{"id":74381,"date":"2020-02-21T07:48:55","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T12:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=74381"},"modified":"2020-02-21T07:48:55","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T12:48:55","slug":"weekend-links-109","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2020\/02\/weekend-links-109.html","title":{"rendered":"weekend links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello friends!<\/p>\n<p>Banner day over here. It&#8217;s S&#8217;s 15th birthday! She&#8217;s taking her friends out for lunch to celebrate and then we&#8217;ll have sushi tonight, plus a special birthday gift. (She doesn&#8217;t read this, so I&#8217;ll tell you: she asked for an ice cream machine. Girl&#8217;s got priorities!)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/S-birthday.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-74395 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/S-birthday-760x621.jpg\" alt=\"S at 15\" width=\"760\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/S-birthday-760x621.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/S-birthday-500x409.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/S-birthday-768x628.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/S-birthday-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, did you follow along with our <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2020\/02\/saint-germain-wrap-dress-sew-along.html\">Saint Germain Wrap Dress sew-along<\/a> this week? I think Masha did such a good job with it, especially with explaining the fit and how to add a dart if you want\/need one. I hope you&#8217;ll show us if you&#8217;ve finished!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/msg-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-74337\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/msg-4-760x998.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"998\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/msg-4-760x998.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/msg-4-500x657.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/msg-4-768x1009.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/msg-4-1170x1536.jpg 1170w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/msg-4-1200x649.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pinterest Picks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When I saw these images I immediately thought of the <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/digital-bento-tee-sewing-pattern.html\">Bento Tee<\/a> and how it would lend itself to both of these ideas.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_74383\" style=\"max-width: 760px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21-a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-74383 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21-a-760x557.jpg\" alt=\"Liesl's Feb 21 Pinterest picks\" width=\"760\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21-a-760x557.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21-a-500x366.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21-a-768x562.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21-a-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206213852249\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206216593935\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This first image, below left, reminds me of our <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/afternoon-tea-blouse-sewing-pattern.html\">Afternoon Tea Blouse<\/a>. Both both of these dresses could be sewn with our <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/oliver-s-building-block-dress.html\">Building Block Dress book<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_74385\" style=\"max-width: 760px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21-c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-74385 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21-c-760x723.jpg\" alt=\"Liesl's Feb 21 Pinterest picks\" width=\"760\" height=\"723\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21-c-760x723.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21-c-500x475.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21-c-768x730.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21-c-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206216593408\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206216593571\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two vintage images I just love. That pleated lining detail in the coat is genius, and I wish I had added it to my <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/chaval-coat-sewing-pattern.html\">Chaval Coat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_74386\" style=\"max-width: 760px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21-d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-74386 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21-d-760x621.jpg\" alt=\"Liesl's Feb 21 Pinterest picks\" width=\"760\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21-d-760x621.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21-d-500x409.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21-d-768x628.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21-d-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206216577187\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206216577346\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The weather is warming up here in Madrid and I&#8217;m starting to think about summer dressing! You too? (It&#8217;s still a little too cold for some of you&#8230;.) The first image, below left, reminds me of our <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/lisette-for-butterick-B6661-sewing-pattern.html\">Lisette for Butterick B6661<\/a> sundress style, and I recall saying something about adding ties to our <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/breezy-blouse-sewing-pattern.html\">Breezy Blouse<\/a> similar to this, below right.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_74384\" style=\"max-width: 760px;\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-74384 size-large\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21b-760x509.jpg\" alt=\"Liesl's Feb 21 Pinterest picks\" width=\"760\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21b-760x509.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21b-500x335.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21b-768x515.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/21b-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206216629626\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/75787206216629601\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pinterest link<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Weekend Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve been thinking about being the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/02\/18\/well\/family\/why-teenagers-reject-parents-solutions-to-their-problems.html?referringSource=articleShare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">right kind of listener<\/a> for S as she negotiates the stormy waters of adolescence, and the suggestions here are spot on, in my opinion.<\/li>\n<li>What we wear matters, no matter what our job or profession. These two articles felt meaningful to me as an illustration to that point: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/fashion\/trend-reports\/a30108851\/rukmini-callimachi-new-york-times-style\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">what to wear to interview a terrorist<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/12\/27\/us\/politics\/guantanamo-bay-court-clothing.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">what to wear when you defend an accused terrorist<\/a>. Also, I just love the style of those illustrations.<\/li>\n<li>Oh, to be a fly on the wall at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moowon.com\/stories\/the-art-of-pleating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">last independent pleat workshop in Paris<\/a>. So amazing!<\/li>\n<li>I stumbled upon this series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/fashion-shows\/pre-fall-2020\/emilia-wickstead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mother and baby portraits for Emilia Wickstead&#8217;s pre-fall 2020 show<\/a>. So lovely! And what a fabulous idea.<\/li>\n<li>The real deal: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2020\/jan\/10\/cashmere-country-the-perils-of-making-the-worlds-finest-fabric\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pashmina<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?utm_source=twitter.com&amp;v=2fJ7UkWnfHk&amp;utm_campaign=buffer&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=buffere8777&amp;app=desktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how to press a jacket<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/the-goods\/2019\/3\/25\/18274743\/visible-mending-sashiko-mending-fast-fashion-movement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mend your jeans<\/a>. And your sweaters. And your jackets. It&#8217;s pretty and it makes them last. Which is good for the environment, etc. (I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B8yhtMvqDLn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted my mended jeans<\/a> yesterday!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What else? We&#8217;ve got some fun features to share with you next week, so hurry back. Meantime, what are you sewing? I just received fabric for the sample sewing of our new spring patterns, so my next week or two will be busy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Friday, and that means it&#8217;s time for this week&#8217;s edition of Weekend Links.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":74343,"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-74381","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\/2020\/02\/msg-hero.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-jlH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":59749,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2017\/02\/weekend-links-45.html","url_meta":{"origin":74381,"position":0},"title":"weekend links","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"February 24, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Liesl is here with her weekend picks for the last weekend in February.","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\/02\/feb-24-banner.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":68451,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2019\/02\/weekend-links-90.html","url_meta":{"origin":74381,"position":1},"title":"weekend links","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"February 15, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"She got so busy that she forgot them last week, but Liesl is here this Friday with her edition 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\/2019\/02\/feb-15-feature.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":59985,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2017\/03\/weekend-links-47.html","url_meta":{"origin":74381,"position":2},"title":"weekend links","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"March 10, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"It's Friday which means Liesl is here to share her Weekend Links picks with you again.","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\/march-10-banner.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":53523,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2016\/02\/weekend-links-17.html","url_meta":{"origin":74381,"position":3},"title":"weekend links","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"February 19, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Liesl is here with her usual Friday Pinterest picks, reading, listening, looking, and watching suggestions in this edition of Weekend Links. 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