This top or knit dress comes packaged with the Hopscotch skirt pattern and provides you with many different sewing options. The top/dress portion of this pattern is designed for knit fabrics with at least 25% stretch. The City Weekend knits …
on designing a fabric collection
Ever wonder how a fabric collection is put together? In my most recent guest post for the BurdaStyle blog, I explain the process I used for designing City Weekend. You can check it out there.
introducing the nature walk knit pant sewing pattern
The Nature Walk pattern includes two items: a pullover top (which I described earlier) and this pant, which took its inspiration from a favorite pair of yoga pants that I’ve worn for years. The pants pattern is certainly the fastest …
tips for sewing with knit fabrics
Everyone is excited about knits right now. I must admit, I didn’t have much interest in sewing knits when Moda first approached me with the idea of adding interlock to the City Weekend fabric collection. But when the sample fabric …
new firefox persona
Do you use Firefox? If so, you’ll enjoy this. We’ve just released the latest Oliver + S persona for Firefox: our paper dolls dressed in the new Nature Walk and School Photo patterns. Why not use it to dress your …
introducing the nature walk pullover top sewing pattern
This versatile pattern is great for boys and girls. It’s a cool-weather pullover with color blocking for added interest. If you make it from light-weight quilting cottons, it can also be a great layering piece in not-so-cool weather, too. One …
ruffled sailboat skirt or pants
A week or two ago I had a little brainstorm one morning and dropped into the Oliver + S discussion forums to ask if anyone wanted to give it a try. In fact, several people expressed an interest. Here is …
out and about
If you live in the vicinity of Madison, WI (my home town!), come join me on September 1 at Gayfeather Fabrics, 1521 Williamson St., at 2:00 PM for a little presentation about Oliver + S. I’ll bring some samples made from …
introducing the hopscotch skirt sewing pattern
You’re going to ask for this pattern in adult sizes, I already know. The skirt half of the Hopscotch pattern (I’ll publish a post next week on the knit top and dress pieces included in this pattern) is designed for …
introducing the music box jumper sewing pattern
The Music Box Jumper is a very easy pattern (one of the easiest Oliver + S patterns ever written!) that comes together quickly and offers lots of versatility and plenty of options. We designed it with the beginning seamstress in …
vermont sewing weekend #2
Goodness, that last Vermont post was long! Sorry. I’ll try to make this one a little bit shorter. But I’ve got lots of photos to show you. This is Joni. Her husband drove with her from Kentucky to Vermont and …
back to school at the sew, mama, sew! blog
In case you haven’t seen it yet, I wanted to let you know about a special guest post I wrote for Sew, Mama, Sew!’s Back to School series. This post focuses on sewing school uniforms with Oliver + S patterns. …
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