As we’ve introduced our new styles this week, we’ve held back one little piece of information. All three styles will be released simultaneously as both paper and digital patterns!     Since offering our first digital pattern last year, we’ve …

This dress came about through a whole series of tear sheets I started gathering last summer. I wanted to put together color blocking and hidden pockets and create a really great casual dress for everyday wear. This is where I …

One of the things I like best about the new Fairy Tale Dress pattern is that you can  take it in so, so many directions. If you’re going to sew this dress for a special little girl, chances are that …

When you’re going on a field trip, or even just out to the backyard to play, you need a lot of pockets for storing all your treasures. We’ve got you covered here with six pockets in the cargo pants pattern: …

It’s the last week of August, which means that I’m feeling both sad and happy. Sad that summer is over and we’re back at work after a very fun and relaxing vacation and because school is about to start again. …

Did you see this photo in the Flickr group the other day? Sarah did such a lovely job converting the Croquet Dress into a nautical blouse that I invited her to tell you all about it. She used ribbons to …

One of my favorite prints in The Ladies’ Stitching Club is this botanical border print. It was inspired by needlepoint and has that sort of needlepoint feel, with a grid underlying the leaves and flowers. Above the border is a …

When I introduced The Ladies’ Stitching Club yesterday, I alluded to the quilt I designed for the collection. I’ve been having so much fine slowly working on mine this summer that I wanted to share my work in progress with …

A giant box of fabric arrived at the studio today, and around here we all know what that means: my newest Oliver + S fabric collection, The Ladies’ Stitching Club, is now shipping! As we’re getting ready to make our …

Some of you are speedy sewists! We’re already seeing a few of the new summer PDF styles show up in the Oliver + S Flickr group, and they’re looking really cute! If you need a little more inspiration, here are …

A few years ago, Natalie Chanin invited me to one of her workshops. If you even have an opportunity to attend one, I highly recommend it. Natalie holds them in her studio, and I’ve heard from quite a few people …

I’m so excited to announce that today we’re releasing the first two items in a new line of Oliver + S patterns that we’re calling “Oliver + S Singles.” Oliver + S Singles are digital-only patterns that allow you to …