Excuse my ugly post banner ^^ for a minute and get excited that it's time for the annual Mother's Day Sale on Pattern Workshop! Right now through Sunday, May 10 at 11:59pm PST you can get $20 off the course ($149 regular price) by entering code MOMSROCK at checkout. Not a mom? No worries! This discount applies to anyone who wants to start on the path to fulfilling her (or his!) dreams of creating professional, beautiful PDF patterns. You can read alllllll about the course here, but here's just a quick overview of what you'll learn when you enroll:
- Where to get inspiration for your sewing pattern designs
- How to get your ideas onto paper
- The best way to digitize your existing paper patterns using Adobe Illustrator
- How to create pattern blocks directly in Illustrator
- How to modify pattern blocks (a.k.a. “digital slash & spread”)
- How to create size charts for a great fit
- How to grade your patterns into smaller and larger sizes
- How to create actions to speed the block-making and grading processes
- How to tile your pattern pieces for at-home printing
- How to quickly add seam allowances using actions
- How to lay out your pattern in Adobe InDesign
- How to survive the testing process
- How and where to sell your patterns
- How to market your patterns
- How to set up an affiliate program for your patterns
- And more!
Want to see what some of my 500+ students have created in the past year and a half since Pattern Workshop launched? Check out the Student Work page. (It's a work in progress - there are dozens more patterns that have been completed, and I'm busy getting them all added!)
You can even read detailed reviews from those who have taken the course by following these links:
Rachel from Golden Rippy Pattern Revolution Vanessa at LBG Studio Deanna at Sew McCool Abby at Sew Much Ado Ajaire at Call Ajaire (discusses using Inkscape for the course as alternative to Illustrator)
Finally, don't forget the AWESOME support you'll get in the private Facebook group - JUST for Pattern Workshop students and alumni. Some have said this group of 330+ designers is the most valuable part of the whole course. I have to admit; it's an amazingly talented (and helpful) group!
I look forward to seeing you all in class! And in the meantime, I'll be waiting for baby #3 to arrive - I'm currently four days overdue! :)
