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💃 Design Secrets Beta SNEAK PEEK: Month 4 — The Adjuster is Almost Here!
The next wave of Designer Secrets is about to drop — Grace Kelly, Edith Head, and the adjustments that separate amateurs from pros.
Marjorie Vaudreuil
June 17, 2025
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Author: Marjorie Vaudreuil. Sewing Pattern Secrets, Design Secrets, TheSewingBuzz.com and TheSewingBrew.com
Listen up, Designers —
We’re about to unlock one of the most EXCITING phases yet inside your Design Secrets Beta Membership.
🧵 Coming Soon in The Innovative Adjuster:
🎯 Master the traditional pattern adjustments every designer needs — the fit corrections that transform your sewing from "homemade" to high-end.
🎯 New fine sewing construction: Welt Pocket Construction to go with your Marilyn Shorts — a must-have skill for jackets, coats, pants, and professional-grade garments.
🎬 And now... we head to the Riviera.
🌟 This Month’s Hollywood Inspiration:
We’re recreating Grace Kelly’s iconic wardrobe from To Catch a Thief — designed by the legendary Edith Head, Hollywood’s most awarded costume designer.
You’ll unlock two Grace Kelly-inspired patterns:
👗 The Grace Kelly Beach Skirt
👗 The Grace Kelly Body-Con Dress
🎓 PLUS — the lessons on how these elegant silhouettes were engineered.
🚨 ⚠️ Quick Beta Pricing Alert:
💰 The price is about to rise again. The next phase of Beta will move to $97/month as we inch closer to full release.
🔒 Current members: you're locked in. You are lifetime and one time pay members.
⏳ Not yet in? — This is one of your last chances before Design Secrets becomes a significantly more expensive program. We are eyeballing the quiet week after July 4th to increase the price on the sales pages and platforms to $97 in that week.
💡 A Quick Recap of What You Already Own Inside Beta:
🚀 Month 1 — The Kickstarter
👜 Gatsby Shell Blouse, Trousers, Knot Bag
📏 Measurement Secrets
🧵 Fine Sewing: French Seams, Rolled Hems, Burrito Roll, Bias Bound Seams, Muslin Testing, Seaming & Hemming
🎨 The Design Smith
📐 Build & Use Your Own French Curve
🌀 Gatsby Era Style Lines
📏 Flat Pattern Length Adjustments for your Trousers with a Cuff
📚 Essentials in Flat Pattern Design
💋 Month 2 — The Rookie Designer + Marilyn Module
🎨 This is where your design adjustments get even more creative — and you add iconic Hollywood style to your pattern arsenal!
🎬 Style Line Spotlight:
Marilyn Monroe’s most iconic looks on film (Video Style Analysis)
✂️ Adjustment Lessons:
Neck Drop Adjustments:
🔽 Lengthening & Shortening Round Neck Drops
🔽 Lengthening & Shortening V-Neck Drops
🧵 Fine Sewing Technique:
Hong Kong Seam Finishing
🎨 Fashion Illustration Bonus:
Fashion Illustration with Oksana — drawing your designs
👗 Unlocked Patterns:
Marilyn Peplum Halter Neck Top
Marilyn Side-Zip Darted Shorts
Retro Head Scarves (Final Project Assessment Unlock)
🎓 Rookie Designer Certificate:
Complete your assessment, unlock your certificate — and move one step closer to design mastery!
🎯 Month 3 — Innovative Designer: The Blender
🎨 This is where you unlock one of the most powerful skills in advanced flat pattern design: true custom fit through blending.
🧵 Adjustment Lessons — Blending Patterns for a Perfect Fit:
🔄 Blending Hip Sizes (Increase & Decrease)
🔄 Blending Waist Sizes (Increase & Decrease)
Learn how to combine sizes directly on your flat patterns for precise, made-for-you fit adjustments.
🎬 Style Line Spotlight:
Audrey Hepburn’s legendary Roman Holiday look — a masterclass in simplicity, elegance, and proportion (with bonus Diana Vreeland insights)
🧵 Fine Sewing Technique:
Flat-Felled Seams — Three variations of this professional finish technique that takes your garments to ready-to-wear quality.
👗 Unlocked Patterns:
Audrey A-Line Skirt
Audrey Blouse
🎓 The Blender Final Assessment:
Complete your project, submit your work, and earn your Design Innovator Certificate.
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🔥 And what’s coming AFTER The Adjuster:
🎯 Dart Manipulation
👑 Jackie O’s Iconic Style
🪡 Couture Lining Techniques… and we will only only be half way through at that point.
📢 Stay tuned: Month 4 drops soon inside your member portal.
🔗 See the Offer / Access Details
✅ If you're a Design Secrets member, after July 1 you can head to Module Four to start your Grace Bodycon Dress and Beach Skirt
🚀 If you haven’t joined yet, now’s your chance to jump in at the Beta price—while lifetime access is still available.
Inside, you'll get:
26 designer pattern drops in iconic inspired designs
Fine sewing lessons and flat pattern adjustment training
Community support
And early access to the complete Design Secrets collection!
📌 Design Secrets — 26 exclusive designer women’s patterns Sizes 6-24X, 86+ lessons including + monthly fine sewing and pattern adjustment lessons on a year long drip. One time price of $87, life-time access. (This will be increasing again soon. It’s been increased since launch in March from $57 to $67, to $87 and soon $97..
P.S. This is for sewists sewing for real people—sizes 6 to 24X. DS is still in beta pricing for a reason: we want feedback in return for lifetime access. Join now before the next price jump.
📌 Prefer Sewing for the Whole Family? Try Sewing Pattern Secrets Database
Unlock the Hidden Vault of Curated Sewing Patterns.
✅ If you’re a Sewing Pattern Secrets member, log in and start sewing! This one is already waiting for you inside the database.
🚀 If you haven’t grabbed the database yet, now’s the time.
Right now, you can still get lifetime access to 155+ curated patterns, video tutorials, ebooks, and planners for just $67.
But soon in July, that price is rolling up to $77. (We’ll be reminding you!)
Warmly,
Margie Vaudreuil
Founder, Sewing Pattern Secrets LLC
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