; inspiration is somewhat French in feeling, I think. You could sew a similar style to the skirt and top below, left, using double gauze for a <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/oliver-and-s-patterns\/OLV-OS052SS1.html\">Swingset Skirt<\/a> and a knit <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/oliver-and-s-patterns\/OLV-OS048LB.html\">Lunch Box Tee<\/a>. And the red bow totally makes the outfit below, right.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_60613\" style=\"max-width: 760px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-14-d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-60613 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-14-d-760x601.jpg\" alt=\"kids sewing project inspiration\" width=\"760\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-14-d-760x601.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-14-d-500x395.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-14-d-768x607.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/4-14-d-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206210247773\/\" target=\"_blank\">pinterest link<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206209439682\/\" target=\"_blank\">pinterest link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Weekend Links<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I have only a few links for you this week because I&#8217;ve been mostly reading books, but here are a few things that have caught my interest lately:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who knew <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/culture\/culture-desk\/georgia-okeeffes-powerful-personal-style?mbid=social_facebook\" target=\"_blank\">Georgia O&#8217;Keefe<\/a> was such a talented seamstress?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/espn\/feature\/story\/_\/page\/presents18931717\/the-nba-secret-addiction\" target=\"_blank\">This story<\/a> just cracked me up. And made me a little hungry!<\/li>\n<li>I can&#8217;t say I had ever heard of a boomwhacker before I saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=youtu.be&amp;v=Y5seI0eJZCg&amp;sf54299420=1&amp;app=desktop\" target=\"_blank\">this video<\/a>, but these guys are clearly masters at playing them!<\/li>\n<li>Has anyone tried this <a href=\"https:\/\/thelovedealer.com\/products\/sewing-machine-bias-binding-foot\" target=\"_blank\">sewing machine foot<\/a>? I looks like it could be really handy!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And next week we&#8217;re planning all sorts of fun posts for you! I can hardly wait to show you the skirt I made, and we&#8217;ll have another favorite Lisette pattern as well as some of your sewing as well. See you then, and have a wonderful weekend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liesl is here again with her weekend picks for the weekend starting April 14, 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":60630,"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":[4],"class_list":["post-60553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-links"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/bayonne-banner.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-fKF","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":60116,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2017\/03\/weekend-links-48.html","url_meta":{"origin":60553,"position":0},"title":"weekend links","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"March 17, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Liesl is here with her usual Friday roundup of weekend links.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;general post&quot;","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\/03\/pyrenees-banner.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":48556,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2015\/07\/pinterest-picks-and-weekend-links.html","url_meta":{"origin":60553,"position":1},"title":"pinterest picks and weekend links","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"July 17, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Here are this week's picks from Liesl. 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