tutorials

Here’s a fun and free tutorial that will allow you to make cute felt bows.

Raw-edge applique is about as fast and easy as applique gets. If you haven’t tried it before I think you’re going to like it because it’s a lot of fun and because you can do some seriously cute things with …

Interested in making your own bias binding? Here’s how to do it using a bias tape maker.

Liesl shows you the traditional method for cutting bias in this tutorial.

Want to learn how to make continuous bias strips? You’ve come to the right place. This tutorial will show you how.

Here’s a fun tutorial to show you how to add cross stitching as an embellishment using waste canvas.

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 …

If you keep an eye on the Oliver + S Flickr group, you may have seen this dress show up a while ago. I think a lot of us sort of freaked out when we saw it. The idea to …

Yesterday I showed you how to make a muslin. Today I want to talk about a few common fit problems you might run into when you fit the muslin. Just like fitting women’s clothing, there are many possible fit issues …

When we released the Fairy Tale Dress sewing pattern a few weeks ago we recommended that you make a muslin to test the fit before sewing up the pattern. This dress is a more fitted pattern than our other styles, …

I recently saw this adorable photo of an Ice Cream Blouse show up in the Oliver + S Flickr group, and I followed the link through to the creator’s blog post about the outfit.     I so loved the unique …

I recently saw this photo in the Oliver + S Flickr group and loved how Cindy modified the 2 + 2 blouse for a completely different look. I asked her if she would share her method with those of you …