ice cream

Learn how to create classic Dior roses with this tutorial by Marie-Michelle. They look lovely as an embellishment on the Oliver + S Ice Cream Blouse.

Marie-Michelle from Rastaquouère is stopping by to talk about her favorite Oliver + S pattern, the Ice Cream Dress.

Oliver + S is known for kid’s patterns, but did you know there’s a lot for tweens there too? Here is a round-up of dresses made in sizes 10 and 12 for them.

Here is a tutorial on how to completely line the Oliver + S Ice Cream Dress. Michelle shows how.

Color blocking involves a simple patternmaking step, and once you understand the process you’ll be able to add your own color blocking to customize your sewing.

Our Digital Release Thursday pattern this week is our very popular Ice Cream Dress–perfect for summer sewing!

What’s one of the simplest and easiest ways to customize a pattern to make the finished garment your own? Add a running stitch. Your don’t need to alter a pattern radically to make the final product unique. Sometimes all you …

I recently saw this adorable photo of an Ice Cream Blouse show up in the Oliver + S Flickr group, and I followed the link through to the creator’s blog post about the outfit.     I so loved the unique …

Have you been noticing the ombre trend? I just love it, whether it’s furniture, hair, quilts, or clothing. In fact, I have a Pinterest board dedicated to the look, so of course I sat right up and took notice when …

The Ice Cream Social got started over the weekend, and it’s already making excellent progress. How is your sewing coming? Here are some posts to help you follow along: Day 1 Transferring markings to the fabric Interfacing, button loop and …

Are you participating in the Ice Cream Social? It just so happens that I’ve been sewing Ice Cream Dresses in my free time lately, too. This is the first of two versions I made over the weekend. I blogged about …

Planning to sew an Ice Cream Dress this summer? Why not join the global group of seamstresses who are participating in this month’s Ice Cream Dress sew along. Hosted by Amy of Badskirt in Australia, the sew along promises to …