{"id":73113,"date":"2019-11-06T08:40:05","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T13:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=73113"},"modified":"2019-10-31T07:41:01","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T11:41:01","slug":"our-testers-photos-of-the-camp-shirt-dress-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2019\/11\/our-testers-photos-of-the-camp-shirt-dress-pattern.html","title":{"rendered":"our testers&#8217; photos of the camp shirt + dress pattern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you excited about our new <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/camp-shirt-dress-sewing-pattern.html\">Camp Shirt + Dress pattern<\/a>? We certainly are! S wants me to sew one for her right away, which I take to be a good sign since she&#8217;s very picky about her clothes these days.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/LC030CS-Front.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-73036\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/LC030CS-Front-760x950.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"950\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/LC030CS-Front-760x950.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/LC030CS-Front-500x625.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/LC030CS-Front-768x960.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/LC030CS-Front-1200x649.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many of you like to see our patterns in a variety of fabrics and on different bodies, so today I want to show you some of our testers&#8217; photos.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s always helpful for me to see how our patterns fit as we&#8217;re testing, too. Our testers may make some standard alterations to the patterns to suit their needs, so they may do some blending between sizes or shifting a dart up or down. But for the most part, this is the pattern as it arrives. It&#8217;s fun to see how it looks on each person, isn&#8217;t it? Obviously your fabric choices are going to make a difference. For example, Jeanne chose this crisp hombre cotton for her dress while Beth chose a soft rayon challis for her blouse. You can see how differently they drape, right?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-73114 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-1-760x522.jpg\" alt=\"Jeanne and Beth\" width=\"760\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-1-760x522.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-1-500x343.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-1-768x527.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-1-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Julia chose cotton lawn and Sarah used chambray.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-73120 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-7-760x498.jpg\" alt=\"Julia and Sarah\" width=\"760\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-7-760x498.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-7-500x327.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-7-768x503.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-7-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carrie chose this adorable rayon that I just love.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-73115 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-2-760x634.jpg\" alt=\"Carrie front and back\" width=\"760\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-2-760x634.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-2-500x417.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-2-768x640.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-2-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kiran modeled her dress both belted and unbelted since it works both ways. It just depends on how you want to wear it! Also, if you want to sew a self sash for the dress, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2017\/08\/liesl-co-classic-shirt-as-a-dress-all-the-details.html\">measurements and instructions in this blog post<\/a> to help you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-73116 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-3-760x564.jpg\" alt=\"Kiran belted and unbelted\" width=\"760\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-3-760x564.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-3-500x371.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-3-768x570.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-3-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I love Erica&#8217;s chambray, and I like that she chose the inverted box pleat instead of the gathers because it really looks crisp here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-73117 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-4-760x517.jpg\" alt=\"Erica front and back\" width=\"760\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-4-760x517.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-4-500x340.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-4-768x522.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-4-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Didn&#8217;t Kelley&#8217;s tencel twill dress turn out cute? She decided to shorten it a bit, and I think it suits her beautifully.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-73118 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-5-760x517.jpg\" alt=\"Kelley front and back\" width=\"760\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-5-760x517.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-5-500x340.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-5-768x522.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-5-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kiran also sewed the shirt, and it&#8217;s very cozy looking in this cotton lawn. Standing on the lawn, too. (Sorry.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-73119 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-6-760x547.jpg\" alt=\"Kiran front and back\" width=\"760\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-6-760x547.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-6-500x360.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-6-768x552.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-6-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And I&#8217;ll leave you with one last photo of my friend Robin, who chose this amazing silk twill leopard print for her blouse and is wearing it with a kitty-eared headband to story time at her new job as a children&#8217;s librarian. Go, Robin! Those kids are going to love you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-73132 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-8-760x604.jpg\" alt=\"Robin as kitty librarian\" width=\"760\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-8-760x604.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-8-500x397.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-8-768x610.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-8-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aren&#8217;t our testers the best? They generously let me use these photos even though I don&#8217;t hire them for their photography skills, so I&#8217;m very appreciative.<\/p>\n<p>Are you inspired? I hope so!<\/p>\n<p>You can order the Camp Shirt + Dress pattern now in either <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/camp-shirt-dress-sewing-pattern.html\">paper<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/digital-camp-shirt-dress-sewing-pattern.html\">digital<\/a> format. I hope you&#8217;ll have lots of fun sewing it. Tag us <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/campshirtdress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#campshirtdress<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/lieslandco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#lieslandco<\/a> when you do, will you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liesl is sharing many photos of her pattern testers wearing their new Camp Shirts and Camp Dresses. Take a look at the different ways this pattern can be made up depending on your choice of fabric.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":73142,"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":[20816],"class_list":["post-73113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-camp-shirt-dress"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/testers-feature.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-j1f","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":83093,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2024\/11\/some-of-our-testers-photos-of-the-new-patterns.html","url_meta":{"origin":73113,"position":0},"title":"some of our testers&#8217; photos of the new patterns","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"November 14, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"A quick post featuring some of our testers' versions of the newest patterns, with apologies to the other testers who I missed in my haste! 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