Oliver + S | aprilshowers | Activity https://oliverands.com/community/members/aprilshowers/activity Activity feed for aprilshowers. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:12:41 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 62baeeddfedcfc5c22c7931b574f96b1 aprilshowers replied to the topic Sewing Mojo gone in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/sewing-mojo-gone/#post-59364 Tue, 24 Jan 2017 14:05:28 -0500 I find this happens when I’m sort of floundering for what to make next. Do you have a specific event or charity you can sew for? Or a Craftsy class you’ve been meaning to take? Actually, an in-person class would be even better since seeing what others are working on might provide some inspiration. And if all else fails, focus on something else for…[Read more]

]]> 0 265c9de91468a50730b0118dac019f3c aprilshowers replied to the topic Totoro Dress in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/totoro-dress/#post-59284 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 16:45:04 -0500 Thank you @lightningmcstitch!! The freezer paper stenciling came out great. I found a fabric spray paint which made it very easy to use. She loves her Totoro dress!

Totoro Hide and Seek Dress

]]> 0 d4acc2c4232d47f48fa47b956999db17 aprilshowers replied to the topic Totoro Dress in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/totoro-dress/#post-59115 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 17:46:13 -0500 Just to follow up, I found this tutorial that makes this look doable.

http://www.madeeveryday.com/2008/07/tutorial-freezer-paper-stencil-makenna-loves-goldfish.html/

Thanks again for the suggestion, Lightning!

]]> 0 97b8491ca7082b0a64a0abf776c5220f aprilshowers replied to the topic Totoro Dress in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/totoro-dress/#post-59108 Wed, 04 Jan 2017 16:21:25 -0500 Yes, it is cotton. Perhaps a little more substantial than typical quilter’s cotton. Thank you for the suggestion – I will look into it!

]]> 0 4b9495da99816877318ae8678e4bc737 aprilshowers started the topic Totoro Dress in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/totoro-dress Wed, 04 Jan 2017 01:39:58 -0500 My daughter is obsessed with Totoro and wants a Totoro dress for her 8th birthday party (Totoro-themed, of course). Together, we decided to do a Hide and Seek dress in grey with a white panel. On the panel, I want to do the little chevrons that Totoro has on his chest but I’m no sure how best to do them.

At first I was thinking applique but they…[Read more]

]]> 0 57d59e388481eb6da21ed7d2f78145ab aprilshowers replied to the topic Halloween 2015 in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/halloween-2015/page/2/#post-51383 Tue, 03 Nov 2015 14:17:22 -0500 Halloween 2015 is in the books! I hope you all had a fun night!

Attaching the drape to Demeter’s dress ended up being way easier than I had thought. Clearly I was overthinking. I took a scarf she found at the thrift store, gathered it at the center and stitched a straight line through it to the back of the dress. Then I happened to have some…[Read more]

]]> 0 57d59e388481eb6da21ed7d2f78145ab aprilshowers replied to the topic Halloween 2015 in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/halloween-2015/page/2/#post-51383 Tue, 03 Nov 2015 14:17:22 -0500 Halloween 2015 is in the books! I hope you all had a fun night!

Attaching the drape to Demeter’s dress ended up being way easier than I had thought. Clearly I was overthinking. I took a scarf she found at the thrift store, gathered it at the center and stitched a straight line through it to the back of the dress. Then I happened to have some…[Read more]

]]> 0 57d59e388481eb6da21ed7d2f78145ab aprilshowers replied to the topic Halloween 2015 in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/halloween-2015/page/2/#post-51383 Tue, 03 Nov 2015 14:17:22 -0500 Halloween 2015 is in the books! I hope you all had a fun night!

Attaching the drape to Demeter’s dress ended up being way easier than I had thought. Clearly I was overthinking. I took a scarf she found at the thrift store, gathered it at the center and stitched a straight line through it to the back of the dress. Then I happened to have some…[Read more]

]]> 0 720d88d8925b7957d2cb5d017708ba69 aprilshowers replied to the topic Halloween 2015 in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/halloween-2015/#post-50239 Thu, 08 Oct 2015 12:20:39 -0400 Okay, okay, this is getting the creative juices flowing. Thank you! I’m off to the fabric store today to see what I can find. Thank goodness my other daughter decided to be Hermione so we can use last year’s Harry Potter costume 🙂

For the record, here is her vision

demeter

]]> 0 181e5ca1df43142ff4dcf3223ddf4957 aprilshowers replied to the topic Halloween 2015 in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/halloween-2015/#post-50239 Thu, 08 Oct 2015 12:20:39 -0400 Okay, okay, this is getting the creative juices flowing. Thank you! I’m off to the fabric store today to see what I can find. Thank goodness my other daughter decided to be Hermione so we can use last year’s Harry Potter costume 🙂

For the record, here is her vision

]]> 0 168f0efeb4da9513340826270d3eb16c aprilshowers started the topic Halloween 2015 in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/halloween-2015 Wed, 07 Oct 2015 17:28:36 -0400 Has anyone started a Halloween thread yet? I can’t seem to find it.

My 6yo wants to be Demeter, the Greek goddess of agriculture. I thought, cool, thrifted sheet, some flowers for her hair and we’re good to go. But no, she has a different vision and it doesn’t involve a toga.

She would like a long flowy dress with gauzy fabric that flows from…[Read more]

]]> 0 443854557429e375e91c65bb1d53673b aprilshowers replied to the topic Magnetic snaps in the forum oliver + s: school days http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/magnetic-snaps/#post-43499 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:55:16 -0500 I know this thread is old but I just ordered magnetic snaps from etsy to make my second School Days raincoat. I just have to share that my daughter’s coat is still going strong 2 years later and she absolutely LOVES the magnetic snaps. Our back door is metal and she thinks it’s hilarious that she can stick her coat to the door 🙂

]]> 0 443854557429e375e91c65bb1d53673b aprilshowers replied to the topic Magnetic snaps in the forum oliver + s: school days http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/magnetic-snaps/#post-43499 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:55:16 -0500 I know this thread is old but I just ordered magnetic snaps from etsy to make my second School Days raincoat. I just have to share that my daughter’s coat is still going strong 2 years later and she absolutely LOVES the magnetic snaps. Our back door is metal and she thinks it’s hilarious that she can stick her coat to the door 🙂

]]> 0 ac2fa62f465acd4439575927cae9d43b aprilshowers replied to the topic Fleece or fleece lined leggings? in the forum oliver + s: playtime http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fleece-or-fleece-lined-leggings/page/2/#post-40126 Wed, 26 Nov 2014 14:42:02 -0500 Funny that I just ran across this thread since I had the same question (in my head, not actually posted) about a month ago! I had some thick inexpensive Joann’s fleece leftover from a Halloween costume so I made up some Playtime Leggings for my cozy-loving 5yo. They came out great and she absolutely loves them but they are pilling like the…[Read more]

]]> 0 0161bd8909650a7c61457d4f7364a6f0 aprilshowers replied to the topic Playtime for bigger kids? in the forum oliver + s: playtime http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/playtime-for-bigger-kids/#post-39507 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:50:43 -0500 Okay, cool. Thanks for all the ideas! Nicole, I love the photo of your niece and she looks very grown up in the dress. I laughed when I clicked on the link to your sheep dress because I became completely obsessed with it a few weeks ago! I couldn’t find the fabric in the dark grey but did in pink which my 5yo loved. Too bad the Playtime I already…[Read more]

]]> 0 1ad39e2839e71569ef5b496d4a7e66bb aprilshowers replied to the topic Which pajamas do you prefer? in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/which-pajamas-do-you-prefer/#post-34501 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 15:43:34 -0500 I can’t compare the two for you because I’ve only made the Sleepovers but I have completed that pattern 5 times and am currently working on # 6, 7 and 8. So, clearly, I love the pattern! With these current 3 sets, I’ll have made the entire range of sizes from 12mo – 8. My kids love that they can assist in picking out the buttons and can button…[Read more]

]]> 0 1ad39e2839e71569ef5b496d4a7e66bb aprilshowers replied to the topic Which pajamas do you prefer? in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/which-pajamas-do-you-prefer/#post-34501 Tue, 26 Nov 2013 15:43:34 -0500 I can’t compare the two for you because I’ve only made the Sleepovers but I have completed that pattern 5 times and am currently working on # 6, 7 and 8. So, clearly, I love the pattern! With these current 3 sets, I’ll have made the entire range of sizes from 12mo – 8. My kids love that they can assist in picking out the buttons and can button…[Read more]

]]> 0 00f24b4b3f45cadfb7b5daa66851d1f8 aprilshowers replied to the topic Magnetic snaps in the forum oliver + s: school days http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/magnetic-snaps/#post-30548 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15:13:39 -0400 I used the same ones that Maggie linked to above, only I got them at Jo-ann. But part of the reason I did that is I was making a raincoat and wanted to be able to sandwich the snaps between the two layers of fabric. If you’re making a wool coat, I’d probably go with Lightning’s suggestion. The tabbed snaps are meant to be seen, while I feel…[Read more]

]]> 0 00f24b4b3f45cadfb7b5daa66851d1f8 aprilshowers replied to the topic Magnetic snaps in the forum oliver + s: school days http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/magnetic-snaps/#post-30548 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15:13:39 -0400 I used the same ones that Maggie linked to above, only I got them at Jo-ann. But part of the reason I did that is I was making a raincoat and wanted to be able to sandwich the snaps between the two layers of fabric. If you’re making a wool coat, I’d probably go with Lightning’s suggestion. The tabbed snaps are meant to be seen, while I feel…[Read more]

]]> 0 464245dea2122e78c122fc988da8d13b aprilshowers replied to the topic Magnetic snaps in the forum oliver + s: school days https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/magnetic-snaps/#post-30544 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:38:07 -0500 Thanks juliamom and Sarvi. I hadn’t seen those snaps on the Jo-Ann website so assumed they didn’t have them but, on your recommendation, just trekked down to the store and found them. I’ve got all the pieces cut out and ready to go as soon as I have a little time to devote to this. Can’t wait!

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