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🧵 STOP Wasting Time on “So-So” Sewing—This Is How Real Designers Get It DONE
🤯 If you're not learning THIS way, you're not having fun—here’s the system serious sewists swear by.
Marjorie Vaudreuil
July 13, 2025
Whether you’ve already sewn your way through a few iconic garments or you’re just peeking inside 👀, you’re here because you love the process: designing, refining, creating. ✂️🧵💡
And if you’ve made it to the Grace Kelly module 👑—congratulations. You’re not just making clothes. You’re shaping silhouettes and mastering techniques. And you’re only halfway through the Design Secrets journey.
No matter how you joined us—💌 through email, 🎁 for free patterns, 📚 through the blog, or 💳 as a paid member—this is your full-access look at what’s inside and what’s on the way.
✅ What’s Already Inside (So far…)
We won’t list all 24 designer patterns and 99+ lessons (with more dropping monthly)… but just know this: every module is packed with real-world techniques, runway-ready projects, and no-fluff instruction that moves you forward—fast.
From French seams to dart manipulation, Jackie O tailoring to sleeve transformations—this isn’t a YouTube rabbit hole. It’s a curated system designed to take you from hobbyist to confident designer, one iconic era at a time.
👇 Here’s just a peek at what you’ve already unlocked...
Month 1: The Kickstarter 🚀
👚 Gatsby Shell Blouse, 👖 Trousers, 👜 Knot Bag
📏 Measurement Secrets + 📐 Flat Pattern Basics
🪡 Fine Sewing Techniques: French seams, rolled hems, burrito roll, muslin testing
📏✂️ Flat Pattern Adjustments: Trouser lengthening/shortening
👗 Fabric Whisperer
Pattern Pioneer
Design Smith
🎩 Style Line: Gatsby-era elegance
Month 2: The Rookie Designer 🌟
👗 Marilyn Halter Top + 🩳 Shorts + 🧣 Head Scarves
🔻 Neckline drops (round & V)
✨ Hong Kong Seams
🎨 Bonus: Fashion Illustration with Oksana
💄 Style Lines: Monroe magic and vintage glamour
Month 3: The Blender 🌀
🧥 Audrey A-Line Skirt, Blouse & Scarf
📏 Hip + Waist Blending (up/down)
🧵 Flat-Felled Seams
🖋️ Style Lines: Audrey grace with Vreeland flair
Month 4: The Adjustor 🔧 (Now Available)
🏖️ Grace Kelly Wrap Beach Skirt + Bodycon Dress
🧷 Welt Pocket Construction
🎬 Style Lines: To Catch a Thief by Edith Head
🔜 Adjustments: Bodice length, pant rise, armhole + seat shaping and so much more ~ dropping all year.
🔜 Coming Next…
Month 5: The Manipulator 🎭 (Mary Tyler Moore)
📐 Dart Magic + 👗 Princess Seam Conversions
🪡 Twin Needle Topstitching + ⛳ Mitered Hems
👖 MTM Cigarette Capri Pants
💼 Style Line: Structured confidence, quiet sophistication
Month 6: The Lining Luminary ✨ (Jackie O – Drops after Aug 23)
🧥 Jackie O Jacket + 👗 High-Waisted Skirt
🎀 Linings and Facings, Princess Seams
🧵 Fabrics: Bouclé, Silk Tweed, Tropical Wool
🧷 Optional Hong Kong Seams + Snap Closures
🌸 Style Line: Power in restraint—pre-White House Jackie
✨ Then Comes the Advanced Work…
Month 7: The Sleeve Wizard 🧙♀️
🧵 Princess Di Cocktail Dress and Bolero
Sleeves + ✂️ Slash-and-Spread Mastery
🧍♀️ Armscye Adjustments = custom fit brilliance
Month 8: The Creative Designer 🎨 (Necklines & Collars)
🧣 Collar Crafter: Redesign + Bias Neck Finishes
🪡 Neckbands, French Bias Armholes, Seam Tape
🔄 Transform any basic into your signature
Month 9: The ReDesigner 🧑💻
📏 Paper to Pattern to Pixels
💡 Build 3D into Digital—real pattern design begins here
Month 10: The Collar Crafter Pt. 2 🎩
👔 Mandarin, Shawl, Convertible & More
🧱 Merge with blocks for full collar control
Month 11: The Curve Maven 💃
🧵 Princess Line Contouring
❤️🔥 Fit busts with elegance & confidence
👩👩👧 Designs that respect real bodies
Month 12: The Design Mentor 🪞
🧵 Final Projects + 🎓 Mentorship Wrap-Up
🚀 Exit as a couture-informed, pattern-literate designer ready for anything
💡 Beta Pricing Still Active!
🚨 Final call before public launch:
✅ $87 for lifetime access
🚫 No subscriptions
📈 Price goes up to $97 soon
If you’re not in yet—now’s the moment. Your next pattern, your next skill jump, and your next iconic look are already waiting.
With admiration and a tailor’s eye,
The Design Secrets Team 🧵✂️👑
📌 Design Secrets — 24 exclusive designer women’s patterns Sizes 6-24X, 99+ lessons including + monthly fine sewing and pattern adjustment lessons on a year long drip. One time price of $87
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 again later this year.
📌 Sewing Pattern Secrets Database
Unlock the Hidden Vault of Curated Sewing Patterns.
✅ If you’re a Sewing Pattern Secrets Database 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 156+ curated patterns, video tutorials, ebooks, and planners for just $87.
Warmly,
Margie Vaudreuil
Founder, Sewing Pattern Secrets LLC
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