Every little (or not so little) girl needs a unique special-occasion dress. I’m not talking about the dress-up-party-make-it-with-six-pink-ruffles-and-sparkly kind of dress. I’m talking about the you-need-to-look-nice-but-not-like-you’re-trying-to-look-too-nice kind of dress. You know the dress I mean. It’s the one you wear …
crafternoon at the new york public library, april 2
If you’re in the New York City area (or if you want an excuse to come visit…), please join us at the New York Public Library on April 2 from 2:00 -4:00 for an Oliver + S Little Things to …
introducing the new class picnic blouse and shorts sewing pattern for girls
We’re big believers in summer dresses at our house, but we know that every little girl needs pretty, relaxed shorts and tops in her summer wardrobe as well. When I was working on this new sewing pattern I was thinking …
introducing our new spring and summer patterns
It’s finally time to take the wraps off our new spring and summer collection to give you a preview of the line. This season, we are releasing three new patterns: two dresses and one blouse and shorts outfit. So, without …
modern workshop fabric packs now available
When I introduced you to the new Modern Workshop fabric collection earlier this week, I mentioned that although yardage will be available in late-April, pre-cuts are shipping now. I’m happy to announce that the nice folks at Moda have made …
upcoming events
Over the next few months, I will be visiting a few of the great independent fabric shops that carry Oliver + S products. At each location, I’ll be signing copies of Oliver + S Little Things to Sew. If you …
introducing modern workshop, for moda
I’m very pleased to introduce Modern Workshop, the second Oliver + S fabric collection for Moda. Modern Workshop takes its inspiration from the Wiener Werkstatte. Based in Vienna at the turn of the twentieth century, this circle of artists and …
the pop-up blog tour begins!
Now that it’s March and Little Things to Sew has officially launched, we’re going to get things going with a pop-up blog tour. Instead of telling you in advance who will be reviewing the book, we’ll let you discover it …
little things to sew: the fabrics
You know how it is. You open the catalog and see the dress of your dreams. You want to purchase the exact royal blue color the model in the photo is wearing. But royal blue is sold out, and the …
introducing Lisette
Since we first started Oliver + S, the most frequent request we’ve received is for sewing patterns in women’s sizes. And so, at long last, we’re happy to announce the launch of a new brand of sewing patterns for women: …
boys’ patterns winner
What a treat to see how many of you are interested in sewing for boys! We’ve drawn a winner who will receive a set of three of our popular patterns for boys. The lucky seamstress is Casey, who wrote: My …
celebrate the boy: sewing for boys
In honor of Celebrate the Boy week over at Made by Rae, I thought we would spend a little time today talking about sewing for boys. At Oliver + S, we make patterns for boys and for girls. Not all …
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