Whether you’ve already stitched a few iconic designs or you’re just peeking inside 👀, you’re here because you love the thrill of creating: the “aha!” moments in necklines, the satisfaction of clean contouring, the joy of seeing a design come alive under your hands.

This program gives you those sparks every month—quick wins, clever techniques, and the kind of refinements that make you grin because now it finally makes sense.

No matter how you joined us—💌 email, 🎁 free patterns, 📚 the blog, or 💳 as a paid member—this is your full-access look at everything inside and everything ahead.

✅ What’s Already Inside Design Secrets

We won’t list all 22 designer patterns and 179+ 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 can expect...

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 Roman Holiday A-Line Skirt, Blouse & Scarf
📏 Hip + Waist Blending (up/down)
🧵 Flat-Felled Seams
🖋️ Style Lines: Audrey grace with Vreeland flair

Month 4: The Adjustor 🔧 
🏖️ 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.

Month 5: The Manipulator 🎭 (Mary Tyler Moore)
📐 Dart Magic + 👗 Princess Seam Conversions
🪡 Twin Needle Topstitching + ⛳ Mitered Hems
👖 MTM Cigarette Capri Pants and Pointelle Mock Turtleneck Sweater
💼 Style Line: Structured confidence, quiet sophistication

Month 6: Polished and Poised ✨ (Jackie O – inspired)
🧥 Jackie O Jacket + 👗 High-Waisted Skirt
🧵 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…

The Sleeve Wizard: The Windsor

🧙‍♀️ Princess Di–inspired cocktail dress, bolero and clutch
✂️ Slash-and-spread sleeve manipulation
🧍‍♀️ Armscye adjustments for dependable custom-fit results

The Collar Crafter: Collars, Neckbands & Necklines : Twiggy

Part 1 – Style Lines & Neckline Foundations ✨

👗 Style lines that shape the neck and frame the face
📐 Neckline foundations: scoop, V-neck, jewel, boat & extended variations
👔 Intro to collar styles: flats, stands, bands & simple drafting changes

Part 2 – Advanced Collars 🎩

👔 Mandarin, shawl, convertible & additional structured collars
🧱 Merging collar styles with blocks for full design control
🪡 Neckbands, French bias armholes, and bias finishes
🧣 Clean transformations using seam tape & bias refinements

The Lining Luminary Part I: Kate’s Rebel Trousers

🧵 Fine-sewing trouser lining techniques
🪡 Bagging out, partial linings, facing logic & structural support
🧱 Construction methods that refine drape, movement & longevity

The Lining Luminary Part II: Kate’s Rebel Vest

🧵 Fine-sewing approaches for structured vests
🪡 Full vs. partial linings and invisible internal shaping
🧵 Clean seams, internal refinement & polished finishing details

The ReDesigner: Twiggy

📏 Paper → Pattern → Digital
💡 Transformations that turn flat work into shaped, modern pattern design
🧑‍💻 3D thinking for the next phase of digital drafting
🚀 Where confident digital pattern development begins

The Design Mentor 🪞

🧵 Guided final projects with instructor-level refinement
🎓 Fine-sewing wrap-up + pattern evaluation
🧭 Portfolio development, project styling & designer-level decision-making
🚀 Students exit as pattern-literate, design-competent sewists ready for advanced work

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With admiration and a tailor’s eye,
The Design Secrets Team 🧵✂️👑

Warmly,
Margie Vaudreuil
Founder, Sewing Pattern Secrets + Design Secrets

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Warmly,

Margie Vaudreuil
Founder, Sewing Pattern Secrets LLC

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