July is here and it’s time to customize the Oliver + S Croquet Dress for the Flip This Pattern competition. Take the pattern and make it yours.
customizing the sunny day shorts: animal tails
A tutorial with free patterns to add animal tails to the Oliver + S Sunny Day Shorts pattern. These animal tail shorts are perfect for imaginative play, pretend play, dress-up, a costume, and they are gender neutral!
feature friday: reversible nature walk pullover by amanda
Amanda created a wonderful reversible color blocked Nature Walk Pullover.
color palette: sweet confections
This weeks color palette is inspired by aqua, neon pink, and cream macarons.
ease, balance, and silhouette
There are two types of ease in apparel, wearing ease and design ease. Design ease is where the fun comes in! Don’t let it frighten you.
customizing with oliver + s: adding embroidery with Rebecca Ringquist
Rebecca Rinquist joins us on the Oliver + S blog with a guest post about adding embroidery to your fabric before sewing.
customizing the sunny day shorts: hexagon pockets
Sparrows shares a step-by-step photo tutorial on how to add hexagon shaped patch pockets to the Oliver + S Sunny Day Shorts free pattern.
feature friday: lullaby layette by nicole
See baby’s first Oliver + S. Nicole sewed up this darling four piece ensemble using the Oliver + S Lullaby Layette pattern.
color palette: summer fresh
This week’s color pallet is inspired by the freshness of summer. I hope you’re enjoying yours!
made for kids month halfway point
Lots of wonderful Oliver + S clothing has been spotted in the Made for Kids Month Flickr group at the halfway point.
customizing the nature walk pants: disco pants
Shelley shares another way to customize the Oliver + S Nature Walk Pants, this time turning them into disco pants!
the summer edit: liesl’s picks
Here’s a fantasy wardrobe edit I put together for summer. This is what I would sew for S if I was planning a new wardrobe for her.
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