Need a little extra encouragement to make that Jump Rope Dress this month? Well, look no further. Amy of Badskirt, your Australian co-host of the recent Ice Cream Social sew along, is back to co-host again. This time, she’s joining …
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introducing the hopscotch knit top and dress sewing pattern
This top or knit dress comes packaged with the Hopscotch skirt pattern and provides you with many different sewing options. The top/dress portion of this pattern is designed for knit fabrics with at least 25% stretch. The City Weekend knits …
on designing a fabric collection
Ever wonder how a fabric collection is put together? In my most recent guest post for the BurdaStyle blog, I explain the process I used for designing City Weekend. You can check it out there.
introducing the nature walk knit pant sewing pattern
The Nature Walk pattern includes two items: a pullover top (which I described earlier) and this pant, which took its inspiration from a favorite pair of yoga pants that I’ve worn for years. The pants pattern is certainly the fastest …
new firefox persona
Do you use Firefox? If so, you’ll enjoy this. We’ve just released the latest Oliver + S persona for Firefox: our paper dolls dressed in the new Nature Walk and School Photo patterns. Why not use it to dress your …
introducing the nature walk pullover top sewing pattern
This versatile pattern is great for boys and girls. It’s a cool-weather pullover with color blocking for added interest. If you make it from light-weight quilting cottons, it can also be a great layering piece in not-so-cool weather, too. One …
ruffled sailboat skirt or pants
A week or two ago I had a little brainstorm one morning and dropped into the Oliver + S discussion forums to ask if anyone wanted to give it a try. In fact, several people expressed an interest. Here is …
out and about
If you live in the vicinity of Madison, WI (my home town!), come join me on September 1 at Gayfeather Fabrics, 1521 Williamson St., at 2:00 PM for a little presentation about Oliver + S. I’ll bring some samples made from …
introducing the hopscotch skirt sewing pattern
You’re going to ask for this pattern in adult sizes, I already know. The skirt half of the Hopscotch pattern (I’ll publish a post next week on the knit top and dress pieces included in this pattern) is designed for …
introducing the music box jumper sewing pattern
The Music Box Jumper is a very easy pattern (one of the easiest Oliver + S patterns ever written!) that comes together quickly and offers lots of versatility and plenty of options. We designed it with the beginning seamstress in …
vermont sewing weekend #2
Goodness, that last Vermont post was long! Sorry. I’ll try to make this one a little bit shorter. But I’ve got lots of photos to show you. This is Joni. Her husband drove with her from Kentucky to Vermont and …
back to school at the sew, mama, sew! blog
In case you haven’t seen it yet, I wanted to let you know about a special guest post I wrote for Sew, Mama, Sew!’s Back to School series. This post focuses on sewing school uniforms with Oliver + S patterns. …
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