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I’m just back from the Smocking Arts Guild of America convention, and I’m excited to share a few thoughts with you occasioned by my experience.

Today’s Friday feature is a dress inspired by Yves St. Laurent’s Mondrian-inspired dress. (How meta!)

Introducing the newest Liesl + Co. sewing pattern: the Girl Friday Culottes. These aren’t the culottes of old. They’re much cooler!

Introducing the first of four new Liesl + Co patterns, so you can sew something for yourself this fall! This is the Cinema Dress, an adult version of our Oliver + S Hide-and-Seek Dress.

This season we’ll be releasing four new Liesl + Co patterns for women. And in October we’ll release our fall-winter Oliver + S styles.

Join me in Orlando in just a couple of weeks and learn how to change a basic sewing pattern to make many different patterns from it.

Fall is on its way! Here are a few ideas for sewing a beautiful cape that can be layered in cooler weather.

The right bra can make such a difference in how your clothes fit. Are you wearing the correct size?

Can we simultaneously appreciate our bodies for what they are while also working to improve them?

There are two types of ease in apparel, wearing ease and design ease. Design ease is where the fun comes in! Don’t let it frighten you.

Rebecca Rinquist joins us on the Oliver + S blog with a guest post about adding embroidery to your fabric before sewing.

This week’s color pallet is inspired by the freshness of summer. I hope you’re enjoying yours!