Oliver + S | Liesl Gibson | Friends Activity https://oliverands.com/community/members/liesl/activity/friends Activity feed for Liesl Gibson's friends. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:42:03 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 4e31530170e6661aa0ebfa5dd470094e Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Odd adjustment needed in the forum liesl + co: all day shirt https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/odd-adjustment-needed#post-84061 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 21:30:05 -0500 Hi Amy,
It’s not so odd at all, but very common for men’s shirts to need a sloping shoulder adjustment.
It appears he could use a minor adjustment on his left shoulder and obviously a more dramatic one in his right side.
– my husband also has slightly sloping shoulders with a big drop on the right side due to a (twice) broken collar bone!
This…[Read more]

]]> 0 f7765158aaacfe773ef12ac18a8709fd Todd Gibson replied to the topic Printing Copyshop patterns in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/printing-copyshop-patterns#post-84000 Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:07:37 -0400 You can either send the file and ask the copy shop to print just the pages you indicate, or if you want to split out the full sized pages, you can use this free tool: https://www.ilovepdf.com/split_pdf

]]> 0 edbf9fb14d840bc944c993cefa2b1aee Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Chicarita bodice seam in the forum liesl + co: chacarita wrap dress https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/chicarita-bodice-seam#post-83746 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 22:15:49 -0400 Hi Amanda
You’re talking about the bodice side seam that becomes the underarm capped sleeve seam, right?
Yes, I would cut a few little notches at the most curved part and then serge the seam allowances with that extra bit of give in the seam allowance.
Cheers,
Shelley

]]> 0 9d1850aa97116dd0127f0d5c03289709 cybele727 changed their profile picture https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/179427 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:21:52 -0400 0 76b250b429e66a697c8775a29a32630a cybele727 started the topic Sizing in the forum liesl + co: gelato blouse + dress https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/sizing-2 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:18:36 -0400 Hello All:

Long time no see! The baby girl who brought me here is now 16! I might have to update that picture. I am not sure how that profile picture happened!

I have a gelato DRESS question.

I purchased the 16-30 range. I am petite and round!~. 🙂

I made a 16 with a slight lowering of neckline.

Here are my fit issues:
1) the extra…[Read more]

]]> 0 ab5659e07b7facd55207d1810a3b1f3b Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Making a size 6 in the forum oliver + s: girl on the go https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/making-a-size-6#post-83447 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 21:45:25 -0400

14 things to do with our basic t-shirt patterns

This one has lots of t-shirt options and there are links to blog posts about lengthening and making A-line

]]> 0 e9e7969effcf023695b47f09d5020202 Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Making a size 6 in the forum oliver + s: girl on the go https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/making-a-size-6#post-83446 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 21:37:13 -0400 Hi Kim,
Three granddaughters to sew for, what a treat!
I feel like using the Hopscotch pattern as a base for a dress that you want to look like the Girl on the Go is over complicating things a bit. Not that that’s not what I normally do!
Here’s a few other options to think of:
1: just make the size 8 for the size 6 kid anyway. It’s a t-shirt dress…[Read more]

]]> 0 44b461e70f2bea27a3099a8ec60e9f22 Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Puppet show placket in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/puppet-show-placket#post-83294 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 08:48:43 -0500 Can you post a picture or some more detail about where you’re confused?
This was the first Oliver + S pattern I where sewed back in 2007 and I recall it being so clear compared to the Burda pattern I’d just tried making 🙂
It’s been a long time but I’m sure I can talk you through it if you let me know where you’re stuck.
Shelley

]]> 0 426038570c4ddd22f79d12a7782a8dbe Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Confusion about sleeve cuff in the forum liesl + co: classic shirt https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/confusion-about-sleeve-cuff#post-83123 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 06:44:04 -0500 Hi Phyllis, can you add some pictures of your pattern (maybe the original pattern, any tracing you made, and your cut fabric)?
There are notches to align the cuff and the sleeve, and dots to help work out where to pivot when sewing on the cuff.
I’d love to have a good sewing studio/video set-up so I could video this for you. It is very neat and easy…

]]> 0 38a8ff1a31883f8023dfaf9baacbb47e Todd Gibson replied to the topic Lullaby layette pattern in the forum oliver + s: lullaby https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/kill-any-layette-pattern#post-83090 Wed, 13 Nov 2024 18:42:44 -0500 If you have the paper pattern, you’ll find it on the pattern sheet. If you have the digital version it’s located after the instructions and before the pattern pieces.

]]> 0 92d6ddb7d82188c1440ffce716b7ce6d Todd Gibson replied to the topic Classic Shirt pdf in the forum liesl + co: classic shirt https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/classic-shirt-pdf#post-83072 Tue, 05 Nov 2024 16:11:29 -0500 It’s very odd what shows (or doesn’t) in your screenshot. Here’s a screenshot of what I have when I open the file. Layers appear for me.

It could be that there is something corrupt in the file on your computer. You could try deleting it and downloading a new copy using the link in your sales receipt email.

]]> 0 2c28a96a00ccc4cd44d3105df3859b4b Todd Gibson replied to the topic Classic Shirt pdf in the forum liesl + co: classic shirt https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/classic-shirt-pdf#post-83060 Sun, 03 Nov 2024 17:20:57 -0500 Is just the name of the pattern showing up? If so, click on that and it will open to show the layers. If it’s not that, can you provide a screenshot? It seems very odd that you can’t access the layers. They are there….

]]> 0 b807d6305e1fd97ad1b53c683e02480f Todd Gibson replied to the topic Classic Shirt pdf in the forum liesl + co: classic shirt https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/classic-shirt-pdf#post-83052 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 18:34:50 -0400 It’s odd you don’t see layers. I just checked the file, and they appear without issue for me.

]]> 0 ff51c4033bc65f671d09317e1b9d4044 Todd Gibson replied to the topic Has anyone made the school days jacket with buttons or snaps? No toggle closure in the forum oliver + s: school days https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/has-anyone-made-the-school-days-jacket-with-buttons-or-snaps-no-toggle-closure#post-83051 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 18:33:23 -0400 You did post correctly. But @lightningmcstitch is suggesting that you review past discussion threads for this pattern to see if someone has posted something about this already. You can find all the posts on that pattern with this link:

oliver + s: school days

]]> 0 6135f0029c74085824a2948113c99adc Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Has anyone made the school days jacket with buttons or snaps? No toggle closure in the forum oliver + s: school days https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/has-anyone-made-the-school-days-jacket-with-buttons-or-snaps-no-toggle-closure#post-83047 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 08:50:50 -0400 Hi Bonnie,
I’ve seen it done with toggles, buttons and even a zipper.
As for sizing and closure tips if you click on the School Days Coat subforum (where you’ve correctly posed your question) you’ll find lots of info.

I always liked making my kids their true size. It was a bit big immediately, a perfect fit the following winter and a wee bit…[Read more]

]]> 0 0dedadfcb433cb5db86c01955cfc0aa6 Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Bubble dress question in the forum oliver + s: bubble dress https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/bubble-dress-question#post-82632 Thu, 11 Jul 2024 22:09:16 -0400 Hi Mia,
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a bubble dress (so cute!) but ni, there aren’t any exposed seams.
You create the outer bodice, then a similar bodice lining, then sew them together all around the neckline and armholes.
It’s a lovely clean finish.
You can look ahead in the pattern instructions to see how it will come together or just…[Read more]

]]> 0 c2c25c03b7b0ea4797cfb33843176d6f Lightning McStitch replied to the topic High bust or full bust for choosing pattern size? in the forum liesl + co: geneva v-neck blouse https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/high-bust-or-full-bust-for-choosing-pattern-size#post-82591 Sat, 22 Jun 2024 11:58:45 -0400 Hi Carol (@psgfinn)
Many of the patterns, including the Geneva blouse (your query is in that sub forum) include different pattern pieces for different cup sizes.
Liesl explains in this post how to choose your correct size:

finding your correct pattern size


In short: go with high bust size then…[Read more]

]]> 0 ab85287c69dd1bdafc5e4b6d77f43c4b Lightning McStitch replied to the topic finishing bell sleeve in the forum liesl + co: geneva v-neck blouse https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/finishing-bell-sleeve#post-82164 Tue, 27 Feb 2024 08:02:31 -0500 Hi @pegalot
The instructions for finishing the bell sleeve are on page 3. There are detailed steps there that show how the sleeve is finished using the sleeve facing.

]]> 0 7c25349a4612d7403de4f1f100f23bd5 Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Belgravia dress - sizing question in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/belgravia-dress-sizing-question#post-81980 Mon, 27 Nov 2023 11:57:22 -0500 Edit: of course it does matter how you line the pattern grain line up with the fabric grain. I worded that badly.
What I mean is that you lengthen your pattern first, using a cut that’s perpendicular to the line on the pattern tissue. That part is the same whether you’re dealing with a pattern piece cut on the grain (the back bodice) or off-grain…[Read more]

]]> 0 66deed8a59cf061b84a50731c9141c9e Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Belgravia dress - sizing question in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/belgravia-dress-sizing-question#post-81979 Mon, 27 Nov 2023 11:53:41 -0500 Hi @caroljohnson , there’s a nice blog post about lengthening patterns here:

lengthening and shortening a pattern

Use the grain line as it’s marked on the pattern to ensure that you spread your pattern pieces evenly. It doesn’t matter whether it’s the cut on the grain or on the bias when you lay…[Read more]

]]> 0 842859554575ccbf6ad722fece0773e2 Todd Gibson replied to the topic A0 pattern printing in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/a0-pattern-printing#post-81965 Wed, 15 Nov 2023 16:48:46 -0500 For the newer Liesl + Co. patterns, there is a printing guide on page 3 that tells you which pages are the A0 pages. You can upload the file and tell the printer to just print those pages. Or if you want to separate them out and send just the A0 pages instead of the whole file, you can use this free tool to do that.

https://www.ilovepdf.com/split_pdf

]]> 0 251c62edec893e19abe47a4f3a10d919 Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Yanaka Fabric in the forum liesl + co: yanaka jacket https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/yanaka-fabric#post-81565 Thu, 14 Sep 2023 09:17:32 -0400 @whimsy hi Mary, depends on what you want to have “work”.
From the pattern pieces, and the way the underarm gusset becomes part of the sleeve, if you want to match the pattern of a plaid that sounds like a nightmare.
If you don’t care about pattern matching, or want to embrace the “lines” of the pattern by highlighting them with mismatched plaid…[Read more]

]]> 0 809fbfbfe529ded400da0fa5be3d7501 Todd Gibson replied to the topic Uncertain as to pattern format in the forum liesl + co: fira dress + top https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/uncertain-as-to-pattern-format#post-81547 Fri, 08 Sep 2023 06:10:47 -0400 The digital version of the pattern includes A0 pages which can also be used for a projector if you like.

]]> 0 294214c523126263cf1b83cad18bb808 Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Uncertain as to pattern format in the forum liesl + co: fira dress + top https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/uncertain-as-to-pattern-format#post-81545 Thu, 07 Sep 2023 21:43:24 -0400 Hi @mollyshark
There are two versions of the pattern you can click on to purchase.
The first: ‘Fira Top + Dress Pattern” is a paper pattern that will be posted to you.
The second: “Digital Fira Top + Dress Pattern” is a digital pdf pattern that you download. You can print at home, or at a copy shop on A0 or 36″ plan printing. I don’t believe they…[Read more]

]]> 0 af185a0632c11b4f49688ef8bd38257e Todd Gibson replied to the topic Seam allowance in the forum oliver + s: little things to sew https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/seam-allowance-3#post-81466 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 14:29:16 -0400 No, seam allowances are included in all our patterns.

]]> 0 c015ad71762debb55cbc9e8611706baf Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Lowering bust dart on Geneva in the forum liesl + co: geneva v-neck blouse https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/lowering-bust-dart-on-geneva#post-81394 Sun, 09 Jul 2023 04:50:56 -0400 By the “big bump out” I’m guessing you mean the extension of the dart that goes beyond the side seam?
If you include that when you box and slide the dart then you’ll have the dart meet the side edge nicely after you’ve sewn it.
You’ve got the right technique in mind for what you want to do.
If that’s not what you mean, then maybe a picture will…[Read more]

]]> 0 f454ce3992c28bcf663d68097a067192 Lightning McStitch 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-81221 Tue, 23 May 2023 05:38:58 -0400 And another t-shirt dress post using the circle skirt of the Building Block Dress pattern

sewing the building block dress with knit fabrics

]]> 0 e569559529b27f2660b5cc221dc03c53 Lightning McStitch 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-81220 Tue, 23 May 2023 05:36:27 -0400 There’s no end with what you can do with a t-shirt!
Here’s a blog post of mine (apologies for self referencing) from way back turning the School Bus tee into a ruffle dress

ruffle skirt dress

]]> 0 0a85330ab3c79467eac0c4581d35652d Lightning McStitch 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-81216 Mon, 22 May 2023 05:40:47 -0400 Hi Eleanor, The short answer is it doesn’t matter. The PLaytime tunic is designed to be sewn in a woven fabric so there’s no need for nay stretch. that’s not to say you can’t sew it in a stable stretch fabric (a really drapey, slinky knot fabric might be weird).
Given that you don’t need the facings to stretch, you can interface them in whichever…[Read more]

]]> 0 d4c605e580b5cb0e77789730ddd21951 Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Long sleeves for Fairytale Dress in the forum oliver + s: fairy tale https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/long-sleeves-for-fairytale-dress#post-80896 Mon, 03 Apr 2023 21:49:53 -0400 Hi,
Whenever I want the sleeves from one pattern and the body from another I just take the armhole with the sleeve
Say, for example you wanted the Book Report sleeve on the Fairy Tale dress: trace the Book Report bodice/upper dress part and lay that tracing over the Fairy Tale bodice. Try and line up centre fronts and/or shoulder and side seams.…[Read more]

]]> 0 255108f9a68f42f53c613b58761dea24 Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Classic Shirt hem in the forum liesl + co: classic shirt https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/classic-shirt-hem#post-80307 Tue, 03 Jan 2023 20:37:43 -0500 @lisam cheat’s solution ?

]]> 0 c3b75a4276f02e0e088cac5741d3952e Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Classic Shirt hem in the forum liesl + co: classic shirt https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/classic-shirt-hem#post-80306 Tue, 03 Jan 2023 20:33:38 -0500 Ah yes, I see that my “don’t clip it at all” idea wouldn’t work. I was thinking of the curve at the side seam being more like the gentle curve of the men’s shirt, or the kid’s sketchbook. I’ve made a few Classic/recital shirts so you’d think I’d remember!

I wonder what happens if you clip the seam allowance with the opposite angle? I might try…[Read more]

]]> 0 57b6b7901b04255d5b8ac9c679a49751 Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Classic Shirt hem in the forum liesl + co: classic shirt https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/classic-shirt-hem#post-80301 Tue, 03 Jan 2023 07:05:26 -0500 Hi @lisam can you add a photo to help us find a work around?
The one time I made a shirt and french seamed everything, I also squared off the hem as it was a casual All Day Shirt for my husband.
Right at the side seam there’s not much if any curve to the hem, and given it’s only a fairly narrow hem, I’d just try hemming it without any…[Read more]

]]> 0 544dc81a4d4413254e7e6ee2bc4e2730 Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Red Riding Hood in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/red-riding-hood#post-80228 Fri, 16 Dec 2022 07:47:14 -0500 Thanks for the image @karenbadeerThat helps a lot and has saved me digging out the book to check the pattern.
The image from the instructions just below your fabric demonstrates that the cape itself is made up, from centre front to centre front of the following:
1 front panel, 2 side panels, 1 back panel, another 2 side panels, 1 front panel.
Do…[Read more]

]]> 0 94a420193ed3bfe05469066a61533755 Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Red Riding Hood in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/red-riding-hood#post-80224 Thu, 15 Dec 2022 20:36:04 -0500 Hi @karenbadeer
Here’s the link to the previous topic that @novicesewistwas referring to: https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/red-riding-hood-pattern-size-m-cant-get-hood-to-line-up-right
But…. I don’t think that’s your problem. That post is talking about constructing the hood.
It has been years since I made this pattern, but there…[Read more]

]]> 0 f54835672fe60ca0d5cc0fb1eff2d94a Todd Gibson replied to the topic Looking for baby/childrens pattern size chart in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/looking-for-baby-childrens-pattern-size-chart#post-79862 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 17:01:21 -0400 Bonnie, you can find the size chart on the page of the pattern you are interested in. About halfway down the page there is a series of tabs. One says “size chart”. Click on that and you’ll see the size chart for that particular pattern.

Since mention a baby size chart, I think you might be thinking about our Lullaby Layette pattern. You can find…[Read more]

]]> 0 8928e8e243e6c61b82627e5b6f723f70 Todd Gibson replied to the topic Pattern instructions conflict with drawing? in the forum liesl + co: cappuccino dress + tunic https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/pattern-instructions-conflict-with-drawing#post-79861 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:58:08 -0400 Sarah, I looked into this and you are right. That’s a minor error in the instructions that was corrected in the second version of the pattern which was issued many years ago. It looks like you’re working from the first version which contained that error. The current version available (version 3) has the language has you suggestion.

]]> 0 ec812455b3affe249f5dafed028e3662 Todd Gibson replied to the topic Men's All Day Shirt Buttonhole Placket in the forum liesl + co: all day shirt https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/mens-all-day-shirt-buttonhole-placket#post-79855 Mon, 19 Sep 2022 15:35:32 -0400 View B uses a separate placket piece which is included with the pattern. View A is made using the self-fold method. So you can use either approach with this pattern.

]]> 0 9eef1a104ece487e1b05a057febf983e S Gibson's profile was updated https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/177116 Sun, 04 Sep 2022 16:40:42 -0400 0 ffe2062e1d29aaa2588430cc26ebc849 Todd Gibson replied to the topic Printing Camp Shirt Pattern in the forum liesl + co: camp shirt + dress https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/printing-camp-shirt-pattern#post-79481 Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:29:52 -0400 There is a printing guide on page 3 that tells you which pages to print so that you can print only the A/B cup sizes for view A.

]]> 0 9d3399fbf5af89a263809692251e4ad8 Lightning McStitch replied to the topic I’ve just started my first Liesl pattern, the Montauk Trouser in the forum liesl + co: montauk trousers https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/ive-just-started-my-first-liesl-pattern-the-montauk-trouser#post-79455 Mon, 11 Jul 2022 12:36:26 -0400 Hi Tatiana,
Finishing the raw edge of the pocket facing is done to prevent the fabric fraying or unraveling at the edge.
You need to do it before you start attaching the pocket facing to the pocket or pants.
There’s a video on how to finish seam allowances here: https://oliverands.com/free-videos/how-to-finish-a-seam/
If that link isn’t clickable…[Read more]

]]> 0 439578c9f294c8a29951b545b8d928ed Nicole replied to the topic Has anyone resized the bucket hat for size 0-3? in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/has-anyone-resized-the-bucket-hat-for-size-0-3#post-79319 Wed, 15 Jun 2022 23:02:59 -0400 @Bonnie I found the hat was on the small side (or my babies have enormous heads) I would make one and see. You can always pop it away for a few months. They grow so fast.
Good luck.

]]> 0 60490ba450c9155ac53499f94084e672 Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Question about lullaby layette shoulder darts in the forum oliver + s: lullaby https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/question-about-lullaby-layette-shoulder-darts#post-79076 Sat, 21 May 2022 22:13:06 -0400 Hi Bonnie, I’ve only ever made the jacket in stretch fabrics and from memory I’ve just used a straight stitch everywhere. I’d certainly use a single straight stitch at the shoulder dart so they press flat more easily.

]]> 0 3ce05ddc484c7c28f97bb2d8ac99680d Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Help with choosing a size please in the forum liesl + co: classic shirt https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/help-with-choosing-a-size-please#post-78943 Tue, 03 May 2022 09:38:25 -0400 Hi Figen, as one without much “up front” my experience with bust measurements is limited, but:
I believe the bust measurements as per the chart will be the B cup.
A nice shirt fit is often all about the shoulders, so I’d suggest choosing your size based on your upper bust measurement and then using the C cup pattern tissue which saves you having…[Read more]

]]> 0 ebcdd51acd2a5f7187c87a1c40c7c788 Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Geneva Blouse Front Placket in the forum liesl + co: geneva v-neck blouse https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/geneva-blouse-front-placket#post-78942 Tue, 03 May 2022 09:34:31 -0400 Hi Paige. Because the front placket helps to form the collar it needs to be wide enough that there’s no chance it will roll out or fold on itself.
It certainly works out very nicely if you sew it as instructed, so my suggestion is not to worry and let it happen. Enjoy the sewing

]]> 0 d8e3866c028058786b74954a2b35a3d3 Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Add sleeves in the forum liesl + co: breezy blouse https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/add-sleeves#post-78940 Tue, 03 May 2022 09:30:42 -0400 Hi Liz, the breezy blouse is lovely, but it’s very essence is its sleeveless was, no?
Adding a sleeve to a sleeveless pattern is tricky. I’d focus on going the other way:
What is it you like about the breezy blouse?
It would be much easier to copy the neckline, the side panel blocking or the hem shape onto another pattern that already had…[Read more]

]]> 0 a6e81b9f1b3dcaf699ed79402ded0df5 Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Gallery tunic placket instruction in the forum liesl + co: gallery tunic + dress https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/gallery-tunic-placket-instruction#post-78866 Wed, 20 Apr 2022 12:44:25 -0400 Hi Violet,
There’s a sew along for this pattern on the blog. Perhaps this will help: https://oliverands.com/community/blog/2016/02/gallery-tunic-dress-sew-along.html

]]> 0 cd4dc15436d99a24406880e5b82dedee Lightning McStitch replied to the topic arm facing too short? in the forum liesl + co: breezy blouse https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/arm-facing-too-short#post-78827 Tue, 12 Apr 2022 05:19:05 -0400 Is it possible you’re trying to attached the wrong side of the armhole facing?

Maybe you could add a picture to help illustrate what’s going wrong

]]> 0 a4085ddd75e226ef7080f9db19cf72d8 cybele727 started the topic Proper Sizing for busty girl?? in the forum liesl + co: enmore halter dress + top https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/proper-sizing-for-busty-girl Thu, 07 Apr 2022 19:12:27 -0400 So looking at the enmore, the upper bust sizing puts me at a 10.

Full bust? 18. But no way am I that wide in the shoulders.

So the 10 would be the better fit.. except..

While tons of ease? How much is there for purposes of the more buxom of us?

Also my cup size is more an F/G than a D.

Do I need an FBA on the D cup shelf? Would that…[Read more]

]]> 0 78b9809e660dabfd00f43db89e054f90 Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Shortening to use pockets in the forum liesl + co: cappuccino dress + tunic https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/shortening-to-use-pockets#post-78758 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 02:08:39 -0400 Hi Katie,

The front of the Cappuccino dress is a bit tricky as it’s made up of three pattern pieces.

Do you like the current fit and dress length but want to raise the pockets on the dress?

Or do you want to shorten the whole dress? Then the question becomes where? Through the body or at the hem or both?

Sliding the pockets up the dress…[Read more]

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