Now that warmer weather is arriving, it’s time to start thinking about spring sewing. Here are some free sewing patterns you can use to get a jump on the season.
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customizing: painted knit fabric
Have you tried painting on knit fabric? It’s surprisingly easy to do!
feature friday: cropped metro tee by meagan
Featuring a beautiful cropped version of our women’s Metro T-shirt pattern.
who made your clothes? #insideout #handmadeinsideout
Who made your clothes? Join the Fashion Revolution.
favorite pattern: sharon aka mama knowles
Sharon (Mama Knowles) talks about why the Tea Party Dress and Playsuit is her favorite Oliver + S pattern.
easter sewing round up
A roundup of your wonderful Easter 2014 sewing using Oliver + S patterns.
lisette for spotlight: new fabrics!
We’re happy to announce that the newest collection of Lisette fabrics is now available at all Spotlight stores in Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore.
feature friday: easter fairy tale dress by anne
Featuring a linen-and-floral Fairy Tale Dress by Anne of the blog I’d Rather Be Sewing.
about knit fabrics: what and where?
In which we discuss the different types of knit fabric, what to look for in a knit, and where to find them.
catching up
Liesl’s SAGA convention teaching and lectures, Fashion Revolution Day, Selfish Sewing Week, and Sew News Haute Topics on developing a core wardrobe.
bibliocraft: library-inspired projects
Introducing Jessica Pigza’s new book, Bibliocraft: A Modern Crafter’s Guilde to Using Library Resources to Jumpstart Creative Projects.
help wanted: graphics guru
We’re looking for some help around the studio. If you know how to sew and are a wiz with Adobe Creative Suite, we would love to hear from you.
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