It’s taken a few days to recover and to unpack all our materials, but we’re finally back from Quilt Market. It was a great show. Some of you have already seen a few photos on our Facebook...
It’s a little quiet over here right now while we’re in Kansas City for Quilt Market, but we’ll be keeping you up-to-date on Facebook and Twitter so you won’t feel left out. An...
I recently saw this photo in the Oliver + S Flickr group and loved how Cindy modified the 2 + 2 blouse for a completely different look. I asked her if she would share her method with those of you who...
Many of you have been asking for this one for quite some time. And we’ve been promising that it was next on our list. Well, you don’t have to wait any longer. The Bubble Dress sewing patt...
More than 100 years ago, a cultural movement swept the United States in which people would travel to a sort of a summer camp where they would take classes, attend lectures and concerts, and enjoy the...
Quite some time ago, I saw the most interesting dress show up in the Oliver + S Flickr group. Jan had used Kona cottons and the Oliver + S Puppet Show pattern to create her daughter a one-of-a-kind S...
When I first saw Vivian’s After-School Shirt pop up in our Flickr group, I knew she would be the perfect person to do a tutorial on piping. And sure enough, she jumped right into the project an...
We had a little brainstorm last year. It turned into a new brand, as our brainstorms sometimes do. We need to stop brainstorming. We wanted to make some sewing patterns for little, fun projects. Proj...
If you’re around next Monday at 4:00 Eastern time, I’ll be chatting with Pat Sloan on American Patchwork and Quilting Radio. We’ll be talking about Oliver + S, fabric design, quilti...
We’re happy to announce that our newest range of patterns is now available for purchase on our website. The Croquet Dress, Secret Agent Trench Coat, and Badminton Skort, Top + Dre...
Every so often my dear friend Brooke, who designed our logo and packaging , weighs in with a special pattern request. She probably thinks I just nod my head and go back to doing whatever I want to do...
We haven’t introduced a pattern for a sleeveless summer top for a very long time, and I thought it was about time for another one. Plus, a lot of you have been requesting a skort. And Brooke asked fo...
I can’t recall how or why I decided we needed to make a trench coat pattern. It’s probably not the first clothing item you consider when you’re thinking about your child’s wardrobe. But once we start...
Saturday was a great day for a sewing party. The weather held up so it wasn’t so nice outside that we all wanted to go the park but not so awful that everyone wanted to stay home. And lots of p...
It’s always challenging for me to introduce a new collection of sewing patterns. I nurture these styles for months before they are printed and delivered, and they’re my babies. I was sorting through ...
Dear Internet, Can you please help me out here. I’ve already tried my faithful friend Google, but I was only able to get a partial answer there. I’m just dying to know what, exactly, 1-8...
Not long after we launched Oliver + S, I started noticing an adorable little girl who kept popping up in our Flickr group. She had enormous eyes, the sweetest face, and she was always wearing the cu...
I always love to see what you do with our sewing patterns, and it’s especially fun to see how you customize them to make them your own. Here is an excellent example. This gorgeous Family Reunio...
If you’re viewing this blog post in an RSS reader, you might want to click through to visit our website. What you’ll find there is completely new. We have redesigned and rebuilt the websi...
We’ve been so inspired by the work of Project Hope and by the many dresses that have been made and donated to the orphanages of Haiti through their efforts. We thought it would be fun to bring ...
You know how you can look back at photos from the 1950′s or the 1980′s and just tell from a glance when they were taken? I mean, tiny waists and bullet bras are an easy indicator of the N...
Over at Lisette the other day I posted an introduction to one of our newest spring patterns, the Souvenir Dress. And I talked about how it was actually inspired by the Class Picnic Blouse. While I wa...
It’s been such a busy week that I was beginning to think the only chance I’d have to introduce you to my next Oliver + S fabric collection (like I promised on Twitter the other day) would be by takin...
I’ve been a little obsessed with spring shoes the past couple of weeks. It has a lot to do with photo shoots and the upcoming spring patterns, but I admit it: I love shoes! My own small closet ...
On Thursday, March 1, I’ll be in Puyallup, Washington, for Sewing and Stitching Expo promoting my women’s brand, Lisette. Simplicity has declared the day “Lisette Day,” and I’ll be at the Simpl...
Last spring I made a trip to Colorado to tape a TV show, visit my sister and her family, and do a little book-signing at Fancy Tiger. My sister and mom had told me about how great Fancy Tiger was, an...
In recent months we’ve given a few updates on progress being made by Project HOPE Art and their handmade dress drive. As of our most recent update last October, the group had received 143 Popov...
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 inte...
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 respons...
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 t...
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