{"id":90,"date":"2008-11-01T22:37:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-02T02:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/spring-2009\/"},"modified":"2018-11-28T10:28:39","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T15:28:39","slug":"spring-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2008\/11\/spring-2009.html","title":{"rendered":"spring 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, hi there! We&#8217;re back from Houston, and I have photos to share.<\/p>\n<p>We debuted two new patterns at Quilt Market this fall. Both will be ready in March, and I&#8217;m really excited about them.<\/p>\n<p>The first one, the Sailboat Top, Pants and Skirt is great for boys and girls.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/sailboat-set-794207.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 336px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/sailboat-set-794130.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/sailboat-1-709136.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/sailboat-1-709035.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> The top includes buttons at the shoulders and a shirt-tail hem, both with curved topstitching that looks great in a contrast or coordinating color. This shirt could be sewn from a woven or a knit, and it&#8217;s incredibly easy and fast to make. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/sailboat-close-2-799495.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/sailboat-close-2-798790.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/sailboat-close-710225.jpg\"><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/sailboat-hem-799652.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/sailboat-hem-799555.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/sailboat-1-724565.jpg\"><\/a>The cropped pants and skirt both have classic sailor button-front features as well as elastic at the back waistband for a comfortable fit. They&#8217;re also very easy and quick to sew.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/sailboat-skirt-773535.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/sailboat-skirt-773464.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/sailboat-pants-773407.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/sailboat-pants-773310.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The second pattern is the Birthday Party Dress, which features three pleats at the center front panel. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/birthday-party-doll-724418.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 316px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/birthday-party-doll-724361.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/birthday-party-2-780429.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 201px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/birthday-party-2-780344.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>The little assymetrical button tab in the front can also be sewn as a big bow, which offers lots of design opportunity for a contrast fabric or a favorite ribbon. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/birthday-party-close-2-780568.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/birthday-party-close-2-780492.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>Both patterns will be available in two size ranges: 6 months through 3T and sizes 4 through 8. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, hi there! We&#8217;re back from Houston, and I have photos to share. We debuted two new patterns at Quilt Market this fall. Both will be ready in March, and I&#8217;m really excited about them. The first one, the Sailboat &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6316,"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":[28,7],"class_list":["post-90","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-birthday-party-dress","tag-sailboat"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sailboat-set-794130.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-1s","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4542,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2012\/08\/new-fall-styles-available-in-both-paper-and-digital-formats.html","url_meta":{"origin":90,"position":0},"title":"new fall styles available in both paper and digital formats","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"August 31, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"As we've introduced our new styles this week, we've held back one little piece of information. 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