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Inspiration to read together: New York Times How long until I can get my hands on Photoshop’s new content-aware fill?: YouTube Did you know you can burn diamonds?: PopSci Selfish Seamstress haiku products to benefit cancer research (but wait, that’s …

dress your browser in Oliver + S

Attention Firefox users. You already dress your kids in Oliver + S designs. Now you can dress your browser in Oliver + S too. We’ve recently released our first two Firefox personas. One features Pearl, our spool dog. The other …

music class skirt

I’m really excited about this simple skirt. It looks far more impressive and difficult to make than it actually is. Believe it or not, it’s a completely appropriate project for a beginner to take on. The skirt doesn’t have side …

music class blouse

Pintucks add wonderful style to a garment. They always look impressive and complicated but are actually quite easy to sew. With just a few on the Music Class blouse, you’ll get an impressive result without being overwhelmed with the minutiae …

pearl is back

Remember our friend Pearl from last fall? We’re happy to announce that Pearl is back! Starting today, and while supplies last, all website orders for Oliver + S patterns will again ship with a complimentary copy of the Pearl spool …

playdate dress pattern close out sale

We’re down to the last few copies of our Playdate Dress pattern, and we want you to be able to pick up a copy before it goes out of print. While supplies last,  take 50% off this pattern at checkout. …

ice cream dress, views B and C

I introduced View A of the Ice Cream Dress in my last post, and I talked about some of its features. In this post I want to show you some of the other options included in the pattern. View B …

yardage requirements for spring 2010 patterns

We’ve had several requests for yardage requirements for the new patterns. In response, we’ve posted them in the discussion forums. Here are the links: Ice Cream Dress Music Class Blouse + Skirt Sketchbook Shirt + Shorts Happy fabric shopping!

spring trunk show

A quick note for our wholesale customers. We’ll have a five-item trunk show featuring our newest styles available this spring and summer. If you’re interested in hosting the show in your shop, please contact us at information@oliverands.com to arrange a …

ice cream dress, view A

Last year my Grandma sent me a copy of Needlecraft magazine from 1925. In it I saw illustrations of very simple children’s kimonos, and it occurred to me that it was time for these darling little “frocks” to make a …

spring 2010 pattern preview

It’s finally time to take the wraps off what we’ve been working on in the studio for the last several months and give you a preview of our new spring and summer patterns. This season we’re releasing three new patterns: …

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A Selfish Seamstress haiku: The Selfish Seamstress Shopping lists as inspiration: Uppercase Pictures of defaced money: Money Mumbo Jumbo What comes after the iPad?: Gizmodo Sewing for a new baby, “You do know they come out naked, don’t you?!”: Colette …