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This is the very first prototype I made for the Hopscotch Skirt pattern. As you can see, my design initially included a tie at the waist. When I finished making the sample I decided this was just one too many …

To celebrate the release of City Weekend and to thank all of you who have supported the line, we decided to do a little giveaway. Courtesy of Moda, we have a jelly roll, a layer cake, and a selection of …

S is here to show you the Nature Walk Knit Pants made up in a few of the new City Weekend interlock knits. The Nature Walk Pants are the quiet sibling of the Nature Walk Pullover. Because these pants don’t …

This is S’s bedroom. It’s tiny, which is why it’s rather difficult to photograph. But you can see that it is still bright and cheery despite its diminutive size. (To give you a sense of scale, that’s a crib-sized mattress …

City Weekend is now shipping! I promised, months ago, that I would tell you more about this collection, and the time has finally come. Designers find all sorts of inspiration for their work, from the abstract (an idea or a …

Kleinformat is a new Austrian magazine about kids, design, and crafting. Each adorable cover features images from inside the magazine which double as stickers that can be peeled and used as desired. And the design inside is equally as clever and …

Adorable, printable and free thread bobbins for your embroidery thread: wild olive Make your own gift card-holding (or other useful purpose-serving) monsters: white waxflower Waxing furniture to add age and character: design sponge Turn a paperback book into a custom …

If you needed another excuse to sew this month besides National Sewing Month, how about Kids Clothing Week? Elsie Marley is once again hosting her Kids Clothing Week Challenge, from September 20-26. See her blog for details.

This Music Class skirt was sewn by IsabelDecibel, and I love how she added  contrast trim to the top of the pocket. The contrast stitching is a nice detail, too. I was thinking the contrast fabric might be a cute …

Many of you have emailed and called to ask for an updated version of our sewing syllabus that includes some of our newest patterns. So here it is. I’m thrilled that so many of you are making good use of …

Several of our pattern testers recently posted photos of their finished fall garments to the Flickr group, and we thought you might like a peek at them for some additional inspiration. A few Hopscotch skirts and knit tops, to get …

Did you know that September is national sewing month? What better way to celebrate than by sewing with a new Oliver + S pattern. Our four new styles are now available for purchase on our website and through our retailers …