{"id":65462,"date":"2018-04-10T07:34:02","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T11:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=65462"},"modified":"2018-04-10T07:34:02","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T11:34:02","slug":"my-favorite-oliver-s-pattern-building-block-dress-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2018\/04\/my-favorite-oliver-s-pattern-building-block-dress-2.html","title":{"rendered":"my favorite oliver + s pattern: building block dress"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re happy to have Darcy<\/a> on the blog today! Do you remember her amazing smocked Garden Party Dress<\/a>? She is stopping by to share a bit about her favorite Oliver + S pattern and show us the fantastic versions she has made. Thanks so much for being here Darcy!<\/em><\/p>\n

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

Hello! My name is Darcy Struble. I am a member of the Advisors Circle<\/a> and I have been sewing with Oliver + S patterns since my daughter was born, almost 6 years ago! Like so many of you, Oliver + S taught me how to sew and harbored in me a love of sewing. I recently counted up my Oliver + S patterns, and I own 52, including patterns from Liesl + Co. and Liesette for Butterick!<\/p>\n

It took a lot of thought to pick which of all these patterns I would call my favorite. I have a soft place in my heart for the Playdate Dress<\/a> (my first ever pattern) and a handful of others that I have used for special occasions. I have to say that my most favorite of all would have to be the Building Block Dress book<\/a>! The dress pattern that comes with the book is so cute and classic. I have sewn it once just as is (although I think it\u2019s time to do it again, in a bigger size).<\/p>\n

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

On top of the basic dress, there are so many design options. The options of dresses that can be created seem almost limitless. Upon purchasing it, I have probably created about 15 dresses from the pattern provided with the book.<\/p>\n

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

My daughter is also a big fan of this book and likes to go through the options and help me design a dress. Keeping her involved in the design process has helped her stay interested in the things I make for her!<\/p>\n

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

It\u2019s also a must have for anyone who wants to make costumes. I have made multiple for her using this book!<\/p>\n

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

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

Costuming aside (and I love costuming with a passion), it\u2019s also a great blank canvas to play around with decorating techniques. The dress below is an A-line, long sleeve dress with fun crocheted edging details.<\/p>\n

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

And of course, it can be shortened into tops and blouse.<\/p>\n

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

I have also used the techniques from the book to modify the School Bus T-shirt<\/a> into a dress (but I can\u2019t find pictures of this sadly).<\/p>\n

I could go on for days about this book. And I know there will be many more iterations of this dress (and even top) to come. Because whenever I dream up something, the Building Block Dress book is there for me. And that\u2019s what makes it my favorite pattern!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re happy to have Darcy with us today. She\u2019s sharing some makes from her favorite Oliver + S pattern, the Building Block Dress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7455,"featured_media":65473,"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":[20736,131],"class_list":["post-65462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-building-block-dress","tag-favorite-pattern"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/bbdF.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-h1Q","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":65877,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2018\/06\/color-blocked-cartwheel-wrap-dress-tutorial.html","url_meta":{"origin":65462,"position":0},"title":"color blocked cartwheel wrap dress tutorial","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"June 1, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"As part of our Advisors Circle, Darcy is here to show you how she color blocked the Oliver + S Cartwheel Wrap Dress.","rel":"","context":"In "tutorials"","block_context":{"text":"tutorials","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/tutorials"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/colorblockF.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":56957,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2016\/08\/woodland-clearing-fabric-creations.html","url_meta":{"origin":65462,"position":1},"title":"woodland clearing fabric creations","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"August 23, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"We\u2019ve rounded up some lovely creations that used Liesl's recent Woodland Clearing fabric collection for Robert Kaufman. 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