tea party

We are continuing with the size 5 project. This time around Sarvi is here to tell us about her love for the Oliver + S Tea Party pattern.

This week’s Feature Friday highlights three fun Care Bear-inspired dresses made by Harmony of Sew in Harmony.

Sharon (Mama Knowles) talks about why the Tea Party Dress and Playsuit is her favorite Oliver + S pattern.

The story of a much loved dress, made by Natalie Chanin and worn by her daughter for over five years.

Do you remember Shelley (a.k.a. Lightning McStitch) with that amazing Evel Knievel costume? Well, she’s back, this time with a really sweet tutorial for you. This time she’s here to demonstrate how she made these adorable ruffled bloomers using the Tea …

A few years ago, Natalie Chanin invited me to one of her workshops. If you even have an opportunity to attend one, I highly recommend it. Natalie holds them in her studio, and I’ve heard from quite a few people …

Back in October, after many requests and much consideration, we decided to do a little test. We re-released our out-of-print Puppet Show pattern as the first Oliver + S digital download. Your response was so positive that we released a …

Usually I try to check in on the Oliver + S Flickr group every couple of days. It’s always amazing to me how many new photos show up, because you’re a prolific group of sewists! I’ve been traveling for the …

Every so often, we make an announcement about our children’s sewing patterns that are due to go out of print. It’s been a while since we’ve done that, so here are our current plans. Over coming months, we will be …

Over at my personal blog today, I have a post up about making Tsia an Oliver + S Tea Party Sundress using Natalie Chanin’s techniques. Here’s the result. See the details, and some spreads from Natalie’s new book on disdressed.

The newest Oliver + S trunk show has been booked for the remainder of the summer. If you’re in the area, stop by one of our retailers to participate in the activities they will be hosting in conjunction with the …

There are many adorable outfits showing up on the Oliver + S Flickr group lately. Here are two recent additions that both use rickrack with terrific results. The Tea Party Sundress pattern includes a Playsuit option, which can be really …