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customizing the raglan: funnel-neck kangaroo pocket sweatshirt
I’ve got one more fun raglan T-shirt customization idea for you this week. And next week I think we should do a few more customizing ideas with the leggings pattern, do you agree? How about a...
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about knit fabrics: what and where?
Whenever we talk about any of our knit patterns, we get many questions about finding good knit fabrics. I know that it can be challenging to find good knits, even here in New York. But over the last...
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customizing: painted knit fabric
We’ve been playing around with a lot of different ways to paint on knit fabric lately. With the School Bus/Metro T-shirts and the Field Trip Raglan T-shirt patterns, it’s so much fun to work with knits...
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elsa dress round-up
Have you ever heard of a little movie called “Frozen”? Elsa dresses are everywhere! Very creative people have been using several different Oliver + S patterns to create ice princess dresses for the...
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made for kids month halfway point
We are a little bit over the halfway point of Made for Kids Month. Lots of wonderful Oliver + S clothing has been spotted in the Made for Kids Month Flickr group, including these… Lightning McStitch1...
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inspiration: quick and easy patterns for kids clothes week
Yay, Kids Clothes Week starts today! But oops, life got busy and you weren’t able to get any prep work done. Rather than throw in the towel before the week even starts, I’m here today to give you a...
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customizing the sunny day shorts: adding oliver + s pockets
Looking for an idea to customize the Sunny Day Shorts? One easy way is to add pockets. The beach bum shorts tutorial shows you how to draft your own front pockets. And don’t forget about the hexagon...
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starting out with oliver + s: knit patterns
As promised, here is the third and final installment of the Starting Out with Oliver + S series. It’s meant to offer a bit of advice as to where to begin when learning how to sew garments with a sewing...
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tween style: denim sketchbook shirt
Last month on the blog we had a tween dress round-up, showing examples of how the Oliver + S patterns can work for older kids. We would like to continue to share more ideas and today we are happy to...
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outdoor ready: hiking pants
Ashley is returning to the blog today to add to the Outdoor Ready series which is all about using performance fabrics to make handmade outdoor apparel. So far she has shown us how to adapt Oliver + S...
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how to do a faux flatlock seam
Shelley from Bartacks and Singletrack is back again. In today’s post she’s going to (mostly) leave the patterns alone, and instead, show us how she tinkered with the tension settings on her overlocker...
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outdoor ready: workout shirts
Ashley is back today with another edition of her Outdoor Ready series. This one focuses on workout shirts. Thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial Ashley! Hello everyone! As the unmistakable...
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customizing with oliver + s: thumbhole sleeve tutorial
Today we are happy to welcome back Kristi. On her previous visit she shared how to lengthen the Sunny Day Shorts pattern. She is here now to show us how to add thumbhole sleeves to the Field Trip...
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adding sparkle to the holiday season
This is the perfect season to wear sequins because this is the time to shine! They add light to our dark winter days. There have been a lot of sequins recently not only in women’s fashion, but in...
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my favorite oliver + s pattern: brittney from sewing for four (plus one!)
Today we are delighted to welcome back Brittney who blogs at Sewing for four (plus one!). You remember Brittney, right? She recently stopped by to kick off the size 5 project with a puppet show shorts...
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field trip cargo pants sewn by matt chapple
Please join me in welcoming Matt Chapple to the blog today! If you’re as big of a fan of the Great British Sewing Bee as I am then you know who today’s guest is. But just in case you are unfamiliar,...
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my favorite oliver + s pattern: heidi from with love, heidi
Let me introduce you to Heidi who lives in Australia. She is a huge Oliver + S fan. She usually doesn’t sew a pattern only once, but multiple times. She has got a lot to share with us today, so I’ll...
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footprint t-shirt
Audrey is stopping by today with a tutorial on customizing the Field Trip Raglan T-shirt. It is a fun project to do with a special child in your life. Maybe a crafty project to do this summer, perhaps....
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inspiration: lace
Today it’s all about lace. Lace is a textile that has been described as ‘holes surrounded with thread’. But that doesn’t sound very pretty now does it? When really it’s a very delicate type of fabric...
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twenty t-shirt tutorials
Once you start sewing patterns that call for knit fabric you are sure to make at least one t-shirt. And you will quickly discover that sewing a t-shirt is fun and easy! Once you’ve got sewing a basic...
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