Oliver + S

it’s February, which means it’s Little Town month

Jessica over at A Little Gray has been hosting a year-long sew-along for Little Things to Sew. She’s been posting lovely tutorials for the selected project each month. If you’ve been interested in sewing projects from our book, you might …

our newest digital patterns

Back in October, after many requests and much consideration, we decided to do a little test. We re-released our out-of-print Puppet Show pattern as the first Oliver + S digital download. Your response was so positive that we released a …

save 25% on all paper patterns with our biggest sale ever!

Now through January 20, 2012, you’ll save 25% on all Oliver + S paper patterns purchased from our website, including our most recent styles for this season. Why not use this as an opportunity to stock up on the Oliver …

strategies for efficient sewing

I’ve been speeding through some sewing recently, testing the spring patterns and making a few things for S and for myself at the same time, and this has started me thinking about strategies for efficient sewing. My personal sewing time …

endings and beginnings

I hope you enjoyed the holidays and are happily and safely returned if you spent time on the road or in a plane. I had the pleasure of taking a few day off to spend with S, much of our …

save on all digital patterns this week

Last week we released two more out-of-print styles as digital patterns: the Sandbox Pants + Starfish Stencil and the Jump Rope Dress. These are in addition to the previously released Puppet Show Tunic, Dress + Shorts and the School Days …

petites choses a coudre

It gives me great pleasure to announce that Oliver + S Little Things to Sew is now available en francais!     Oliver + S Petites Choses a Coudre is published by Les Editions de Saxe and is available at …

swatch card set from Lisette

We hope you enjoyed the Oliver + S measurement chart we posted earlier this week. Well, the holiday fun doesn’t stop there! Today on the Lisette blog, we have another useful PDF giveaway: a swatch card set.     You …

like Janome on Facebook, win a huge prize pack

I don’t make a secret of this. I love Janome sewing machines. I have several at the studio, and all my sewing at home is done on my travel-sized Janome Jem which is an amazing little workhorse, considering its size. …

gearing up for winter

This weekend we bundled up for a trip to MoMA and a quick stop to see the tree at Rockefeller Center. (We were there with just a few other visitors…whoa!) It’s really starting to feel like winter here in New …

moda designer holiday blog hop

Remember Moda’s Country Fair theme from Spring 2011 Quilt Market which was carried through to a designer blog hop last September? At that Quilt Market, all Moda’s designers contributed a favorite recipe and a pattern for a quilt block. Shop …