oliver + s by dollfancier

I've been in love with patterns for little people by oliver+s for some time now. I finally decided to start with the Ice Cream Dress while on a fabric foray to Stone Mountain & Daughter in Berkeley earlier this month. Here is the illustration of the Ice Cream Dress from the pattern envelope, (c) oliver + s.

On the oiver+s website I discovered an invitation to a Sew-Along (the group of sewists come from around the world). It's called the Ice Cream Social. There are over 200 people sewing along! We started yesterday.

As I traced the pattern pieces I felt a kinship with my new sewing friends, all of us reading the same pattern directions, sharing piccies of our fabric choices on the flickr group, receiving tips from Amy on her blog...


Here is my delightful (according to me) 1930s reproduction circus print for the Ice Cream Dress. I bought enough to make 2 dresses. Each will be made with the circus print and then one will have the loopy print (top) for the yoke, pocket trim + hem. The other will have the checkered print (to the right) for yoke, pocket trim + hem. Unless I change my mind. But I'm definitely going with the circus print.

Here are close-up views:

circus + loopy print contrast

circus + checkered print contrast

These 2 dresses will be available for sale under license from oliver+s when completed.