{"id":63767,"date":"2018-01-05T09:10:33","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T14:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=63767"},"modified":"2018-01-05T09:10:33","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T14:10:33","slug":"weekend-links-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2018\/01\/weekend-links-71.html","title":{"rendered":"weekend links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello friends!<\/p>\n<p>A great big Happy New Year to you! I hope you had a wonderful holiday, filled with friends and family and maybe also a little sewing time.<\/p>\n<p>I just realized that I&#8217;ve worn the same sweater for the past 10 days or so, which definitely means I&#8217;ve been either relaxing or very distracted. A little of both, really. (But don&#8217;t worry; I haven&#8217;t been wearing the same shirt under it this entire time!) S just got her first braces and we&#8217;re busy packing for her class ski trip to Andorra next week, plus we&#8217;re shooting the first of several photo shoots for the spring patterns this morning and I just finished sewing the samples yesterday afternoon. So I guess that&#8217;s my sartorial excuse. But we also got some time to relax, and I think I&#8217;m reading about eight different books at the same time, I&#8217;m so busy cramming as much relaxation into my free time as possible! Can you relate?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63824\" style=\"max-width: 760px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/goodbye-image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63824 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/goodbye-image-760x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/goodbye-image-760x683.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/goodbye-image-500x449.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/goodbye-image-768x690.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/goodbye-image-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">the book and my guilty sweater<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Speaking of books, Todd gave me this one for Christmas and I got all teary-eyed when I opened it. I&#8217;ve been feeling a little homesick for New York lately, but not for that cold weather! Stay warm, everyone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pinterest Picks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When January comes, do you look forward to New Year&#8217;s resolutions and starting the year with a clean slate? I mostly look forward to the limited color palettes of January, with light, clean colors like these.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63771\" style=\"max-width: 760px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63771 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/d-760x538.jpg\" alt=\"Liesl's January pinterest picks\" width=\"760\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/d-760x538.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/d-500x354.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/d-768x544.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/d-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206212781261\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/ATauV6g8NMAysATD8Xi0TiUnJE56UPIZIxvWNPFA6p1Yb3DWJHnQQ2A\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I also look forward to January&#8217;s cozy textures, like these. (Isn&#8217;t that ombre sleeve wonderful?)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63768\" style=\"max-width: 760px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63768 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/a-760x491.jpg\" alt=\"Liesl's January pinterest picks\" width=\"760\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/a-760x491.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/a-500x323.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/a-768x496.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/a-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206212716331\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206212736649\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Speaking of texture, S and I are planning a cozy faux fur sweatshirt for her. If there is any leftover fabric it will definitely become a throw pillow or two.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63769\" style=\"max-width: 760px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63769 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/b-760x557.jpg\" alt=\"Liesl's January pinterest picks\" width=\"760\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/b-760x557.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/b-500x367.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/b-768x563.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/b-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206212845646\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206212748941\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>My mom sewed S a really beautiful twin-sized version of the quilt from my <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/oliver-s-little-things-to-sew.html\">Little Things to Sew<\/a> book, and it looks so wonderful on the bed in her room&#8211;which is truly the best room in the house, right on the corner with inspiring views of Madrid from two sets of French doors. But I digress; what I really meant to say is that this orange-and-red quilt reminded me of the overlapping transparent colors in S&#8217;s quilt.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63770\" style=\"max-width: 760px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63770 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/c-760x512.jpg\" alt=\"Liesl's January pinterest picks\" width=\"760\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/c-760x512.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/c-500x337.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/c-768x517.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/c-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206212749160\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206212764766\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This dress and interior reminded me of SFGirl&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgirlbybay.com\/2017\/11\/10\/wear-this-there-the-hoxton-paris-with-sezane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wear This There<\/a> series. The dress would look perfect in this interior, wouldn&#8217;t it? Makes me want to assemble shoes and accessories to match, but more pressing matters await.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63773\" style=\"max-width: 760px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63773 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/e-760x485.jpg\" alt=\"Liesl's January pinterest picks\" width=\"760\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/e-760x485.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/e-500x319.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/e-768x491.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/e-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206212815260\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206212856664\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Weekend Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since a new year often inspires a new start, here is a collection of links to inspire you (and me):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Looking for a good book? I love the <a href=\"http:\/\/apps.npr.org\/best-books-2017\/?utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=npr&amp;utm_term=nprnews&amp;utm_content=202905\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">book concierge<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>And if you need more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/11\/22\/books\/review\/100-notable-books-2017.html?emc=edit_mbe_20171123&amp;nl=morning-briefing-europe&amp;nlid=71109328&amp;te=1&amp;_r=0&amp;mtrref=undefined&amp;mtrref=getpocket.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">book suggestions<\/a>, 2017 gave us many to choose from.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cooking.nytimes.com\/guides\/43-how-to-make-salad?utm_source=Facebook_Paid&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=Guides&amp;utm_campaign=kwp&amp;kwp_0=422603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to make salad<\/a>.\u00a0Because we could all use more salad in our lives, right? (And as long as we&#8217;re at it, <a href=\"https:\/\/cooking.nytimes.com\/guides\/40-how-to-make-soup?action=click&amp;module=RecipeBox&amp;pgType=recipebox-page&amp;region=cooking-guides&amp;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how about soup?<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>I may have linked to this before, but it&#8217;s worth another look: an excellent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purewow.com\/home\/how-to-remove-stains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stain treatment guide<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>I was just telling S about this the other day; no matter what your age, it&#8217;s important to feel <a href=\"https:\/\/aeon.co\/ideas\/before-you-can-be-with-others-first-learn-to-be-alone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comfortable being alone<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ll be the first to tell you that being married to your business partner is Really Hard. But so is marriage, period. So I really liked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/05\/29\/opinion\/sunday\/why-you-will-marry-the-wrong-person.html?mtrref=getpocket.com&amp;assetType=opinion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this article<\/a>. And this one about maintaining a healthy marriage with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/2016\/06\/08\/how-and-why-to-hold-a-weekly-marriage-meeting\/?utm_source=pocket&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=pockethits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weekly meeting<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>I told you we watch a lot of movies during the holidays, right? I also caught up on some TV-watching and absolutely loved The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Great story, very New York. And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecut.com\/2017\/12\/the-marvelous-mrs-maisel-has-the-best-clothes-on-tv.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the fashion<\/a> wasn&#8217;t too shabby either!<\/li>\n<li>Speaking of TV and fashion: season 2 of <a href=\"https:\/\/fashionista.com\/2017\/12\/netflix-the-crown-season-2-costumes\">The Crown<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>To accomplish your resolutions, practice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/12\/29\/opinion\/sunday\/the-only-way-to-keep-your-resolutions.html?utm_source=pocket&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=pockethits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">empathy and thankfulness<\/a>. (We can all use a little more of both anyway, right?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Oh, we have so many great posts lined up for you next week, I can hardly wait! Be sure to come back, or we can come to you if you <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/signup\/\">sign up to have blog posts emailed to you<\/a>. In the meantime, I hope you have a wonderful weekend. We&#8217;re looking forward to the arrival of Three Kings Day tomorrow. Do they visit your house, too?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liesl is back today with her first Weekend Links post of 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":63823,"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-63767","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\/2018\/01\/goodbye-feature.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-gAv","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":43687,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2015\/03\/pinterest-picks-and-links-3.html","url_meta":{"origin":63767,"position":0},"title":"pinterest picks and links","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"March 20, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"A quick recap of what Liesl has been reading and looking at on Pinterest this week.","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\/2015\/03\/mar-20-c.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":74440,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2020\/02\/sewing-small-talk-favorite-fabrics-to-sew.html","url_meta":{"origin":63767,"position":1},"title":"sewing small talk: favorite fabrics to sew","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"February 28, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"In this week's Sewing Small Talk, Liesl asks about your favorite fabrics to sew.","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\/2020\/02\/thread-hero.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":70192,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2019\/06\/weekend-links-97.html","url_meta":{"origin":63767,"position":2},"title":"weekend links","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"June 21, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"For your first week of summer, Liesl is here with her Friday weekend links round up.","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\/2019\/06\/friday-feature.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3487,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2012\/01\/strategies-for-efficient-sewing.html","url_meta":{"origin":63767,"position":3},"title":"strategies for efficient sewing","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"January 11, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"I\u2019ve been speeding through some sewing recently, testing the spring patterns and making a few things for S and for myself at the same time, and this has started me thinking about strategies for efficient sewing. 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