Oliver + S | honeymadeit | Friends Activity https://oliverands.com/community/members/honeymadeit/activity/friends Activity feed for honeymadeit's friends. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:59:46 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 ad36acbcb8ba676211bf6e1af5d659de Deb replied to the topic The Limerick Thread in the forum off topic https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/the-limerick-thread/page/18/#post-62121 Fri, 21 Jul 2017 12:46:02 -0400 Oh why is this fabric so blue?
I was sure I bought some other hue

It’s hurting my eyes
They’re going cross-wise

]]> 0 1721ff312f567fb1d0dc102d074531af Deb replied to the topic Micro smocking? in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/micro-smocking/#post-56917 Sat, 20 Aug 2016 12:28:01 -0400 In keeping with heirloom stitching but not smocking per se, here are few thoughts for those wee pleats I had in mind but will probably never get to do:

Stitches in between the pleats:
http://creationsbymichie.blogspot.ca/2013/06/white-daygown-with-blue-collar.html

Stitches on the…[Read more]

]]> 0 329c6a7b42527a4ed82dcfbdd1bd7238 Deb replied to the topic The Limerick Thread in the forum off topic https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/the-limerick-thread/page/17/#post-56897 Fri, 12 Aug 2016 14:30:43 -0400 There are sequins all over the rug
Each one looks like a shiny blue bug

]]> 0 17213f4c0ec238855b9d780f4a1ffec8 Deb replied to the topic News and Current Affairs in the forum off topic https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/news-and-current-affairs/page/120/#post-56868 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 16:53:22 -0400 Most schools in Ontario (Canada) go back after Labour Day on September 6th.

We call the Labour Day long weekend, “Bad Furniture Weekend” because that’s when the highways are full of parents driving their kids off to college towing some fairly horrid looking furniture for residence.

]]> 0 d98099082545c1b8c54f88c70abfb75d Deb replied to the topic The Limerick Thread in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/the-limerick-thread/page/17/#post-56634 Sat, 16 Jul 2016 11:47:36 -0400 I’ve just made a long journey home
And the dishwasher’s all full of foam.
The kids squirted Dawn…
In the house and the lawn

]]> 0 212dff1404423f54dbb1efbec209ff89 Deb replied to the topic The Limerick Thread in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/the-limerick-thread/page/13/#post-55807 Thu, 26 May 2016 15:08:21 -0400 What did I do with my thread?
It’s normally kept by the bed
‘Cuz I stitch in my sleep

]]> 0 0288cf4a87256109546d19d35376d7b2 Deb replied to the topic The Limerick Thread in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/the-limerick-thread/page/13/#post-53488 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:18:45 -0500 My little girl is about to outgrow
Her coat, her frock and chapeau

]]> 0 bf4f0d2c4cf62de5e4bc63828b25fe12 Deb replied to the topic The Limerick Thread in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/the-limerick-thread/page/12/#post-53474 Mon, 15 Feb 2016 14:27:30 -0500 I’ve woken up with a very sore throat
It feels like I swallowed a goat
I can’t find my pins
My brain has the spins

]]> 0 f48d4c08776bd3996f7046cb33433ae3 Deb replied to the topic The Limerick Thread in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/the-limerick-thread/page/12/#post-53403 Fri, 12 Feb 2016 12:58:47 -0500 I “thrifted” an old orange chair
The seat and the arms are threadbare
The legs are still good
They’re made of Dogwood

]]> 0 51c02a3929cc5f9eacaf0075f3be0402 Deb replied to the topic The Limerick Thread in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/the-limerick-thread/page/12/#post-53347 Wed, 10 Feb 2016 14:35:49 -0500 There’s nothing that I would like more
Then to visit a distant shore
Lend a hand to a mate
Who is learning to skate
Ice dancing in Spain I adore!

Call me a cab ‘cuz I’m late

]]> 0 7513daeebaf63c85645f277a0b7dea58 Deb 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-52701 Tue, 12 Jan 2016 13:36:22 -0500 A Blazer is still top on my wish list and has been for years. A Moto jacket would be awesome though.

]]> 0 eaa85670b1cfd58688a68378a0731028 Deb replied to the topic advice on serger in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/advice-on-serger/page/3/#post-52643 Sat, 09 Jan 2016 13:43:14 -0500 Reeni: Thanks for your info on a Brother serger. People who have that model seem to like it just fine.

Enbee: Thank you so much for taking the time to not only test out a rolled hem on your machine but also post photos. Much appreciated. It sure helps when people share their experiences with their machines, so now shopping for one will be much…[Read more]

]]> 0 82dbe58b282cc588a21594391b58c16b Deb replied to the topic advice on serger in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/advice-on-serger/page/3/#post-52623 Thu, 07 Jan 2016 17:42:55 -0500 Heidi:- thanks for your advice and experience with a Janome serger.

~D~

]]> 0 3683d082933e9c680ed0a6b17adcf59c Deb replied to the topic advice on serger in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/advice-on-serger/page/3/#post-52590 Wed, 06 Jan 2016 18:41:41 -0500 Thanks Enbee for your input.
I just looked up your model serger and it seems to have all the features I use in my price range.
Have you tried using the rolled hem feature on your machine? I do rolled hems quite a bit and if it’s as automatic as the description, then that’s a bonus.

]]> 0 982711e092b1fdf9fc2c73e1be61f103 Deb replied to the topic advice on serger in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/advice-on-serger/page/2/#post-52588 Wed, 06 Jan 2016 14:51:59 -0500 It looks like I will need to replace my Bernette FunLock serger. It was damaged recently and since it’s 20 years old (or older) perhaps it’s time to replace it.

The sergers in my price bracket that I’ve been looking at are: Juki MO0664D, Brother 1034D & 1134D, and Janome 8002D

Threading a serger is not an issue for me and I have a Janome…[Read more]

]]> 0 982711e092b1fdf9fc2c73e1be61f103 Deb replied to the topic advice on serger in the forum off topic https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/advice-on-serger/page/2/#post-52588 Wed, 06 Jan 2016 14:51:59 -0500 It looks like I will need to replace my Bernette FunLock serger. It was damaged recently and since it’s 20 years old (or older) perhaps it’s time to replace it.

The sergers in my price bracket that I’ve been looking at are: Juki MO0664D, Brother 1034D & 1134D, and Janome 8002D

Threading a serger is not an issue for me and I have a Janome…[Read more]

]]> 0 4d4b6ba30acb2e112eb03c0512425572 Deb's profile was updated https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/154139 Sat, 02 Jan 2016 18:48:55 -0500 0 f2293129cc21649e5c3819e95a50a7db Deb replied to the topic Using Tucks in O+S Patterns in the forum Heirloom Sewing and Embroidery http://oliverands.com/community/groups/heirloom-sewing-and-embroidery/forum/topic/using-tucks-in-os-patterns/page/2/#post-43028 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 23:55:43 -0500 @meleliza
Try the link again…..

http://sewingstashchallenge.blogspot.ca/2012/08/smocked-dress-again.html

….and near the bottom of the post is instructions on how to do the ‘growth’ tucked hem. I simply call it a tucked hem and use it mainly because I like the neat finish.
Others like it because when the child grows, it can easily be unp…[Read more]

]]> 0 518eb6f5bf396f5780c7265043b851ad Deb replied to the topic The Limerick Thread in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/the-limerick-thread/page/9/#post-42993 Thu, 19 Feb 2015 14:26:07 -0500 A Polar Vortex is heading this way
Do you think Santa would lend me his sleigh?
To go South for the winter
To get me out of this cold hinter
And take me to Montego Bay!!

There are threads all over my house….

]]> 0 e4d6901a9b612b4fde44188d3224e551 Deb replied to the topic The Limerick Thread in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/the-limerick-thread/page/9/#post-42968 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 19:51:42 -0500 When the thermometer dips below zero
Long-johns become my new hero
But I guess you can tell
they’re itchy as hell
‘cuz I’m scratching like some kind of weirdo!

Sorry to do the whole limerick, but it’s EXACTLY what I’m doing right now and for the same reason 🙂

A Polar Vortex is heading this way

]]> 0 77c47c9ad693e0c7209198aa9f33f5b1 Deb replied to the topic Using Tucks in O+S Patterns in the forum Heirloom Sewing and Embroidery http://oliverands.com/community/groups/heirloom-sewing-and-embroidery/forum/topic/using-tucks-in-os-patterns/page/2/#post-42959 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 13:10:08 -0500 @FrancesSuzanne
Yes, that’s the one.
Link button doesn’t work for me either but the copy/paste does.

]]> 0 dfc5996bcde1e6f3f2ddd60f09ce7fb2 Deb replied to the topic Using Tucks in O+S Patterns in the forum Heirloom Sewing and Embroidery http://oliverands.com/community/groups/heirloom-sewing-and-embroidery/forum/topic/using-tucks-in-os-patterns/#post-42940 Tue, 17 Feb 2015 19:39:31 -0500 @cybele727 …. can’t do the link or attachment either.
Maybe we should ask @FrancesSuzanne to do tips on heirloom sewing AND internet stuff. One of them is a graphic designer and can rock the web!

]]> 0 3ee0f6614015e4314489a44937b60666 Deb replied to the topic Using Tucks in O+S Patterns in the forum Heirloom Sewing and Embroidery http://oliverands.com/community/groups/heirloom-sewing-and-embroidery/forum/topic/using-tucks-in-os-patterns/#post-42924 Mon, 16 Feb 2015 23:46:22 -0500 @cybele727
When I click either link or reply nothing happens.
I truly think the internet is part voodoo, part magic and for me, most of what I try to do is jinxed 🙂

]]> 0 3883b37a57127e5fbd4e5aa48a26e4a7 Deb replied to the topic Using Tucks in O+S Patterns in the forum Heirloom Sewing and Embroidery http://oliverands.com/community/groups/heirloom-sewing-and-embroidery/forum/topic/using-tucks-in-os-patterns/#post-42917 Mon, 16 Feb 2015 17:51:19 -0500 Dang… my last post entry was directed to Frances/Suzanne but the link didn’t appear. Ooops.

]]> 0 c35ca824b0af2b8af49c55dab2331d8e Deb replied to the topic Using Tucks in O+S Patterns in the forum Heirloom Sewing and Embroidery http://oliverands.com/community/groups/heirloom-sewing-and-embroidery/forum/topic/using-tucks-in-os-patterns/#post-42916 Mon, 16 Feb 2015 17:50:03 -0500 The hem tucks I was referring to are also called growth tucks. I use that method every chance and a tute is here:https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5163707322010726966#editor/target=post;postID=5881343318468516870;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=100;src=postname

As far as the the math for the Lullaby, hey, YOU asked…[Read more]

]]> 0 72ac5749be94c34821f746887a275456 Deb replied to the topic Using Tucks in O+S Patterns in the forum Heirloom Sewing and Embroidery http://oliverands.com/community/groups/heirloom-sewing-and-embroidery/forum/topic/using-tucks-in-os-patterns/#post-42893 Sat, 14 Feb 2015 23:48:12 -0500 Whenever possible, I use the tucked hem method on O+S patterns. On occasion, I’ve made 2 tucks on the hem and added embroidery on one of the tucks.

I’d like to see pin tucks on the Lullaby (onesie). You could figure out how much width to add to the front pieces saving me the effort (LOL!) because as you know my sewing room is in dispose.

]]> 0 c41b730bd03c360c00141ae119fd026e Deb replied to the topic Easter Sewing in the forum Heirloom Sewing and Embroidery http://oliverands.com/community/groups/heirloom-sewing-and-embroidery/forum/topic/easter-sewing/#post-42441 Tue, 03 Feb 2015 11:16:06 -0500 Some time ago, I had the honour of arranging accommodation and a venue for classes given by Gail Doane and Susan O’Connor. The duo were doing a sort of “Thelma and Louise” tour across North America in Gail’s suburban. Lucky me, they chose to put Toronto on their route.
I got to spend a whole week taking classes with Gail and what a wonderful…[Read more]

]]> 0 f78c0a9ecbfa3be9e121e5031fe66805 Deb joined the group Fiber Club! https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/144882 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 13:34:57 -0500 0 aac579c93e6f914cabf46fba85d5a741 Deb joined the group Heirloom Sewing and Embroidery https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/144847 Thu, 29 Jan 2015 01:23:14 -0500 0 4e167ee269e421dd56873b743c3eb9fe Deb replied to the topic Fiber Club! in the forum Fiber Club! http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fiber-club/page/3/#post-42051 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 16:25:08 -0500 Linda, what size and length of circular needles do you recommend to use with a sock weight yarn. The DNP’s are driving me crazy! I’ve got an easy pattern, it’s just the needles that are problematic.

]]> 0 59e83feb46c5772a2e02f0c4611d7a68 Deb replied to the topic Fiber Club! in the forum Fiber Club! http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fiber-club/page/2/#post-42007 Tue, 20 Jan 2015 13:59:17 -0500 Linda: I’m glad you have made the offer of knitting help on this forum. I’m new to knitting so I’m quite sure I will have a few queries for you!

My love of handwork and anything fibre related began as a child.
Over the years I’ve attempted just about every type of needlework from stumpwork to tatting to smocking. At one point I was totally…[Read more]

]]> 0 86b1009c8de9c8ca3e66571b7b97ab90 Deb replied to the topic Fitting in the forum liesl + co: bistro dress http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fitting/#post-40914 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 21:11:35 -0500 Perhaps get the dress on your daughter (inside out) before unpicking anything so you can play around by pinching dart and other areas first to see exactly where some re-construction is needed. That’s what I would do.
Then unpick the darts you mentioned if necessary, re-try on and pin to fit.

Hopefully in the meantime someone who has made this…[Read more]

]]> 0 d28a68844df8c90e2c191bb4db488fbf Deb replied to the topic Fitting in the forum liesl + co: bistro dress http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fitting/#post-40906 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 11:26:24 -0500 I haven’t made this dress. However when I’ve made a dress that needs some fine tuning, I turn it inside out, put it on the wearer and then pin like crazy making new darts, or wider side seams or raising shoulder seams – whatever the dress needs to make it fit better by using pins.
After the pinning process, mark those areas with wash out…[Read more]

]]> 0 8c23b7c3d5308adcf4911eed260d82a4 Deb replied to the topic Identify This Fabric Please in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/identify-this-fabric-please/#post-40845 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 11:43:42 -0500 Difficult to determine the exact type of fabric but you’ll find something that looks similar in the bridal section of a fabric store.
A quick search say’s the dress designer is Christopher Lawrence and he found a vintage cut-out fabric (the circles) that he lay over the dress top and the hem section is airbrushed in a pattern he calls hidden…[Read more]

]]> 0 5ec043c6f0e29d7247b1bae267d48d71 Deb replied to the topic The Limerick Thread in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/the-limerick-thread/page/7/#post-40558 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 13:21:14 -0500 You’d never believe it, I swear  
But I’m sewing a bikini to wear
To swim at the pool
But I’m no bodies fool…
My shape will cause quite a scare!

The holiday season draws near

]]> 0 de9302ca5555e7b9cf71f3e7f0ac89f8 Deb replied to the topic Advice on coverstitchers in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/advice-on-coverstitchers/page/2/#post-40557 Sat, 06 Dec 2014 13:06:08 -0500 Jaimielaura: Yay! Congrats on your new toy!

]]> 0 18109d785af22aa8088fdd2c3cf9108c Deb replied to the topic Advice on coverstitchers in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/advice-on-coverstitchers/#post-40544 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 23:25:32 -0500 Jaimielaura: I recently bought a Janome Coverpro 1000 CPX and love it. I’ve got several attachments to do elastic etc., but mostly only use it to do hems….which it does so professionally.
If you go to patternreview.com there is a section that reviews coverstitch machines so you can read what owners have to say.

]]> 0 0a9cd06c273b4c791267d221bfdc5d77 Deb replied to the topic The Limerick Thread in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/the-limerick-thread/page/5/#post-40064 Tue, 25 Nov 2014 09:03:44 -0500 It’s time for my favourite show
But to the sewing room I surely must go

]]> 0 1a2c906e2413ebb1d3610670cc10fd9f Deb replied to the topic snaps in the forum oliver + s: lullaby http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/snaps-1/page/2/#post-39972 Sun, 23 Nov 2014 13:07:44 -0500 I’ve had great success with Snap Source products. Their Snapsetter is pretty much fool proof and their Snaps are good quality. Oliver + S sell a Snapsetter and snaps.

]]> 0 fca5478a31894ebf5bfe226ebff761da Deb replied to the topic The Limerick Thread in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/the-limerick-thread/page/4/#post-39838 Thu, 20 Nov 2014 14:27:42 -0500 My scissors are missing again!
The number I’ve lost equals ten!
If I ever find them
I’ll hogtie and bind them
To my Bernina that sits in the den.

side tracked too…

Theres an Aussie named Shelly that sews.
She makes all sorts of creative nice clothes.
She’s a cyclist too,
can mend an ewe and a shrew,
and is awfully clever with prose!

Next l…[Read more]

]]> 0 931dd961c270c0317028da99aaac1502 Deb replied to the topic News and Current Affairs in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/news-and-current-affairs/page/92/#post-39772 Tue, 18 Nov 2014 23:48:29 -0500 We’re getting hammered with snow right now too from the same weather system. Everything locally is cancelled and motorists are warned not to travel until it’s over ….on Thursday?

]]> 0 931dd961c270c0317028da99aaac1502 Deb replied to the topic News and Current Affairs in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/news-and-current-affairs/#post-39772 Tue, 18 Nov 2014 23:48:29 -0500 We’re getting hammered with snow right now too from the same weather system. Everything locally is cancelled and motorists are warned not to travel until it’s over ….on Thursday?

]]> 0 a779f717a5e9abc9f670ec4e4344a64a Deb's profile was updated https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/692 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 17:19:20 -0500 0 3d64acb1b952cb54d30b0a7903919b6c Deb and mcholley1 are now friends https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/537 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 22:28:40 -0500 0 d0cbe97fa4fe81d2af7f2bb2ae071b9c Deb and juliamom2009 are now friends https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/486 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:35:17 -0500 0 7c7f37686e221e73c6c35c20752f338c Deb and Robin are now friends https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/479 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:18:39 -0500 0 6ea94d85104a0bbac3196ac9a2a2dacc Deb and Liesl Gibson are now friends https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/476 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:03:01 -0500 0 fb82412b67a3380918e056f5acfcb6cc Deb and beachmom are now friends https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/468 Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:14:09 -0500 0 f9c93b4276623b9d48e91f220d1567c7 Deb and Sarvi are now friends https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/369 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 21:37:33 -0500 0 09c15bae0e24b665565e3a79c120b61c Deb and Rachel Le Grand are now friends https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/275 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 18:51:51 -0500 0