Oliver + S

the rolling roller skate tour

In case you missed it yesterday, we did a special little Roller Skate Dress + Tunic blog tour, in honor of the impending release of the spring patterns. We started out the morning with a visit to Skirt as Top, …

customizing with oliver + s: raw-edge house applique

Raw-edge applique is about as fast and easy as applique gets. If you haven’t tried it before I think you’re going to like it because it’s a lot of fun and because you can do some seriously cute things with …

introducing the pinwheel tunic + slip dress sewing pattern

Today I’m introducing our second new pattern for Spring-Summer 2013. The Pinwheel Tunic + Slip Dress will be available on our website by March 5 and at retailers around the globe shortly thereafter. Here’s an funny little story for you. …

introducing the roller skate dress + tunic sewing pattern

Today I start introducing our new Spring-Summer 2013 patterns. These new styles should be available on our website by March 5 and at your local retailers around the world shortly thereafter. So without further ado, let me introduce you to …

customizing with oliver + s: small embellishments

I hope you’ve been enjoying the Customizing with Oliver + S series of blog posts as much as I have. I’ve loved hearing from everyone who has contributed to these posts, so thank you for being part of the series. …

what goes into making an oliver + s sewing pattern

As we’re nearing the release of our new spring and summer styles (Oh, wait, we haven’t told you yet that they are going to start shipping on March 1, have we? Well, I guess we have now. More on that …

our 2013 valentines

We got an early start on Valentines this year when I came across these cute notebook-paper-printed gift bags at Paper Presentation. They’re perfect envelopes for school Valentines, so S and I got busy with stamping, watercolor paints, scissors and washi …