Oliver + S | Brittney | Activity https://oliverands.com/community/members/georgeandizzy/activity Activity feed for Brittney. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:01:54 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 1dfe7056cf8662c989a22d51641c5159 Brittney replied to the topic Chai Tee with longer sleeves in the forum liesl + co: chai tee https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/chai-tee-with-longer-sleeves/#post-62767 Fri, 29 Sep 2017 03:12:01 -0400 It may be possible? It’s kind of a Dolman style, the band at the bottom is what creates the sleeve look.

]]> 0 60c91c1fa0a3104330bbf2d6b46b8dda Brittney replied to the topic no sleeve playtime dress? in the forum oliver + s: playtime https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/no-sleeve-playtime-dress/#post-59922 Fri, 03 Mar 2017 22:22:12 -0500 No, no additional seam allowance, just marking so you can make your fox.

]]> 0 e90f2426bd2835521e3acd3e8c7f5fe1 Brittney replied to the topic no sleeve playtime dress? in the forum oliver + s: playtime https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/no-sleeve-playtime-dress/#post-59918 Fri, 03 Mar 2017 14:34:11 -0500 I have made it more times without a sleeve than with, ha! It’s a favorite for summer around here. Anyway, I just leave the sleeve off and line the bodice. Like Liesl said, the kimono sleeve makes it look short sleeved. In this post I talk about how to line the bodice: https://oliverands.com/community/blog/2015/06/fox-playtime-dress.html

]]> 0 0e518caf52868336203304f775b0ee1c Brittney replied to the topic Gallery Tunic + Dress Sew Along in the forum Sew Alongs http://oliverands.com/community/groups/sew-alongs/forum/topic/gallery-tunic-dress-sew-along/page/3/#post-53610 Fri, 19 Feb 2016 15:12:40 -0500 Thank you for having me Liesl and Rachel! I am excited to see everyone’s finished product.

]]> 0 c26af127db09ebd573aa481416a5e32e Brittney replied to the topic Which skirt to sew? in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/which-skirt-to-sew/#post-53462 Mon, 15 Feb 2016 01:57:51 -0500 What about the Hopscotch or the Butterfly? Personally I like the swingset in lightweight fabrics.

]]> 0 e2526e385c5b71a71195682587460baf Brittney replied to the topic your wish list in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/your-wish-list/page/26/#post-53030 Tue, 26 Jan 2016 21:30:21 -0500 That’s a shame, I am to the point where I want and crave a nice, detailed and technical sew. I long for a four scissor pattern. The simple ones do get made, and they are wardrobe staples, but I fear I am going to get bored and it won’t be fun or a challenge any more.

]]> 0 7bf4326d425f53af7b1ff9344d931250 Brittney replied to the topic Do you know of a similar pattern? in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/do-you-know-of-a-similar-pattern/#post-52808 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 01:36:32 -0500 You could easily use the Women’s Metro T-shirt pattern from Liesl and Co. Especially with the tunic you already purchased, you can measure where to cut the shirt pattern to make the skirt. This tutorial should help, just make the skirt portion longer: http://oliverands.com/community/blog/2014/02/customizing-the-raglan-peplum-ruffle.html

]]> 0 c00ec6eda8be53684009a8aa2c1314e4 Brittney replied to the topic your wish list in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/your-wish-list/page/25/#post-52493 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 06:28:47 -0500 Yes, yes yes @motherof5!! That would be aaaaahmazing!

]]> 0 f1a33f9c1529e0545f6775fc85431b68 Brittney replied to the topic Sewing for a seven year old in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/sewing-for-a-seven-year-old/#post-51652 Wed, 18 Nov 2015 16:29:14 -0500 I agree with the above, I was making what I liked for my oldest, then getting annoyed when she would only wear it once it twice. I finally figured out that I needed to ask her opinion on basically everything.

Her current favorites are the school bus tee, field trip Raglan and the swingset skirt. She has more of a casual style, so I always try…[Read more]

]]> 0 68e7e1cea295e438f64d03e4a4b317bf Brittney replied to the topic Boutique sewer program and mashups in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/boutique-sewer-program-and-mashups/#post-51265 Thu, 29 Oct 2015 03:35:49 -0400 The boutique sewer program was discontinued earlier this year: http://oliverands.com/about/boutique/

]]> 0 b7a422b3f1530ba3983df0638d75d5b2 Brittney replied to the topic Sewing with Rayon- Fabric Care in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/sewing-with-rayon-fabric-care/#post-51223 Mon, 26 Oct 2015 17:28:08 -0400 I always prewash everything. I make sure when I buy Rayon that it is a kind that can be washed, I don’t have the time to hand wash or to take it to the cleaners.

I typically wash in warm and then dry on medium heat the first time, because there is a very good chance it will eventually slip past me and end up being dried or washed warm so it’s…[Read more]

]]> 0 3cabcfac205c4635c68ee9b7063cfa33 Brittney replied to the topic Monochrome Project- B&W in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/monochrome-project-bw/page/3/#post-50194 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 17:17:48 -0400 That’s the beauty of these challenges, they aren’t required. If you don’t have the time or the will to join, then don’t:)

I loved the color theme, I tend to go bright, so it was fun to try out a monochrome look. Maybe a holiday theme? Christmas dresses and dapper boy outfits will be right around the corner.

]]> 0 25c340362252c527bccd9c47fba129a9 Brittney replied to the topic Monochrome Project- B&W in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/monochrome-project-bw/page/3/#post-50162 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 01:15:35 -0400 I really enjoyed getting outside my box and trying this challenge. I think it would be fun every other month, or maybe once a quarter?, to have some sort of thing like this. Whether it is a color challenge or pattern challenge, or whatever else your creative minds think up. Just me thinking out loud here đŸ˜‰

]]> 0 ca478ff8501ff26dea22bed06ebb0645 Brittney replied to the topic cup sizes in the forum liesl + co: cinema dress http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/cup-sizes/#post-49909 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:56:00 -0400 Liesl’s FBA instructions are top notch. I was leery of trying it when I first started sewing for myself, but I shouldn’t have been.

]]> 0 7b6bbff05a9cc9121977b139cbc22a7c Brittney replied to the topic Used shoes -- buying, selling, donating in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/used-shoes-buying-selling-donating/#post-49758 Sun, 20 Sep 2015 04:40:14 -0400 I donate our old ones to a local church thrift store. They sell locally what they can and send the others that are still useable, but maybe not sellable, to poorer countries where they give them for free.

]]> 0 412c434e8d28a9c36856e80826c89184 Brittney replied to the topic What size to make? in the forum liesl + co: gallery tunic + dress http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/what-size-to-make-2/#post-49386 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 17:13:31 -0400 I went with my normal L&C size, too. I found it just right. I am a D and skipped the FBA, first by accident, but it worked out well so I didn’t bother with it the other times, either. I suggest a muslin, also.

]]> 0 cea5ce8bb6a11f80874fae61edeecc77 Brittney replied to the topic Any idea when the new patterns are being released…? in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/any-idea-when-the-new-patterns-are-being-released/#post-49366 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 20:28:58 -0400 Best.news. ever.

]]> 0 da2d7337f480ce61366abb56f15b0872 Brittney replied to the topic Any idea when the new patterns are being released…? in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/any-idea-when-the-new-patterns-are-being-released/#post-49361 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 15:04:43 -0400 Exciting! Which will release first, O+S or L+C?

]]> 0 99b378331c947232b66ff2a2736f59e0 Brittney replied to the topic Sleeves too short? in the forum oliver + s: school bus t-shirt http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/sleeves-too-short/#post-49250 Sun, 23 Aug 2015 03:45:34 -0400 I have to lengthen the sleeves on this one, but my kids are tall for their age. When I made my son one without, it ended up being more of a 3/4 sleeve.

]]> 0 1da794105279f1a8b61b4ce1ccde6b75 Brittney replied to the topic Parachute polo in all knit? in the forum oliver + s: parachute polo + sweatpants http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/parachute-polo-in-all-knit/#post-49231 Fri, 21 Aug 2015 23:08:37 -0400 I haven’t made an all knit one yet, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. Just be careful that the collar and placket don’t stretch too much and distort.

]]> 0 48e0448af903ba8a781651ce8cd5b8e2 Brittney replied to the topic Secret Sissy Button? in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/secret-sissy-button/#post-48816 Sat, 25 Jul 2015 15:40:00 -0400 I am not sure the protocol on linking other’s Flickr photos, so admin can remove if it isn’t okay. She gives a description here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/magonomics/15347834474/in/photolist-7uM4MS-fPh3gD-fF7ccm-pamHD9-fKGzXQ-t3o9z5-poeEtL

]]> 0 a54652754cfdc7863c8c1ac70e1137ae Brittney replied to the topic Sketchbook shirt for a girl. in the forum oliver + s: sketchbook http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/sketchbook-shirt-for-a-girl/#post-48674 Thu, 16 Jul 2015 22:29:03 -0400 Thanks for the suggestions, ladies! I hadn’t thought about the buttoning. I wanted to give gathering instead of pleating a shot. I am just so excited she agreed, haha:)

]]> 0 1e8ce62f9b5fe4729bdc013648750fb2 Brittney replied to the topic Printing digital patterns on A4 paper in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/printing-digital-patterns-on-a4-paper/#post-48660 Wed, 15 Jul 2015 22:07:39 -0400 bumping for someone

]]> 0 1e8ce62f9b5fe4729bdc013648750fb2 Brittney replied to the topic Printing digital patterns on A4 paper in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/printing-digital-patterns-on-a4-paper/#post-48660 Wed, 15 Jul 2015 22:07:39 -0400 bumping for someone

]]> 0 d69d661948688054671ff311de16b620 Brittney replied to the topic your wish list in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/your-wish-list/page/24/#post-48659 Wed, 15 Jul 2015 21:57:17 -0400 I would love something similar to the Gallery for my girls.

]]> 0 a688b8e78c9398383a972071b8604020 Brittney started the topic Sketchbook shirt for a girl. in the forum oliver + s: sketchbook http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/sketchbook-shirt-for-a-girl Wed, 15 Jul 2015 21:45:53 -0400 I have noticed a lot of button up shirts for girls in the shops lately, I would love to make one for my 10 yo (and she agreed!). Should I make any adjustments to make it more feminine, or leave as is?

]]> 0 acc28d6a0c3383a676b91a2919f87832 Brittney replied to the topic Cutting confusion... How many back pieces? in the forum oliver + s: roller skate http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/cutting-confusion-how-many-back-pieces/#post-48398 Fri, 03 Jul 2015 02:57:13 -0400 @coastmamaienne

Karen is right, you cut two backs from your main fabric and two from your lining.

]]> 0 3cdf6ca977ccda5e1c0ef8270fae5655 Brittney replied to the topic Hey, what's wrong here? in the forum about the forums http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/hey-whats-wrong-here/page/6/#post-48351 Wed, 01 Jul 2015 19:19:44 -0400 I love, love that the @ feature now autocompletes!

]]> 0 c2a9445690caea857c78bc867d795221 Brittney replied to the topic Joining the binding/piping for tea party dress in the forum oliver + s: tea party http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/joing-the-bindingpiping/#post-48350 Wed, 01 Jul 2015 19:17:36 -0400 @motherof5 do you have a tutorial for this one? I am on my mobile now and will check later if Nicole doesn’t check in before that. Also you could check her blog if you have the time, I know she has made this one many times and there may be an answer in one of the posts. http://fiveandcounting-motherof5.blogspot.com

]]> 0 66f1e60f3284d0cbc8b4865c4e7999cc Brittney replied to the topic 1/2 Yard and 1 Yard patterns in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/12-yard-and-1-yard-patterns/#post-48054 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 22:36:46 -0400 I was able to cut a Roller skate tunic size ten out of one yard this afternoon:)

]]> 0 ae85afa8ab289ed22c1b1d6778d9fdb6 Brittney replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum Sew Alongs http://oliverands.com/community/groups/sew-alongs/forum/topic/parachute-polo-sew-along/page/2/#post-47917 Sat, 13 Jun 2015 16:50:58 -0400 I commented on flickr too, but what size are you making? I made the 12, 18 and 4 (have a 7 cut) and depending on the stretch of my knit I had to ease the collar. On a few of them I clipped just a tiny bit (like 2-3 notches) of the collar on the front sides, the back was fine on all of them. The notches are especially helpful on this one.

]]> 0 8bfcb05542be91522dcd463e0a9d4ebb Brittney replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/what-are-you-sewing-now/page/359/#post-47869 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 15:25:57 -0400 Nicole, tell her I neeeeed modeled pics so I can live vicariously through her adorable self. I am excited to see this one, if you can’t tell.

]]> 0 8bfcb05542be91522dcd463e0a9d4ebb Brittney replied to the topic What are you sewing now? in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/what-are-you-sewing-now/#post-47869 Fri, 12 Jun 2015 15:25:57 -0400 Nicole, tell her I neeeeed modeled pics so I can live vicariously through her adorable self. I am excited to see this one, if you can’t tell.

]]> 0 b96e8374db649795a9b92298ab372677 Brittney replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum Sew Alongs http://oliverands.com/community/groups/sew-alongs/forum/topic/parachute-polo-sew-along/page/2/#post-47788 Wed, 10 Jun 2015 03:12:48 -0400 You guys should all be sewing this pattern. I am obsessed. I think my other boy needs one now too.

https://instagram.com/p/3u6fjvRs5I/

]]> 0 9358924f1292f0f6787063f039ba217b Brittney replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum Sew Alongs http://oliverands.com/community/groups/sew-alongs/forum/topic/parachute-polo-sew-along/page/2/#post-47770 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 21:51:43 -0400 @cybele727 I washed/steamed before re-attaching the collar.

]]> 0 ca573af7e94c19e6eba6972e8df527b6 Brittney replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum Sew Alongs http://oliverands.com/community/groups/sew-alongs/forum/topic/parachute-polo-sew-along/#post-47741 Tue, 09 Jun 2015 14:20:15 -0400 I messed up on my first one too and had to unpick:) I threw mine through the wash and steamed the neck with an iron. It seemed to help. On both sizes I made, I clipped the collar just a bit in the front to help ease it in.

]]> 0 f59fcffec164431092828e89dc826d44 Brittney replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum Sew Alongs http://oliverands.com/community/groups/sew-alongs/forum/topic/parachute-polo-sew-along/#post-47722 Mon, 08 Jun 2015 16:51:07 -0400 Sitting.

My little guy in his Polo. (and Lullaby Layette pants!)

]]> 0 e2f58326bd64c85d593a8f2c96c92534 Brittney replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum Sew Alongs http://oliverands.com/community/groups/sew-alongs/forum/topic/parachute-polo-sew-along/#post-47722 Mon, 08 Jun 2015 16:51:07 -0400 Sitting.

My little guy in his Polo.

]]> 0 2d50645a22372fefddd111d82aba6589 Brittney replied to the topic Parachute Polo Sew Along in the forum Sew Alongs http://oliverands.com/community/groups/sew-alongs/forum/topic/parachute-polo-sew-along/#post-47574 Sat, 06 Jun 2015 03:57:20 -0400 Polo dress.

I made a dress, well, two but I need to add buttons to twin #2’s so no pics yet.

]]> 0 e79451d4113468d1a0eaaa5714b05825 Brittney replied to the topic Printing Digital Patterns in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/printing-digital-patterns/#post-47561 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 23:28:08 -0400 I am in a different, smaller town than Sarvi and mine at a local place is roughly the same price, the most I ever paid was $7 and that was for a two sheeter. It should be priced by the square inch, I think, or at least that’s how the two here do it.

]]> 0 6ea54e749774e070e540b71e00267265 Brittney replied to the topic Yoke not wide enough in the forum oliver + s: after-school http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/yoke-not-wide-enough/#post-47522 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 04:21:43 -0400 Accurate seam allowance is very important. Even though it is only 1/4″, that is 1/4″per seam and adds up quickly. Hope you give it another shot, it is a really great pattern.

]]> 0 a765a2f392dbe6dd5daa0dea6ef35f69 Brittney replied to the topic Yoke not wide enough in the forum oliver + s: after-school http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/yoke-not-wide-enough/#post-47511 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 01:11:51 -0400 What size are you making? Can you put up a picture? I have made this a few times in different sizes and never had a problem.

]]> 0 0fa4562cd0005c59a1771a4da59f5641 Brittney replied to the topic Printing Digital Patterns in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/printing-digital-patterns/#post-47498 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 14:29:07 -0400 Some of my patterns have been printed in two sheets, not sure about the reasoning- mostly the larger size ranges or adult patterns. I second looking for a local print shop, mine knew exactly what I needed and was better priced than the office supply chains.

]]> 0 21f4c4583fd82c40f68a649a52850072 Brittney replied to the topic FBA bust darts on Gallery Tunic in the forum liesl + co: gallery tunic + dress http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fba-bust-darts-on-gallery-tunic/#post-47126 Sun, 24 May 2015 04:27:14 -0400 Um, then we just need to see it on instagram đŸ˜‰

]]> 0 9a888723a248a93a868f16c8b9b1f5fd Brittney replied to the topic Look at These! in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/look-at-these/page/2/#post-47104 Sat, 23 May 2015 18:50:33 -0400 Aw, thanks @motherof5 and @vothgirl, I am blushing. It is such a great pattern, I want a closet full of them.

]]> 0 18097bbd17a7a75c297e044b7e739d87 Brittney replied to the topic Hem help! in the forum liesl + co: everyday skirt http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/hem-help/#post-46213 Thu, 14 May 2015 19:07:12 -0400 @miss_sonja
So basically, you lay your hem gauge on the wrong side of the fabric and pull the raw edge to the inch mark you want. Like in the second picture (don’t know why they reversed), I pulled it taut to the 5/8″ and ironed. You would do that to your whole piece you are hemming, then in the second picture I pulled it taut to the 1 1/2″…[Read more]

]]> 0 23142d20cdc54e9946318547ed23adb7 Brittney replied to the topic Hem help! in the forum liesl + co: everyday skirt http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/hem-help/#post-46213 Thu, 14 May 2015 19:07:12 -0400 @miss_sonja
So basically, you lay your hem gauge on the wrong side of the fabric and pull the raw edge to the inch mark you want. Like in the first picture, I pulled it taut to the 5/8″ and ironed. You would do that to your whole piece you are hemming, then in the second picture I pulled it taut to the 1 1/2″ line, ironed, enclosing the raw…[Read more]

]]> 0 74e248e054ffe08523fded5f2c177897 Brittney replied to the topic Cinema/Gallery sleeve mashup in the forum liesl + co: cinema dress http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/cinemagallery-sleeve-mashup/#post-46163 Thu, 14 May 2015 00:56:32 -0400 Did you hold the gallery and the cinema together to see they fit? Just clarifying as that is what I think you mean. If they are a perfect fit, I can’t see why you couldn’t just swap them, but that’s just my two cents.

]]> 0 f696fd8922aeec3e043aeb591d5402a5 Brittney replied to the topic Hem help! in the forum liesl + co: everyday skirt http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/hem-help/#post-46162 Thu, 14 May 2015 00:52:51 -0400 You fold your raw edge up to the inch you want. So if it says fold a half inch and then an inch, first fold your raw edge to the half inch all the way around and then fold to the inch. If you’d like I could pop up a pic on flickr.

]]> 0 f696fd8922aeec3e043aeb591d5402a5 Brittney replied to the topic Hem help! in the forum liesl + co: everyday skirt http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/hem-help/#post-46162 Thu, 14 May 2015 00:52:51 -0400 You fold your raw edge up to the inch you want. So if it says fold a half inch and then an inch, first fold your raw edge to the half inch all the way around and then fold to the inch. If you’d like I could pop up a pic on flickr.

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