https://oliverands.com/community/members/jillls/activity Activity feed for Jillls. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:10:07 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 775bcff50b6542f874210242cb213ebc http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/my-iron-is-dead/page/2/#post-51791 Wed, 25 Nov 2015 04:49:18 -0500 I am fine with a cheap iron. Nicer irons have lept off a wobbly ironing board to meet an early demise.

]]> 0 3b4875a066ff4f838fe6bffcab43334c http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/sewing-for-a-seven-year-old/#post-51639 Tue, 17 Nov 2015 04:20:53 -0500 I recently decluttered my seven year old’s wardrobe and let her decide what to keep and what to get rid of. The only handmade items that made the cut were an Apple Picking dress and several pairs (including hand-me-downs from her sister) of Class Picnic shorts. My girls love those shorts.

]]> 0 4e725f03163294ca574c95835f40eaf8 http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/halloween-2015/#post-51153 Fri, 23 Oct 2015 20:10:58 -0400 My girls are going to be Elsa and Anna this year. I had to muddle through two separate Simplicity patterns. “Elsa” is in adults sizes but still shaped like a kid and “Anna” was just one size too big for the little girl patterns. Bodice muslins were my friends. Oliver and S needs to make a V waist dress pattern. That work work great for many of the…[Read more]

]]> 0 f1f6a5998de5a4fb8c4796b0524be256 http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/halloween-2015/#post-51153 Fri, 23 Oct 2015 20:10:58 -0400 My girls are going to be Elsa and Anna this year. I had to muddle through to separate Simplicity patterns. “Elsa” is in adults sizes but still shaped like a kid and “Anna” was just one size too big for the little girl patterns. Bodice muslins were my friends. Oliver and S needs to make a V waist dress pattern. That work work great for many of the…[Read more]

]]> 0 1e0c0c30a7b57e4bd4d73f1378e58ed0 http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/need-help-choosing-size/#post-47297 Thu, 28 May 2015 15:37:57 -0400 Do a size 4 with a FBA and go out to a 10 at the hips. I don’t have the cappuccino pattern but I do have the similar Portfolio and there is plenty of ease in the waist area (you might want to double check the finished measurements just in case)that you do not need to grade to 16. You should do a muslin.

]]> 0 37fe9f876a201fc62b5ad6eb9e26de41 http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/marking-the-markings-argh/#post-44174 Fri, 27 Mar 2015 23:54:10 -0400 I think with most of the patterns I’ve tried, the dots are close enough to the edge.

]]> 0 f5618ec5593286d78c88748d3e827bf8 http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/marking-the-markings-argh/#post-44170 Fri, 27 Mar 2015 21:04:35 -0400 I usually do the carbon and tracing wheel thing and haven’t been left with noticeable marks. On my PDF patterns I use a hole punch to punch out dots on the pattern and then mark the dots thru the hole onto the fabric with chalk.

]]> 0 3e290073ed042e62bc58bab482a7f1a9 http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-lengthen-skirt/#post-43907 Sat, 21 Mar 2015 21:37:00 -0400 Make a ruffle out of eyelet to match the collar or leave it short and do a longer eyelet underskirt.

]]> 0 e3e19f5be5df6fe4fbcfa5383a4bfc1e https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/145679 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 01:40:48 -0500 0 a8cb433465773e64a6b98feda82300b1 https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/145678 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 01:38:36 -0500 0 13dea2a1ea315a5cf3fa9375e2c28983 http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/jo-anns-butterick-sale-march-6-8-for-those-in-the-u-s/#post-43554 Sun, 08 Mar 2015 01:35:19 -0500 My husband, the enabler, bought me 2 of the patterns and paid 1.99 each.

]]> 0 6997f88347b2379b0146fac1b4caefee http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/what-can-i-make-for-myself-with-a-yard-of-60-velvet/#post-43079 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 01:47:29 -0500 You could make a tunic version of the cinema dress and make the front and back yokes out of a different fabric.

]]> 0 ffa043cde054a7549ef3a6a75a762255 http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/most-and-least-worn-os-outfit/#post-42851 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 01:35:21 -0500 My older daughter wore her School Photo Dress for school photos and then never again. She did not like the high collar. My youngest daughter wore her Apple Picking Dress to shreds. It was also the first O&S item I made! All of the class picnic shorts get worn daily by both girls in the summertime.

]]> 0 b60669c1d44da81b6e5b6357ac4b2f03 http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/lisette/#post-42440 Tue, 03 Feb 2015 05:31:11 -0500 I just took a closer look at the jacket. I love it! Super cool.

]]> 0 33b4df9735663d5e14fd0071f62ba81a http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/lisette Tue, 03 Feb 2015 00:34:02 -0500 Looks like Lisette has a new line of patterns through Buttrick. I will get the dress pattern.

]]> 0 e64c1d9c8cb83ddd77570d78339d9012 http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/box-pleated-skirt-for-fairy-tale/#post-42097 Thu, 22 Jan 2015 22:50:54 -0500 I did pleats on the Apple picking Dress. I extended the skirt rectangle a bit to make the the length a number divisible by three to make the math easier.

]]> 0 767a21152d0bc6f1de2b7775e6a20d3e http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/where-on-the-waist-do-they-fit/#post-41981 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 15:27:32 -0500 The pair I made sit lower on my waist but the crotch is too low. Maybe you could trim an inch off the top before attaching the waistband.

]]> 0 05b6e734196585f0c98e9c6f1002d2d2 http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/book-report-size-7-sleeve-doesnt-fit-into-armhole/#post-40835 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 05:13:31 -0500 I do use a few pins using the seam ripper to evenly distribute the fabric between each pin.

]]> 0 c30c05a7a6dd8a0d8475336d143f7433 http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/book-report-size-7-sleeve-doesnt-fit-into-armhole/#post-40795 Sat, 13 Dec 2014 05:05:18 -0500 I’ve made the size seven and do not remember having problems with it. I use to hate doing set in sleeves until I stopped doing gathering stitches on non gathered sleeves. It takes a little practice but I use a seam ripper to shift the sleeve around (sleeve piece on top of the armscye piece) to ease without puckers.

]]> 0 baa9402c88707ed594427fa0a1b3695b http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/size-guidance/#post-40710 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 03:05:40 -0500 If it is anything like the matching Cinema Dress there is tons of ease in the waist.

]]> 0 66b2ccee25b52218ba23f6709665eae4 https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/great-british-sewing-bee/#post-33811 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:47:58 -0400 I loved the series and cried during the finale. I found that once contestants were eliminated, there was more time to show more of the sewing process among the remaining players. It looks like there will be a season 2.

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