Oliver + S | meleliza | Mentions https://oliverands.com/community/members/meleliza/activity/mentions Activity feed mentioning meleliza. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:44:18 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 e63f3ed1e97e375cabe7f3b4475638e4 Sarvi replied to the topic French seams in the Music Class blouse in the forum oliver + s: music class http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/french-seams-in-the-music-class-blouse/#post-45408 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 03:14:13 -0400 I believe I was the person Nicole mentioned above — at any rate I am the lucky recipient of an exquisite silk dress fitting that description. Nicole is right, while the bound seams at the armscye are gorgeous to behold (and very comfortable on that particular dress because of the fit) oftentimes the most practical solution for that specific seam…[Read more]

]]> 0 1825034681b1bfa72794ab66e343af4a sosew replied to the topic spring 2015 patterns - when?? in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/spring-2015-patterns-when/#post-44229 Mon, 30 Mar 2015 19:09:53 -0400 @meleliza – oh no! i actually dont miss not having a girl to sew for – there are lovely things one can sew for little boys, especially while the are still a bit small, ive made the tea party playsuit no fewer than 8 times now (granted i have twins so its just one in each size).

i love…[Read more]

]]> 0 8ea9ecea12c4c638528fc943d0f29a8c Liesl Gibson replied to the topic Fabric Minimum in the forum liesl + co: woodland stroll cape http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fabric-minimum/page/2/#post-43328 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 03:55:39 -0500 I’m so with you on that one @meleliza! I keep a few baskets with the larger pieces and they’ve become all sort of fun projects and trims on other projects. I’ll often cut and prepare bias trim with the scraps so it’s ready when I need it. Remaining scraps go to a painter friend who uses them to wipe his brushes or to local schools for art classes.…[Read more]

]]> 0 8435767710422bebf1e66b40857e16d9 justsewit 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-43033 Sun, 22 Feb 2015 00:39:44 -0500 I would say that you wouldn’t actually fold the fabric as per you would ordinarily to get the result because the tucks moght end up a bit off. Would trace the pattern on the fold but not cut it on the fold in order to get the full piece and then work from there to determine where to put my tucks.

This is just how I would do it.

@Meleliza my…[Read more]

]]> 0 936976621738ba62c365351ff4e459ce justsewit 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-43033 Sun, 22 Feb 2015 00:39:44 -0500 I would say that you wouldn’t actually fold the fabric as per you would ordinarily to get the result because the tucks moght end up a bit off. Would trace the pattern on the fold but not cut it on the fold in order to get the full piece and then work from there to determine where to put my tucks.

This is just how I would do it.

@Meleliza my…[Read more]

]]> 1 079b18d48fbbb5e8cc65cade09e82593 Frances Suzanne 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-43032 Sat, 21 Feb 2015 14:45:24 -0500 @meleliza – re: lullaby….Yes, that is how we’d do it {because we don’t trust our math, etc. to get them positioned just where we would want them}. 🙂

]]> 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 151a6c2fabd3e3a34713dd7f6e90ed36 Sarvi replied to the topic The size 5 project in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/the-size-5-project/page/4/#post-43024 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 16:52:54 -0500 Great plan, @meleliza ! I know what you mean about upcycling adult clothes. You’d think there was ample yardage but the seams hit in funny places, and often unpicking the seams is so much trouble for so little usable fabric that it makes more sense to just trim them off. I do have a nice little pile of pretty buttons robbed from old Banana…[Read more]

]]> 0 0c4f77cbd1ac609e08b6b03e9589c636 Nicole replied to the topic Oliver + S Colouring Book in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/oliver-s-colouring-book/#post-42638 Sun, 08 Feb 2015 00:50:25 -0500 Exactly @meleliza, I admire the skill involved and the time taken to do this. I tend to hand ball (this sort of thing) to Hugo as I am complete dunderhead when it comes to computers.

]]> 0 e10a4830040724201830881a58190030 vothgirl replied to the topic Fiber Club! in the forum Fiber Club! http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fiber-club/page/2/#post-41887 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 19:22:16 -0500 I will be making a Christmas stocking for Olivia this year – it didn’t hit me until November that this was her first Christmas, and by that point I just didn’t have the time to sew her one. Fortunately I had a spare stocking we could use and will make her one for her 2nd Christmas 😉 (I’m the “stocking lady” in my family – starting in high…[Read more]

]]> 0 8ab56965f567ca21686528fddac069e6 Nicole 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/333/#post-41525 Tue, 06 Jan 2015 23:29:54 -0500 @vothgirl, Hugo has printed me up a ‘rota’ that everyone fills in. The Twins change their minds a lot before I get to them but that is have the fun. Once it is cut, that is it.

I finally finished my cousins dress. It is beautiful and if I have fitted the muslin correctly, should fit like a glove.
It was a lot of work though. Lots of pieces,…[Read more]

]]> 0 8ab56965f567ca21686528fddac069e6 Nicole 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-41525 Tue, 06 Jan 2015 23:29:54 -0500 @vothgirl, Hugo has printed me up a ‘rota’ that everyone fills in. The Twins change their minds a lot before I get to them but that is have the fun. Once it is cut, that is it.

I finally finished my cousins dress. It is beautiful and if I have fitted the muslin correctly, should fit like a glove.
It was a lot of work though. Lots of pieces,…[Read more]

]]> 0 8445e75259668ae1049eb06c9bb30589 Nicole 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-41525 Tue, 06 Jan 2015 23:29:54 -0500 @vothgirl, Hugo has printed me up a ‘rota’ that everyone fills in. The Twins change their minds a lot before I get to them but that is have the fun. Once it is cut, that is it.

I finally finished my cousins dress. It is beautiful and if I have fitted the muslin correctly, she fit like a glove.
It was a lot of work though. Lots of pieces,…[Read more]

]]> 0 b7714c6610c43dd6466eab2334a19263 Nicole replied to the topic side zip vs back zip in the forum liesl + co: bistro dress http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/side-zip-vs-back-zip/#post-41316 Tue, 30 Dec 2014 03:20:25 -0500 @meleliza, yes, she said I needed a girdle?!?!

]]> 0 1b31b9f84a8c68b867caa1e7cf0e4967 Nicole replied to the topic Fitting in the forum liesl + co: bistro dress https://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/fitting/#post-40946 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 01:03:00 -0500 @meleliza, you are such an asset to this forum with your fitting know how!

]]> 0 65780bf367dbd25a59a4b20c94acb518 Lightning McStitch replied to the topic Finished waist too small in the forum liesl + co: girl friday culottes http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/finished-waist-too-small/#post-40883 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 09:46:39 -0500 Thanks @meleliza. I think I got the pockets right. I was very impressed with how the zipper was hidden inside one of the pockets.
These culottes are finished such that I need to either shed at least five kilos or gift them on.
I have plenty of fabric to try again, but perhaps not enough time!
I’ll cut just the top five inches out of muslin and…[Read more]

]]> 0 275fa6fcad5d1f712e30ae5b3bec1583 Lightning McStitch replied to the topic large format printing, take 2 (or 3?) in the forum sewing with liesl + co and oliver + s http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/large-format-printing-take-2-or-3/#post-39944 Sat, 22 Nov 2014 09:55:46 -0500 I’m so glad you’ve got this sorted @meleliza. I have to confess that whenever I see a thread about PDFs with your name on it, I have to look. Kind of like watching motor racing for the crashes.
(please don’t take that unkindly, I genuinely sympathise with your frustration too).
I wish it was so easy down under. Our largest standard paper size is…[Read more]

]]> 0 5936ca2f0969205b47ee2efcfc6616e9 kahawa101 replied to the topic Holiday Celebrations, Please Share in the forum off topic http://oliverands.com/community/forums/topic/holiday-celebrations-please-share/#post-39809 Wed, 19 Nov 2014 13:26:33 -0500 What a fun thread! @meleliza, I also love the Christmas in the city atmosphere, although I have yet to experience the cities you mentioned! During the years I lived in the Chicago area, we would often brave the wind chill and go down to Michigan Ave.

My most spectacular holiday experiences would definitely have to be the few times I spent NYE on…[Read more]

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