Creating sewing patterns with Adobe Illustrator

Taking your first steps

There's no better time to learn how to make your own sewing patterns!

Whether you just want to make patterns for yourself, or if you're looking to start an online sewing pattern business, Adobe Illustrator is the perfect go to software to start designing your own sewing patterns.

In this course you'll learn how to use the basic functions of the software to accurately draft your pattern blocks.

There's no scary tech talk.

Each step is broken down to make it easy to follow.

When you've completed the course you'll have a selection of basic pattern blocks accurately drafted, ready to start creating your new amazing designs!

Together we will make:

  • A dress block
  • A skirt block
  • A bodice block
  • A sleeve block
  • And a trouser block

With those basic blocks your design possibilities are endless.

So what are you waiting for? Sign up today for this free course!


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Bonus material

Include additional content to your course curriculum to provide further value to your students.

  • Reuseable customer measurements chart

    Your bonus material includes a pdf copy of the customer measurements chart. So you can create patterns for your customers

  • Neck size cheat sheet

    Don't worry about working out complex neck calculations! We've included a cheat sheet for easy neck drafting.

  • Drafting guides

    Easy to follow printable drafting guides. Which take the guess work out of following along.

Course Pricing

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Course Resources

    • Download your cheat sheets, resources and guides!
  • 2

    Lesson 1: Getting Started

    • Downloading the software and plugins

    • Collecting The Measurements
  • 3

    Lesson 2: Illustrator Basics

    • Setting up and getting started
  • 4

    Lesson 3: Dress block setting up the guidelines and plotting points

    • Adding your back guidelines

    • Adding your front guidelines

    • Plotting the back of the pattern

    • Plotting the front of the pattern
  • 5

    Lesson 4: Drawing your pattern

    • Drawing your dress block pattern

    • Adding the darts
  • 6

    Lesson 5: The skirt block

    • Developing the Skirt Block
  • 7

    Lesson 6: The trouser block

    • Developing the trouser block
  • 8

    Lesson 7: The bodice block

    • Developing the bodice block

    • Developing the bodice block
  • 9

    Lesson 8: The sleeve block

    • Drafting the sleeve block

    • Drafting the sleeve block

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