{"id":72752,"date":"2019-09-20T07:34:43","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T11:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=72752"},"modified":"2019-09-20T08:20:26","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T12:20:26","slug":"sewing-small-talk-how-do-you-choose-a-sewing-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2019\/09\/sewing-small-talk-how-do-you-choose-a-sewing-pattern.html","title":{"rendered":"sewing small talk: how do you choose a sewing pattern?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello friends!<\/p>\n

OK, here’s a question that may require a little thought on your part. What attracts you to a sewing pattern?<\/p>\n

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Think back to the last few patterns your purchases and see if you can find a trend in your choices. Do you buy because it seems like a pattern that will be easy to sew? Or because it suits your style? Or because it includes a technique you want to learn? Or something else? Or a combination or elements? We’re curious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In today’s installment of Sewing Small Talk, Liesl asks about what attracts you to a particular sewing pattern. Do tell!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":68672,"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":[20792],"class_list":["post-72752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-small-talk"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/SST-Hero.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-iVq","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":75457,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2020\/07\/sewing-small-talk-which-do-you-choose-first.html","url_meta":{"origin":72752,"position":0},"title":"sewing small talk: which do you choose first?","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"July 24, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Tell us about your sewing project design process: do you choose the sewing pattern or the fabric first?","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\/2018\/01\/PDFHero.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":68931,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2019\/03\/sewing-small-talk-making-a-muslin.html","url_meta":{"origin":72752,"position":1},"title":"sewing small talk: making a muslin","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"March 22, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"In today's Sewing Small Talk Liesl asks how often you make a muslin when you're sewing for yourself.","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\/2019\/03\/do-you-make-a-muslin.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":67544,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2018\/11\/sewing-small-talk-full-bust-adjustment.html","url_meta":{"origin":72752,"position":2},"title":"sewing small talk: full bust adjustment","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"November 30, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"In today's installment of Sewing Small Talk, we're discussing doing a full bust adjustment. 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