{"id":8106,"date":"2013-10-09T09:05:21","date_gmt":"2013-10-09T13:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/?p=8106"},"modified":"2018-11-28T14:34:00","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T19:34:00","slug":"customizing-with-oliver-s-giraffe-backpack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2013\/10\/customizing-with-oliver-s-giraffe-backpack.html","title":{"rendered":"customizing with oliver + s: giraffe backpack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since <a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/books\/OLV-OS026LIT.html\">Little Things to Sew<\/a> was published we&#8217;ve seen some really adorable <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/53630715@N04\/6795244292\/\" target=\"_blank\">Penguin Backpacks<\/a> joining the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/groups\/oliverands\/\" target=\"_blank\">Flickr group<\/a>. Not only have you sewn some adorable penguins, you&#8217;ve also gotten really creative with the pattern. A quick search turned up a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/djminimart\/7044790789\/\" target=\"_blank\">frog<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ladybird124\/6890597663\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_blank\">pirate<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/frooandboo\/9188115142\/\" target=\"_blank\">fox<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ladybird124\/6861062449\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_blank\">puppy<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ladybird124\/6861075037\/\" target=\"_blank\">fire engine<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/emmahjorth\/6953135268\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_blank\">elephant<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ladybird124\/6861073581\/\" target=\"_blank\">ladybug<\/a>, and even a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/_sarah_b_\/6221090704\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lightning McQueen<\/a> backpack. Who knew one pattern could take on so many personas?<\/p>\n<p>And now the most recent version to join the backpack menagerie is this great giraffe backpack, sewn by Allison at <a href=\"http:\/\/freshlycompleted.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/giraffe-backpack.html\" target=\"_blank\">Freshly Completed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/giraffe-backpack.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8107\" alt=\"giraffe-backpack\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/giraffe-backpack-580x386.jpg\" width=\"580\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/giraffe-backpack-580x386.jpg 580w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/giraffe-backpack-275x183.jpg 275w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/giraffe-backpack.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Alison gives a full tutorial for the backpack in <a href=\"http:\/\/freshlycompleted.blogspot.com\/2013\/09\/giraffe-backpack.html\" target=\"_blank\">her post<\/a>, and even if you&#8217;re not expressly interested in making the giraffe, her methods and techniques might give you ideas for a customized version of your own. Thanks so much, Alison!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Penguin Backpack pattern from Little Things to Sew can be used to make other fun critters. Allison even shown you how to convert it into a darling giraffe!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8107,"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":[56],"class_list":["post-8106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-little-things-to-sew"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/giraffe-backpack.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-26K","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":49439,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2015\/09\/back-to-school-sewing.html","url_meta":{"origin":8106,"position":0},"title":"back-to-school sewing","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"September 7, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Here is some inspiration for your back-to-school Oliver + S sewing.","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\/09\/penguin.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11898,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2014\/08\/feature-friday-pug-dog-backpack.html","url_meta":{"origin":8106,"position":1},"title":"feature friday: pug dog backpack","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"August 1, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Feature Friday is back this week with an amazing pug dog backpack (customized from the Penguin Backpack) by Jen of J Wo sews.","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\/2014\/07\/pugdog.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12693,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2014\/09\/customizing-with-oliver-s-doll-carrier-backpack.html","url_meta":{"origin":8106,"position":2},"title":"customizing with oliver + s: doll carrier backpack","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"September 30, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Rita is sharing how she attached the Bear Carrier to the Penguin Backpack (both are found in the Little Things to Sew book) to create an innovative doll carrier backpack.","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\/2014\/09\/DollBackpack2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":72604,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2019\/08\/little-things-to-sew-single-patterns.html","url_meta":{"origin":8106,"position":3},"title":"little things to sew single patterns","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"August 28, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Our Oliver + S Little Things to Sew Singles Patterns are accessories patterns for children. 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