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Introducing our newest Lisette pattern for Butterick. This style, B6708, is a simple sheath dress with an interesting asymmetrical detail that allows you to get creative with color or texture.

In today’s installment of Sewing Small Talk, Liesl asks about what attracts you to a particular sewing pattern. Do tell!

Interested in adding a pleated or runched front detail to our Rush Hour Dress? Liesl is here with a tutorial that will show you how to do it.

We’re looking for a new editor for the Oliver + S blog. Interested in joining us? Then read this post for all the details.

Liesl shares a fancy Rush Hour Dress that she made herself. To make it a little more fancy, she added some texture to the front and dropped the neckline.

It’s back to school time, and we’re talking about learning to sew! Do you ever feel overwhelmed by sewing terms and concepts that you don’t understand? We’re here for you.

For the last Friday of the summer, Liesl checks in with a roundup of weekend links for you.

Liesl is asking today about the sewing rules you ignore when you’re working on a sewing project.

Liesl is back (finally) with some summer weekend reading. Enjoy!

Liesl shares a Breezy Blouse and SoHo Skirt sew sewed from an interesting fabric to make an “Almost Dress.”

Liesl shares her new lisette B6661 sundress sewn in linen.

Liesl is back once again to share another Classic Shirt she has made for herself. This one features on seam buttons and pockets.