Featuring Olivia Jane Handcrafted and a springy floral Fairy Tale Dress.

To celebrate the release of our new Oliver + S Singles patterns for kids’ basics, here are a few examples of how some friends have customized the Field Trip Raglan T-shirt.

If you’re looking for sewing patterns for kids’ basics, you’ll be sure to like our new collection of Oliver + S Singles patterns.

Here’s an easy way to turn a trouser pattern into flannel-lined pants for winter. This tutorial is great for our Art Museum Trousers.

Listen to Liesl’s interview on the Thread Cult podcast about sewing children’s clothing and women’s clothing, fabric design, inspiration, etc.

Debbie sewed a darling lab coat for her children’s dress-up box using the Secret Agent Trench coat pattern.

This year I’ll be writing a column for Sew News about fashion and how to translate it to real life. The issue featuring the first installment is now out.

We’ve heard from Flat S again. It sounds like she had a wonderful time celebrating Christmas and New Years in Sydney.

Today I’m answering some of your questions about women’s sewing patterns and about art. Why these two topics? Why not?

Here’s a downloadable Oliver + S skill index to search for the sewing skill you wish to learn and see which patterns will teach it.

Julie Bossert from Sewn Studio stops by with a tutorial to adapt the Nature Walk Pullover into a tiny Michael Jackson Beat It jacket. Because every kid needs a Beat It jacket, right?

I asked a few of the people who made and posted Flickr mosaics to tell us about their 2013 sewing and their sewing plans for 2014.