Oliver + S | Becca | Activity https://oliverands.com/community/members/macaronquilts/activity Activity feed for Becca. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:38:08 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 5fda474303074429f6d9039632d0203c Becca replied to the topic Old sewing machine has broken in the forum Sewing for Yourself https://oliverands.com/community/groups/sewing-for-yourself/forum/topic/old-sewing-machine-has-broken#post-76701 Fri, 05 Mar 2021 15:01:16 -0500 I would recommend calling around to local shops I see what they charge for a servicing and what their turn around time is. I recently did this for my serger and one shop was $50 more than the other and the turnaround was twice as long! In some shops, you’ll be able to talk to the techs who will service your machine, and in others, they’ll send it…[Read more]

]]> 0 96a3d6ebf5dc16c1a0f3294c8cb5d6eb Becca joined the group Sewing for Yourself https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/175641 Fri, 05 Mar 2021 14:49:24 -0500 0 a208cbfa8d3b77a971be3fe8f6f84f74 Becca replied to the topic Help—back key hole opening in the forum oliver + s: garden party https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/help-back-key-hole-opening#post-76700 Fri, 05 Mar 2021 14:48:55 -0500 Thanks @lightningmcstitch Shelley! I’ll try that on the next ones, I was so sad! And I’ll see if I can’t fix up the one that’s frayed. I’m not much good at hand sewing but at least it’s on the back and she has long hair, lol. I’ve been wracking my brain since it happened and I was wondering if shortening my stitch and top stitching would help to…[Read more]

]]> 0 e10918d6bb8dc9654fa3ef41fc0268f7 Becca started the topic Help—back key hole opening in the forum oliver + s: garden party https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/help-back-key-hole-opening Wed, 03 Mar 2021 16:25:24 -0500 Hi! I recently made four matching garden party dresses for my four daughters out of cotton lawn and they love them and I love them and I can’t wait to make more! But—I’m having trouble with the keyhole opening. I was very cautious to not snip through the stitches, and everything seemed fine, but one of my daughters ripped it when she got pulle…[Read more]

]]> 0 ff098f918ca6d24c6c8b9b75f7efced0 Becca replied to the topic Fitting the Cappuccino Dress in the forum liesl + co: cappuccino dress + tunic https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fitting-the-cappuccino-dress#post-76589 Sun, 07 Feb 2021 20:33:54 -0500 I had to take a month off from working on this to do Christmas sewing…but I did eventually get back to it! Thank you so much for your help, Liesl! I ended up making a size 14 with no adjustments and a size 10 neckband. I added 6” to the length I think. And to make the neckband fit, I cut the back out on the fold and added a pleat in the c…[Read more]

]]> 0 79d42956e29c4fb8de7b471bfbb78328 Becca replied to the topic Fitting the Cappuccino Dress in the forum liesl + co: cappuccino dress + tunic https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fitting-the-cappuccino-dress#post-76066 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 22:11:42 -0500 Thanks for weighing in, Liesl! I’ll attach the other two photos I took, it feels like they just move, and are kind of where an armscye (spelling??) might be, or where a sleeve would attach for a raglan, which made me wonder if it was just how the kimono-style sleeves worked. It seems like it’s well fitted, I didn’t try to do jumping jacks or…[Read more]

]]> 0 7fa58127b11e28b5738dd67c16d0527b Becca started the topic Fitting the Cappuccino Dress in the forum liesl + co: cappuccino dress + tunic https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fitting-the-cappuccino-dress Sun, 15 Nov 2020 22:03:30 -0500 Hi!
So, the Cappuccino pattern is the first pattern I bought from Oliver and S/ Liesl and Co, and I have yet to actually make it! I’ve tried a few times over the years; I made a couple muslins shortly after I bought it; the first, I made one out of some leftover cheap rayon and overestimated my abilities to follow directions like those for the n…[Read more]

]]> 0 eaeca99d21f35771f23e0e04f0536d6d Becca replied to the topic Lisette B6296 Pajama Pants in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/lisette-b6296-pajama-pants#post-76039 Thu, 12 Nov 2020 22:34:01 -0500 @enbee I have a unisex pattern but I’ve never made them for him before, and the pattern is different enough in construction I’m not sure it would work. There isn’t a side seam, for instance. I thought about trying to figure out how to add pockets, but it just required more brain power than I have access to right now (hello Pandemic, lol). Thank…[Read more]

]]> 0 1f3edc75a00611e1cc86dee45c57261d Becca replied to the topic Lisette B6296 Pajama Pants in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/lisette-b6296-pajama-pants#post-76037 Thu, 12 Nov 2020 15:57:29 -0500 @motherof5 Hey Nicole, thank you SO much for checking!! I’m so glad he felt like they fit well. I think I’ll try to add an inch to the rise and lengthen the legs a ton, but I’m going to go for it. Thank you!

]]> 0 97baf5c598e01aec4987951ae8d1fd2d Becca started the topic Lisette B6296 Pajama Pants in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/lisette-b6296-pajama-pants Tue, 10 Nov 2020 22:06:45 -0500 Hi,
I bought some red buffalo plaid fabric to make pajama pants for me and for my husband for Christmas. I thought I’d just use a cheap big 4 pattern I already had for him and use my favorite Lisette 6296 for my own, but he’d like pockets…and the other pattern does not have pockets. So, I was wondering if the Lisette pattern would work for men?…[Read more]

]]> 0 19e30a9fe30ac80416f6c4581552c840 Becca replied to the topic Invisible Zipper Help in the forum oliver + s: hide-and-seek https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/invisible-zipper-help#post-73871 Mon, 30 Dec 2019 15:26:23 -0500 Thanks for your tips, Liesl! They helped a lot. I went ahead a made a muslin first, and just in case anyone in the future searches for this (also me, for when I forget, haha), I stitched the zipper to the outer fabric, just like you said, leaving a half inch at the top and sides (I trimmed half and inch from each back piece, after rereading the…[Read more]

]]> 0 e37ffd444996f257d65c7a47ac38c2df Becca started the topic Invisible Zipper Help in the forum oliver + s: hide-and-seek https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/invisible-zipper-help Sun, 22 Dec 2019 05:41:52 -0500 Hi,

I’m planning to make a Hide and Seek dress for my 10 year old, and I’d like to use an invisible zipper instead of buttons. She doesn’t like buttons, and I don’t know where to buy good buttons (I’ve yet to find great buttons at Joanns…). I’ve successfully installed invisible zippers in the Building Block Dress (in a couple different styles)…[Read more]

]]> 0 4ba25b231afacae94a29075d2c01b2fc Becca started the topic Altering sleeves in the forum liesl + co: cappuccino dress + tunic https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/altering-sleeves Sat, 26 Jan 2019 17:40:59 -0500 I’ve tried this tunic a few times. It didn’t go well; I used some very cheap poor quality rayon I had left over from some Halloween costumes, and I sewed it twice with that, and then I tried it in quilting cotton. The rayon ones obviously are unwearable, but the cotton one turned out okay (I need to add a busy adjustment but otherwise it wor…[Read more]

]]> 0 f99d94c0a459418c85cddc7406be2e1d Becca replied to the topic Changing Neck Line in the forum oliver + s: building block dress https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/changing-neck-line/#post-68369 Sat, 26 Jan 2019 17:27:43 -0500 Hey I just wanted to check back in and thank you for your ideas! Another friend recommended adding fabric to the back at the zipper. So, I altered the neckline by making it lower (I ended up using the bias finish, which looks great), and I added an inch to each side of the zipper. She loves it, it worked out great!

]]> 0 825b964f799c4f76c642fa41d7af93b9 Becca replied to the topic Changing Neck Line in the forum oliver + s: building block dress https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/changing-neck-line/#post-67299 Thu, 25 Oct 2018 05:16:45 -0400 Thanks, @lightningmcstitch! I’m so new to sewing and don’t have any real formal training, so I had no idea that a forward shoulder adjustment was even a thing, but it sounds like just what she needs. I’ll google it. Thank you so much! Do you have any suggestions on how I should change the shape of the collar based on changing the neckline? I think…[Read more]

]]> 0 a4eeba40cc180691cca4bcb5e547c1de Becca started the topic Changing Neck Line in the forum oliver + s: building block dress https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/changing-neck-line Mon, 22 Oct 2018 17:54:45 -0400 Hi,

I made matching BB dresses for my two older girls and I think they turned out great! My 6 year old loves hers, but my 8 year old complains that the neckline is too tight, especially when she sits down, because it pulls back on her and she feels like it’s choking her. So, she leaves the top button unbuttoned…at least she has long hair to…[Read more]

]]> 0 4f6b3157fb09c2eaa0212559386c02b5 Becca replied to the topic Dress length in the forum liesl + co: cappuccino dress + tunic https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/dress-length/#post-63756 Sun, 31 Dec 2017 06:58:50 -0500 Thanks @motherof5! The pattern doesn’t have lengthen lines, but I’ll check on that link and see where it might make sense to add one.

]]> 0 9031b386c6637a5da65d7b2da7d05087 Becca started the topic Dress length in the forum liesl + co: cappuccino dress + tunic https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/dress-length Fri, 29 Dec 2017 20:31:45 -0500 I’m so new to garment sewing so I get so nervous to start new patterns. I’m excited about this dress, though! I’m tall (6’0″, one of the biggest reasons I want to sew clothes!), and finished length is really important to me. I want to make sure the dress hits the top of my knee. I’m getting ready to cut out my pattern now, and I just wonder how I…[Read more]

]]> 0 87e2200afc5dae93435b1c91f4e166fb Becca replied to the topic Trouble Printing PDF pattern to scale in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/trouble-printing-pdf-pattern-to-scale/#post-63413 Sun, 26 Nov 2017 15:57:06 -0500 Thanks for your reply @Todd! Yes, we did try using Adobe Reader on the PC, the Mac was using Apple’s Preview program. I wondered about the printer drivers, so we tried two different printers (one was an old HP and one was an Epson, so different drivers). I really appreciate you verifying in your file for me. I’ll see if I can enlarge it slightly…[Read more]

]]> 0 8ca55489a4234121fd64f7106577065c Becca started the topic Trouble Printing PDF pattern to scale in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/trouble-printing-pdf-pattern-to-scale Sun, 26 Nov 2017 05:41:13 -0500 I’m totally new here, and I’m excited to start sewing my first ever Oliver + S pattern. I’m working with the Cappuccino Dress Pattern, and I’ve tried printing it from two different computers (one Mac and one PC), and two different printers, each time we’ve carefully ensured that the scale is set to 100%, not scale to fit, and each time the test…[Read more]

]]> 0 3bcdacbc39ed5a1043b4bb4d210a6f5d Becca became a registered member https://oliverands.com/community/activity/p/164977 Sun, 26 Nov 2017 05:23:42 -0500 0