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After we launched the spring Oliver + S patterns we heard from quite a few of you who wanted to know about the fabrics we used for the Secret Agent Trench Coat. We were already in the process of working …

Many of you have been very patient as we’ve been making our way through the Oliver + S backlist, bringing our out-of-print styles back as PDF patterns. So today I’m happy to say that our last two out-of-print patterns, the …

Introducing some new free patterns available now for download.

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 …

This may be old news to you by now if you’re a dedicated Oliver + S follower on Twitter and/or Facebook (and, if you’re not, why not?), but in the last week we’ve re-released three of our previously out-of-print patterns …

It’s taken a few days to recover and to unpack all our materials, but we’re finally back from Quilt Market. It was a great show. Some of you have already seen a few photos on our Facebook page and on …

It’s a little quiet over here right now while we’re in Kansas City for Quilt Market, but we’ll be keeping you up-to-date on Facebook and Twitter so you won’t feel left out. And in the meantime, here’s some fun news …

Many of you have been asking for this one for quite some time. And we’ve been promising that it was next on our list. Well, you don’t have to wait any longer. The Bubble Dress sewing pattern is now back! …

More than 100 years ago, a cultural movement swept the United States in which people would travel to a sort of a summer camp where they would take classes, attend lectures and concerts, and enjoy the surrounding beauty of nature. …

We had a little brainstorm last year. It turned into a new brand, as our brainstorms sometimes do. We need to stop brainstorming. We wanted to make some sewing patterns for little, fun projects. Projects that wouldn’t take a lot …

If you’re around next Monday at 4:00 Eastern time, I’ll be chatting with Pat Sloan on American Patchwork and Quilting Radio. We’ll be talking about Oliver + S, fabric design, quilting, and our new brand, Straight Stitch Society, which will …

We’re happy to announce that our newest range of patterns is now available for purchase on our website.     The Croquet Dress, Secret Agent Trench Coat, and Badminton Skort, Top + Dress are all now ready to ship. We …