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With all the excitement around here this spring, I neglected to tell you that there is a Modern Workshop Flickr group for the collection. I would be thrilled if you would add your photos. After all, the best part about …

If you follow Oliver + S on Facebook, you’ve already seen photos of our booth from Quilt Market. I thought it might be fun to tell you how the booth came together this time. We’ve always done a small booth …

Isn’t this a pretty quilt? It’s the new Hugs & Kisses quilt pattern from Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts. The cover image for the pattern features the latest Oliver + S fabric collection, Modern Workshop. Click here to see where …

The colors and spectrum of Modern Workshop lend themselves nicely to this simple strip quilt that I created for Moda. I had lots of fun designing it, and it’s a good project for someone who is new to quilting or …

Last month I previewed the next Oliver + S fabric collection, Modern Workshop. I’m happy to announce that the collection starts shipping to independent fabric stores worldwide today. As I mentioned earlier, Modern Workshop was inspired by the Wiener Werkstatte, …

If you’re in the New York City area, I hope you’ll join us this Sunday, April 10, from 1:00-3:00 PM for a book launch party at Books of Wonder at 18 West 18th St. If you’re not familiar with Books …

For those of you who have been anxiously awaiting release date, I’m happy to tell you that the new patterns for girls are now available for purchase on our website. Orders are now being taken and shipped for the Family …

This is a child’s dress that’s been in my head and in the pages of my sketchbooks for a while now, bouncing around while I played with a few different options for it. It’s a children’s sundress, loosely based on …

Every little (or not so little) girl needs a unique special-occasion dress. I’m not talking about the dress-up-party-make-it-with-six-pink-ruffles-and-sparkly kind of dress. I’m talking about the you-need-to-look-nice-but-not-like-you’re-trying-to-look-too-nice kind of dress. You know the dress I mean. It’s the one you wear …

If you’re in the New York City area (or if you want an excuse to come visit…), please join us at the New York Public Library on April 2 from 2:00 -4:00 for an Oliver + S Little Things to …

We’re big believers in summer dresses at our house, but we know that every little girl needs pretty, relaxed shorts and tops in her summer wardrobe as well. When I was working on this new sewing pattern I was thinking …

It’s finally time to take the wraps off our new spring and summer collection to give you a preview of the line. This season, we are releasing three new patterns: two dresses and one blouse and shorts outfit. So, without …