{"id":93,"date":"2009-02-15T21:28:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-16T02:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/reason-17\/"},"modified":"2018-11-28T10:43:51","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T15:43:51","slug":"reason-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2009\/02\/reason-17.html","title":{"rendered":"reason #17?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was thinking this weekend about one more benefit of sewing. Because you can choose fabrics, patterns, and colors of your own liking, you can also build a cohesive wardrobe that all works together in many interchangeable ways.<\/p>\n<p>How may outfits do you think you could you put together from this collection of garments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 skirts<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>1 jacket<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>2 blouses<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>1 dress<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>2 cardigans<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>1 pants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what we did.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/sunday2-766981.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 400px;\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/sunday2-766931.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/22b-755197.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 400px;\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/22b-755136.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/sailboat1-725433.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 244px; height: 400px;\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/sailboat1-725371.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/playdate-793779.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/playdate-793737.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/22c-793704.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/22c-793654.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/sailboat2-725561.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 237px; height: 400px;\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/sailboat2-725468.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/22a-755105.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 400px;\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/pre2010\/22a-755075.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We could have kept going, but you get the picture(s)&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>S. and I have found that this concept works really well. She&#8217;s gotten loads of wear from her tweed pants and skirt and jacket, the cardigans, and her 2+2 blouses and skirts. Some of the items above are from her own closet, and we added a few samples from the studio to demonstrate that with a sophisticated color palette and a few key fabrics, you can have a lot of fun with a little girl&#8217;s wardrobe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was thinking this weekend about one more benefit of sewing. Because you can choose fabrics, patterns, and colors of your own liking, you can also build a cohesive wardrobe that all works together in many interchangeable ways. How may &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6319,"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":[33,24,7,20],"class_list":["post-93","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-2-2","tag-playdate-dress","tag-sailboat","tag-sewn"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sunday2-766931.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-1v","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":49416,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2015\/09\/hooded-t-shirt-tutorial.html","url_meta":{"origin":93,"position":0},"title":"hooded t-shirt tutorial","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"September 8, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"It's back to school, back to routine, and back to sewing. 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