Hi Everyone, I am over on the Oliver + S blog today with a tutorial on using heirloom methods to sew an Afternoon Tea Blouse! The Afternoon Tea Blouse is one of the new patterns from Liesl and Co. It has these wonderful lace insets that are just perfect for using heirloom methods! For the blouse, I used lace insertion and entredeux to form my fabric for the lace strips and have a full tutorial on how I put it together. The Afternoon Tea Blouse pattern comes in different cup s

When Liesl sent the Advisor's Circle the sketch of the Neighborhood Sweatshirt, we were all excited to try it. Normally, a sweatshirt wouldn't be a pattern that would excite me, but this one with the different style lines just seems to have so many possibilities! You can choose to use two different fabrics for the sleeves as I have done here, opt for a plain front, or princess seams, add the pocket and a front zipper, or have fun with the hem treatment! I also love this patte

As you know if you have been reading my blog for a while I am a big fan of knits and especially of smocking on knits. Sewing knits isn’t hard but it does have a few challenges. One of which is getting a great looking neckband. A serger is ideal to use to sew on the neckband because it gives that great stretch, but achieving a consistent width can be a challenge. If it isn’t right the seam allowance is gone and ripping out that serged edge is quite a pain, not to mention doing