Author: Marjorie Vaudreuil. Sewing Pattern Secrets | Design Secrets TheSewingBuzz.com and TheSewingBrew.com

Now that the holiday rush has finally eased, this might be the perfect moment to try something new—something fun, quick, and genuinely creative.

We’ve just released a new course that fits this moment perfectly:
Intro to Fashion Illustration with Oksana Ivanchenko — the professional illustrator behind every fashion drawing inside Sewing Pattern Secrets and Design Secrets.

Now let me be very clear:

This course is not about becoming an artist.
This is not about drawing pretty pictures. (Although wouldn’t that be nice!)

This is a fabric planning skill — and learning it now saves you time, fabric, and frustration all year long.

Fashion illustration teaches you to see the garment before it exists.

That’s why designers sketch.

Not for decoration — but for clarity.

Once you learn even the simplest form of this skill, something changes immediately:

• You understand drape before buying fabric
• You understand proportion before cutting
• You catch design problems early — when they’re easy to fix
• Sewing becomes more confident, more intentional, and frankly… more fun

That last part matters.

This is one of those rare skills that feels enjoyable to learn — improves everything that follows, yet we tend to feel guilty about having too much fun!

Oksana teaches the same foundational designer skills she uses professionally — without art-school pressure or overwhelm. She is a delightful and exuberant teacher! I find her voice melodic. But I’m bias!

We guarantee, no talent for drawing is required to enjoy this course!

👉 See exactly what you’ll learn inside Intro to Fashion Illustration
and decide if this is the skill you want to add at the start of your year.

— Margie
Founder, Sewing Pattern Secrets

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