Oliver + S | Site-Wide Activity https://oliverands.com/community/activity Activity feed for the entire site. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:39:07 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 6e8c7671f6aa52f0f9e39e9d620d3829 Andrea replied to the topic Tribeca Cami Fabric in the forum liesl + co: tribeca knit cami https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/tribeca-cami-fabric#post-84538 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:23:37 -0400 Thanks so much, that helps a lot!

]]> 0 3fbc6ff1aec680696570f5465973793f Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Camp shirt short sleeves. in the forum liesl + co: camp shirt + dress https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/camp-shirt-short-sleeves#post-84537 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:29:32 -0400 Incidentally, there is a sew-along for the Classic Shirt, which uses the same sleeve technique as the Camp Shirt, so maybe this will help? But it sounds like there must be another issue someplace.

liesl + co. classic shirt sew along

]]> 0 14d31a488a8485cbac742bf073909825 Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Camp shirt short sleeves. in the forum liesl + co: camp shirt + dress https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/camp-shirt-short-sleeves#post-84536 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:27:33 -0400 That sounds really frustrating! I’ve just measured the pattern, and there is less than a 1/10″ difference between the length of the armhole and the sleeve, so I’m not sure why you’re finding it too long. I imagine you’ve checked to be absolutely sure you’ve cut the right sizes for all the pieces, right? One additional thing you could try to…[Read more]

]]> 0 a82b3ca293e2fa0f00c939b014297658 Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Tribeca Cami Fabric in the forum liesl + co: tribeca knit cami https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/tribeca-cami-fabric#post-84535 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:16:44 -0400 I’ve sewn this style mostly with cotton jersey, so good recovery is not strictly necessary, but obviously a fabric with more spandex will retain its shape better. I hope that helps!

]]> 0 7f5eb6c89980137b65d5e4a196576ed1 Andrea started the topic Tribeca Cami Fabric in the forum liesl + co: tribeca knit cami https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/tribeca-cami-fabric Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:15:06 -0400 Does the Tribeca Cami require fabric with good recovery? I see that it’s recommended for knits with at least 25% stretch, with no mention of recovery – not sure if that implies that good recovery is not essential?

]]> 0 536e13f6f873df1b287b285fa7dfcd93 Andrea became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179616 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:13:15 -0400 0 add6e2a7b8648e2a5aec9b41fa5f3923 Deborah Carle became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179614 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:34:26 -0400 0 6df8b287be5a12798b8f58c4229d1006 Kj started the topic Camp shirt short sleeves. in the forum liesl + co: camp shirt + dress https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/camp-shirt-short-sleeves Sun, 31 May 2026 21:17:04 -0400 I have checked the pattern, cut out the sleeves size 12 but they don’t match up with the arm hole. There is one side about 1 1/2 in too long on the sleeves. Any suggestions? Is there a video on attaching the sleeves?

]]> 0 b80e69eff3ed59cb1d791c038c490e27 Kj became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179611 Sun, 31 May 2026 21:06:51 -0400 0 a90a065e9994f0c16e14f35961850545 Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Camp Dress Collar in the forum liesl + co: camp shirt + dress https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/camp-dress-collar#post-84526 Sun, 31 May 2026 18:03:18 -0400 Hmm, yes, I’m sorry I’m not following you. Can you post a photo, maybe?

]]> 0 845508c3317819c04665e9588811b3af Robbie Bush became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179608 Wed, 27 May 2026 19:05:57 -0400 0 f2e0a38f602231405aeaf88743534f78 Dee became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179605 Mon, 25 May 2026 19:47:49 -0400 0 a5ba2eac0f2e9d389a1a211ccce10087 Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Help with Girl Friday Culottes in the forum liesl + co: girl friday culottes https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/help-with-girl-friday-culottes#post-84505 Fri, 15 May 2026 22:43:30 -0400 Oh, I’m relieved! Thanks for letting me know!

]]> 0 c5a87f6f187b324c84df24417145d73b Jessica replied to the topic Help with Girl Friday Culottes in the forum liesl + co: girl friday culottes https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/help-with-girl-friday-culottes#post-84495 Thu, 14 May 2026 21:03:37 -0400 Update! I unpicked the waistband, re-basted the pockets, sewed on the waistband and it fit perfectly.I am so happy. Thank you for all your help!

]]> 0 e55e7f81eb5a5ded06bb2aeefe158b61 Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Help with Girl Friday Culottes in the forum liesl + co: girl friday culottes https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/help-with-girl-friday-culottes#post-84493 Thu, 14 May 2026 08:26:34 -0400 Ah, that makes sense, yes! Let us know how it works out. I just got out my culottes the other day, too! It’s a classic style, for sure.

]]> 0 5945966341337f34182f31ec3975a056 Jessica replied to the topic Help with Girl Friday Culottes in the forum liesl + co: girl friday culottes https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/help-with-girl-friday-culottes#post-84492 Wed, 13 May 2026 10:52:28 -0400 Hi!
I did see that thread and thought that could be the issue but I just bought this pattern last week. I think the issue is my own error of taking out the basting stitches at the top of the pocket on the waistband. I unpicked it and am going to try again after work! I hope I’m successful because I love the style of the pants and I really love h…[Read more]

]]> 0 f83b9816137d5d18f8d638ec55637ad5 Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Help with Girl Friday Culottes in the forum liesl + co: girl friday culottes https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/help-with-girl-friday-culottes#post-84491 Wed, 13 May 2026 10:27:54 -0400 Hi @jgenninger,
Are you working from a very early printed version of the pattern?
There was an error with the darts that caused all sorts of waistband fitting issues in the very first printed pattern (which is what I have on my shelf, hence I remembered).
Maybe check the errata notice on the pattern’s webpage.

]]> 0 2bc88ea805f8f4f592866dbec60e8eb3 Jessica replied to the topic Help with Girl Friday Culottes in the forum liesl + co: girl friday culottes https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/help-with-girl-friday-culottes#post-84490 Tue, 12 May 2026 13:38:11 -0400 Thank you! This is very helpful. I will try this. Also I did make an error and removed the basting stitches from the top of the pockets before adding the waistband which I think caused major issues. I unpicked the whole waistband and will try again. Thank you very much for your help.

]]> 0 88a5ff1935fb26a0e650a45fcd46cd3c Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Help with Girl Friday Culottes in the forum liesl + co: girl friday culottes https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/help-with-girl-friday-culottes#post-84489 Tue, 12 May 2026 11:14:45 -0400 Hi there, and I’m sorry the waistband is causing you problems. It’s difficult to tell what’s going on from the photos, but if the culottes are fitting you well before the waistband, another solution would be to cut a waistband longer than the pattern piece and fit it to your waist while you’re wearing the culottes without the waistband. Then pin…[Read more]

]]> 0 a684fee59e82dde3afcda5375d8701fc Jessica replied to the topic Help with Girl Friday Culottes in the forum liesl + co: girl friday culottes https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/help-with-girl-friday-culottes#post-84477 Mon, 11 May 2026 19:06:11 -0400 another picture

]]> 0 3632b1429a949b64171d98670e813ffd Jessica started the topic Help with Girl Friday Culottes in the forum liesl + co: girl friday culottes https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/help-with-girl-friday-culottes Mon, 11 May 2026 17:55:49 -0400 Hello!
I am making the Girl Friday culottes and everything was going fine until I got to fitting the waistband at the end. Although I double checked the pattern pieces and sizing, the waistband is much smaller than the waist of the culottes and I am not sure how to fix them or at least how to avoid this problem in the future. This was my test…[Read more]

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]]> 0 b89a04ed5197eb5b8a141d5496ac1016 Tracey Teer replied to the topic Yanaka jacket in the forum liesl + co: yanaka jacket https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/yanaka-jacket#post-84226 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 03:59:16 -0500 Hi Liesl, Yes! I was! Thank you! I will be taking a week off work, soon, and sewing a Yanaka jacket is on my list of things to do. 🙂

Thank you, so much!
Tracey

]]> 0 8d27710138e19d76892cc0757058443e Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Yanaka jacket in the forum liesl + co: yanaka jacket https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/yanaka-jacket#post-84215 Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:36:19 -0500 Hello! The cutting layouts are part of the pattern sheet itself. Could it be that you’re looking for them in the instructions?

]]> 0 dbae1158fbbf9d6482cd0a763124a92a Tracey Teer started the topic Yanaka jacket in the forum liesl + co: yanaka jacket https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/yanaka-jacket Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:39:20 -0500 Hi, I have misplaced the pattern layout instruction sheet to my Yanaka pattern. How can I get a replacement for only that? Otherwise my pattern is new and uncut.

Thank you.
Tracey

]]> 0 e145d033b85718c3aa23a5784e10735c Tracey Teer became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179563 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:36:09 -0500 0 80ae9b0a4c9107f2cfc2d940e7a8e3b8 Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Round body in the forum liesl + co: kyoto dress https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/round-body#post-84184 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:41:14 -0500 I could swear I answered this question here last week! Yes, I think the pleat at the skirt front could help to camouflage a bit of a tummy, and the bust darts could be opened a bit to allow more room. I would recommend making a muslin to get the right fit before you cut into your good fabric, but I think this style has lots of design elements that…[Read more]

]]> 0 ae706151b1fc6a6eb3e65e8a119df104 CB started the topic Round body in the forum liesl + co: kyoto dress https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/round-body Sun, 15 Feb 2026 08:10:59 -0500 Hi there, I was wondering if the Kyoto dress is suitable for a round body/apple shape?

]]> 0 47c4bae9924584ef104622c0392c8329 CB became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179559 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 02:17:21 -0500 0 e48ee60d2e1c36406ebef6b71ac18353 E became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179553 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:07:24 -0500 0 cb01c78af427907ba793a7c35707b8cb SHIRLEY became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179552 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:26:25 -0500 0 cca6cb8cca219b6638c8aef0f40b5e79 Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Havana Bottoms - Lengthen/shorten line in the forum liesl + co: havana pajamas https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/havana-bottoms-lengthen-shorten-line#post-84107 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:33:30 -0500 Hello! To shorten the pajama bottoms, you can either fold a line perpendicular to the grain line or you can simply shorten from the bottom edge. The legs are quite straight, so shortening from the bottom won’t change the width very much. I hope that helps!

]]> 0 c342f0b230947d15beac8db43646c30c Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Garibaldi slip skirt pattern in the forum liesl + co: garibaldi a-line skirt https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/garibaldi-slip-skirt-pattern#post-84106 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:31:02 -0500 Hello! Are you referring to the bias slip skirt tutorial for the Garibaldi Skirt?

bias garibaldi slip skirt tutorial

Because the fabric itself for this tutorial is cut on bias, the skirt will be stretchy. When you combine that with the elastic in the waist, the skirt adjusts to fit over the hips…[Read more]

]]> 0 f7cb9dbae3d2bd98dec2cb330d76e5fc Silvia became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179541 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 07:23:36 -0500 0 340f19d0d2eea681b515f9741c063a68 Amanda C started the topic Garibaldi slip skirt pattern in the forum liesl + co: garibaldi a-line skirt https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/garibaldi-slip-skirt-pattern Fri, 26 Dec 2025 12:55:33 -0500 Hello all

I’m a bit confused about the garibaldi slip skirt – how does the waist stretch enough to go over the hips when putting it on? There isn’t a pattern adjustment mentioned – or did I miss it?!
I’m guessing the waist is equal to the hips, and pulled in by the elastic?
Thanks for any hints

]]> 0 bbd2690f8f9ee7d2234446e202364961 Trang started the topic Havana Bottoms - Lengthen/shorten line in the forum liesl + co: havana pajamas https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/havana-bottoms-lengthen-shorten-line Thu, 25 Dec 2025 17:43:08 -0500 Hi. The bottoms don’t have lengthen/shorten line, do they? How do I draw it?

]]> 0 eb30b0378293c99208734d0b34ad3f7a Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Havana Shirt - Where Is The Position of the Button Relative to the Buttonhole? in the forum liesl + co: havana pajamas https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/havana-shirt-where-is-the-position-of-the-button-relative-to-the-buttonhole#post-84099 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 19:43:45 -0500 Hi, yes, the X is the position of the button! It’s always a little inside the edge of the buttonhole.

]]> 0 90171f1ab013c8ae18c6c185084a9702 Trang started the topic Havana Shirt - Where Is The Position of the Button Relative to the Buttonhole? in the forum liesl + co: havana pajamas https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/havana-shirt-where-is-the-position-of-the-button-relative-to-the-buttonhole Fri, 19 Dec 2025 07:54:03 -0500 Hi. According to the buttonhole template, each buttonhole is vertical and has an asterisk above its midpoint. Is it the location of the button?

]]> 0 70244d807fcb40f092d1dffd9e7b312e Liesl Gibson replied to the topic How Do I Cut Havana Top's Placket Template? in the forum liesl + co: havana pajamas https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/how-do-i-print-havana-tops-placket-template#post-84093 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:29:21 -0500 From your second post it looks like you’ve done it correctly. You simply cut along the dotted lines on the paper template and place it over your cut paper in order to transfer the lines and trim the bottom edge, just like with a pattern piece. You’re doing great!

]]> 0 78926bfe4a8ec0f50fc890ae9e2becd5 Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Havana Shirt - What Does the Wrong Side of the Placket Look Like? in the forum liesl + co: havana pajamas https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/havana-shirt-what-does-the-wrong-side-of-the-placket-look-like-2#post-84092 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:22:18 -0500 Hello, and yes that looks correct! Well done! I hope they’re going smoothly for you. Cute fabric!

]]> 0 6ddf65eee679fbf91fa0161cd4d3a56b Trang started the topic Havana Shirt - What Does the Wrong Side of the Placket Look Like? in the forum liesl + co: havana pajamas https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/havana-shirt-what-does-the-wrong-side-of-the-placket-look-like-2 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:57:31 -0500 Hi. Since it’s my first time sewing a placket, I would like to know what the wrong side of it looks like.

Are the outer edges of the plackets not stitched down?

]]> 0 d50c10f746cc5d19dec8303f70b4d517 Trang started the topic How Do I Cut Havana Top's Placket Template? in the forum liesl + co: havana pajamas https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/how-do-i-print-havana-tops-placket-template Sun, 14 Dec 2025 16:36:25 -0500 Hello.The template for the Havana shirt placket doesn’t have a clear cut line like other pattern pieces. How should I cut it? I understand that I need to place this placket template above the placket fabric in order to mark out the stitching line and center cutting line.

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