https://oliverands.com/community/members/amybeth/activity Activity feed for Amy MacKay. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:10:07 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 7c5bb3a99d01bf69e9f198171a1c0a1e https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/hollywood-with-peckham-waistband Fri, 10 Jan 2025 22:25:48 -0500 Would it be possible to do a Peckham waistband on the Hollywood trousers? I’d like something a bit more flexible and am wondering if that would work.

]]> 0 937fcb2b1856cb18961c8f54c3db2da3 https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/moving-dart-fira-top#post-78846 Mon, 18 Apr 2022 20:21:00 -0400 I had to do the same adjustment. I drew the box around the dart as if I was going to cut it out and move it, but instead then took an extra price of paper and traced the box and dart, and then moved that down to become my new dart.

]]> 0 3941b2f7261e97a81606ccc52bcb5791 https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/sway-back-adjustment Wed, 24 Apr 2019 21:41:42 -0400 I am trying the bistro dress shift dress modification (the sidewalk cafe dress?). I’m doing a muslin and am pretty happy with the fit in the front, but struggling with fabric bunching in the back. The blog post mentions a sway back adjustment and I trying but not gerting it right. Can anyone point me to more information or a good tutorial? I am n…[Read more]

]]> 0 922ea08304850ef08d280bee4e82652f https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/165095 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 18:57:03 -0500 0 4ff78faace1886f067f715b5bf30949b https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/ruffle-picnic-shorts/#post-63819 Thu, 04 Jan 2018 22:19:52 -0500 Thank you so much @beachmom and @motherof5– it is a great tutorial. I’m dreaming of summer and fun seeing for my girls and these will be perfect!!

]]> 0 20e5766c0d267c988e6a3dd6db631e8b https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/ruffle-picnic-shorts Tue, 02 Jan 2018 00:48:51 -0500 I know there used to be a tutorial for adding a ruffle to the picni c shorts, but it’s no longer available. Does anyone know of a tutorial?

]]> 0 dcfa47a28f7e7841633c78a79220ed8b https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/dress-in-knit Mon, 21 Aug 2017 19:13:53 -0400 I’m pretty new to knits (hopscotch shirt several times), and am trying to do the knit version of the playtime dress. I’m having difficulty attaching the bodice and dress. The layers are slipping and bunching and catching in the seam. I’m using a lightning stretch stitch (that is a nightmare to unpick), and my walking foot. I also had difficulty…[Read more]

]]> 0 243588fc9b48a3ba4da481199cd14fe4 https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/double-gauze-for-garden-party/#post-60801 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 17:27:37 -0400 Here’s the final products. Finished just in time for Easter! I added flat piping and lace to the sleeves and just a little bit of length. The double gauze was beautiful and worked well for this pattern.

]]> 0 1a81430b4ff532c4b725d42422e0e28f https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/double-gauze-for-garden-party/#post-60044 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 19:22:23 -0500 Thanks for the encouragement! I’ve got the double gauze and its beautiful! Any advice on precasting? I’m thinking of zigzagging the ends to prevent excessive fraying, washing/rinsing in cold and line drying. Is that reasonable?

]]> 0 02ce2f22ef9061e2aa77386520176f11 https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/double-gauze-for-garden-party Tue, 28 Feb 2017 17:50:54 -0500 I have two little girls (ages 2.5 and 5 years old), and much less time to sew than I would like. I have been dreaming about sewing for them for this summer, but realistically won’t have time to do more than one outfit each. So I’m carefully consider what that should be. I’ve done a variety of the easier Oliver and S patterns (hide and seek,…[Read more]

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