Today’s post is all about the Bubble Dress and Liberty. Such a glorious combination! One of the first dresses I made for Layla was the Bubble Dress. I loved it so much, and she got a ton of wear out of it. She recently saw this 2014 Liberty print from Jones and Vandermeer, and obsessed...
So it turns out there are Oliver + S patterns that I haven’t tried. Gasp! I’m fixing this “issue” [so far as I think the pattern will actually suit Layla] beginning with the Apple Picking Dress. For this dress I chose a favorite voile print from Anna Maria’s Field Study collection. The dress is unlined, but...
So I’m sure you know that I LOVE Oliver + S. I can’t imagine another person making better patterns for children. Layla is getting taller, so for me that has meant going through my pattern staples and sizing up. I pulled out two of my favorites and purchased some of the utterly precious prints from...
I hate growing up. And I dislike it even more when its my child doing the growing. I just don’t understand how time could go any faster. In just over a month, I’m going to have a four year old, and only two months after that, her little brother will be here! Don’t you ever...
I haven’t made little girl clothes in much too long. Layla is in need of some new dresses because she has gotten so tall over the past several months. I am working on that, but I felt the urge to go little. 12-18 months little. So I made the Roller Skate Dress for a special young...
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Perfection. How difficult is that to sew? I think I have the pattern and need to make a dress for April
I would definitely say this is one of the easiest Oliver + S patterns I’ve sewn. Its just a bodice and skirt, so you don’t have to worry about putting in sleeves. The Bubble Dress is one of the first dresses I made for Layla, and I kept going after that, so I think its a great pattern. You should give it a try!