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.

Rebecca Rinquist joins us on the Oliver + S blog with a guest post about adding embroidery to your fabric before sewing.

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.

See baby’s first Oliver + S. Nicole sewed up this darling four piece ensemble using the Oliver + S Lullaby Layette pattern.

This week’s color pallet is inspired by the freshness of summer. I hope you’re enjoying yours!

Lots of wonderful Oliver + S clothing has been spotted in the Made for Kids Month Flickr group at the halfway point.

Shelley shares another way to customize the Oliver + S Nature Walk Pants, this time turning them into disco pants!

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.

Very cool rainbow Oliver + S Hide-and-Seek Dress by Gail of Probably Actually.

Yellow and gray together make a refreshing color palette.

Very pretty Elsa dresses from the very popular movie “Frozen” are being created using Oliver + S sewing patterns.

What shoes are you wearing this summer? Here are a few ideas that will be versatile and will last a long time.