Oliver + S | Eleanor | Activity https://oliverands.com/community/members/eleanorw/activity Activity feed for Eleanor. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:42:03 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 ffe5538f4e48e920930a6f7a813404f8 Eleanor replied to the topic Fusible interfacing for knit Playtime dress in the forum oliver + s: playtime https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fusible-interfacing-for-knit-playtime-dress#post-81277 Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:15:08 -0400 Oh wow, thanks for the inspiration! Those are some cute dresses, and I think just the sort of thing my almost-5-year-old would like. I finished the Playtime dress and am a little unsure about the empire waist, so I think I’ll definitely try a School Bus top next time.

]]> 0 9dad529dbdf15e25d719f1271faf3897 Eleanor replied to the topic Fusible interfacing for knit Playtime dress in the forum oliver + s: playtime https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fusible-interfacing-for-knit-playtime-dress#post-81219 Tue, 23 May 2023 01:34:37 -0400 Oh, of course, that makes sense that no stretch is required! Thanks for the insight!

I’m not sewing at a pattern modification level yet so I hadn’t considered removing the placket. 🙂 I think in that case I might attach the skirt to the School Bus shirt which sounds like a fun thing to try actually… thanks for the inspiration!

]]> 0 45813dc9e5133636c425d13e86fa6406 Eleanor's profile was updated https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/178301 Sun, 21 May 2023 22:55:35 -0400 0 4cabbc33380cd5ebdd6b80a4561fd484 Eleanor started the topic Fusible interfacing for knit Playtime dress in the forum oliver + s: playtime https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fusible-interfacing-for-knit-playtime-dress Sun, 21 May 2023 22:52:36 -0400 Hi, I’m making the Playtime dress out of knit fabric but am a super novice with knits. My lightweight fusible interfacing stretches in one direction but not the other. Am I looking to preserve some stretch in the dress facing pieces (so should align the stretchy direction of the interfacing with the direction of the knit fabric with more…[Read more]

]]> 0 e54cdd775ac8f243a19dc8a99f00d7c2 Eleanor started the topic Finishing the rise in the forum oliver + s: sandbox https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/finishing-the-rise Mon, 19 Oct 2020 02:47:24 -0400 I’m making these for the first time and they are adorable! I was wondering why, when finishing the rise, we are instructed to clip the seam between the notches and simply press open the rest of the seam, rather than finish the entire seam (steps 7 & 8 of Assemble the Pants Panels)? I’m a new sewer, so I’m inquiring just for my own edification.…[Read more]

]]> 0 131c1cbe2d1b3f37d3ab080806a50ef6 Eleanor replied to the topic Stupid things I've done while sewing O&S patterns in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/stupid-things-ive-done-while-sewing-oamps-patterns/page/11/#post-72724 Sat, 14 Sep 2019 17:15:46 -0400 Last weekend I made a pair of Playtime leggings, which was only my second time ever sewing with knits. I was feeling very smug – I read the pattern instructions which said to use a zigzag or a stretch stich, so I pulled out my sewing machine manual and found a good stretch stitch, remembered to put in a ball point needle, and did some test…[Read more]

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