Did you know that September is national sewing month? What better way to celebrate than by sewing with a new Oliver + S pattern.

Our four new styles are now available for purchase on our website and through our retailers worldwide. Happy sewing!

The Music Box Jumper is a very easy pattern (one of the easiest Oliver + S patterns ever written!) that comes together quickly and offers lots of versatility and plenty of options.

We designed it with the beginning seamstress in mind. As a result, it makes a great project to undertake for learning to sew from a pattern. But its classic styling will be appreciated by sewists of all levels.

The Music Box Jumper makes a great summer dress when worn on its own, and it also works beautifully as a jumper with a blouse or shirt underneath in cooler weather.

S has been wearing View A in linen all summer. It’s a classic, timeless style with soft pleats, and it buttons or snaps up the back. This style looks especially nice in the upcoming City Weekend prints such as the one above. (City Weekend fabrics will be available at your local independent fabric shop this September.)

We’re also ready for school with View B, which includes little button tabs in the empire waist seam and a single inverted box pleat at the center front. I made this version in a sturdy cotton herringbone twill. It would also look great in linen, lightweight denim, and fine wale corduroy.

I’ll be making many more of these jumpers this year, and I hope you will, too.

In case you haven’t seen it yet, I wanted to let you know about a special guest post I wrote for Sew, Mama, Sew!’s Back to School series. This post focuses on sewing school uniforms with Oliver + S patterns.

Sew, Mama, Sew! has generously provided us with a $40 gift certificate to their store to give away to one of our readers. Leave a comment on this post to be entered into the giveaway. We’ll draw the lucky winner next Tuesday morning New York time.

It’s finally time to take the wraps off our new fall patterns and give you a preview of them.

This season, we are releasing four new patterns: two dresses, one skirt and top (with a dress option), and one unisex top and pants outfit. Two of the patterns include items designed especially for knits.

So, without further ado, here’s a preview of the line.

The School Photo Dress is a stylish, lined, above-the-knee-length, A-line dress featuring a hidden, on-seam, front kangaroo pocket and an invisible back zipper. The dress comes in two views: one with a stand-away, roll collar and 3/4-length cuffed sleeves and the other (shown below) which includes a cute, feminine ruffle collar and gathered, bias-bound, 3/4-length sleeves.

The Hopscotch Skirt, Knit Top + Dress features an elastic-back waistband skirt with front button placket and an interesting pleated pocket detail inspired by a Chinese takeout container. The pullover top or dress is designed to be sewn with knit fabrics. It includes both long- and short-sleeve options.

The Music Box Jumper is an empire-waist dress that can be worn alone or layered over a blouse or shirt in cooler weather. View A (shown here) presents a softly pleated, mid-calf-length skirt. View B gives an A-line skirt with a single, inverted box pleat at center front and a decorative button tab detail. Both views button or snap up the back. This is also one of the easiest patterns to sew that we have ever written.

The Nature Walk Pullover + Knit Pants pattern includes an easy-to-sew pullover top in a color-blocked design and pull-on style pants with a hidden elastic waist. The top can be made in lightweight fabrics for a casual shirt or in heavier fabrics for use as a layering piece in place of a sweatshirt or jacket. The pants pattern, inspired by a classic yoga pant, is intended for knits. It’s a very versatile piece, and we think it’s going to become a favorite in many kids’ wardrobe because of the style and the comfort it provides when made in a soft knit. It even makes a great pajama bottom.

The patterns will be available in stores worldwide and on our website starting September 7. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter to be notified when the patterns begin shipping. Wholesale customers can place pre-orders now by downloading the form from our Wholesale page.

Over the next few weeks we’ll be publishing more detailed posts here that highlight all the options included in each pattern. Check back frequently to see what we have in store for you this fall.