Liesl Gibson is the designer behind the Oliver + S and Lisette brands. She lives with her husband and daughter (the “S” of Oliver + S) in New York and designs apparel patterns and textiles. She’s also the author of Oliver + S Little Things to Sew. Her studio windows look out over Brooklyn where her business is located and she does a lot of her sewing.
Liesl’s Links: Oliver + S Website, Lisette Website, Blog, Patterns at Pink Chalk Fabrics
Where I Sew is a month long celebration of the spaces we create in. Add your sewing room to the tour!
Kathy Mack
Carrie + Diana
I think this is my favourite sewing space so far! I wonder if she would be willing to do a swap…
me too! Ha!
Sheeish, Liesl throws down the gauntlet! Stunning. I saw a egg palette there. What do use that for? Bobbins?
Love the pic too-I can hear you laughing when I look at it!
Wow – what an organized girl!! As serene and beautiful as a landscape is…I think I could thrive on a bustling city view while I sew. Very cool studio.
What a beautiful place to create. I love all the inspiration boards.
This is so what I would picture her design space to look like: bright, orderly and beautiful!
Now THAT is a sewing space I would love to create in! Love the inspiration walls! And the brick, and the windows…dreamy!
What a wonderful studio!
That is an amazing space for creating!
Her space is as clean and neat as her designs! Is it any wondering her patterns are so appealing?
Seriously, O+S patterns are the BEST children’s patterns. They’re written so well, the packaging is adorable, they sew up so nicely – I just love them and high quality patterns too!
dreamy
What a perfect space to create! Beats my stuff stacked along my dining room wall.
cute studio – feels very inspirational
Wonderful studio and nice set up for the machines.
Having a studio with the windows, overlooking the city, must be very inspirational.
Debbie
Her room is so pretty and clean. Just look at those machines!
So many thoughts. I love the design walls–I worked in an office with walls like that and wish I’d thought of adorning them with beautiful fabric and quilt blocks. Brooklyn–I wish my windows looked out on Brooklyn. Would you like to switch for a week and look out on a gorgeous green valley and a grove of cedars? But most intriguing–how do you keep that big table so clear? If it were in our house, it would be stacked with stuff, immediately and always.
Thanks for the inspiration.
Such a beautiful space.
I think its great but I’d like to see one when it is being used! I’m starting to get a complex,cause mine is still cluttered when not used.I kinda know where everything is.!!!!
Wow! What a great space!
I like the first picture a lot with the inspiration boards, very interesting. And what a nice big cutting mat. sigh…
what an amazing space!
Oh I much prefer my cramped little room…NOT!! Lovely space to work in. I have a question for Liesl – does she expect to bring the kimono style PJs back? The pattern is currently out of print but I would love to find one in the smaller size range.
Such a great space. Would love to have that much room.
Her beautiful well organized designs come from a beautiful and super organized place.
I hope this continues for a long time.
Wow!
I think this picture of you laughing is priceless! I can almost hear your laughter, and it is infectious.