Buddy Positive DIY Pattern Playground

Make Your Own Sewing Patterns Easily And Turn Your Unique Ideas Into Beautiful Clothes

Choose a pricing plan that works best for you!

All Memberships Include:

Full access to 7+ modules on pattern making and transformations for key garment types,

including How to Make Sewing Patterns with Online Pattern Generators

3 bonus modules to expand your sewing and pattern-making skills.

Monthly live Q&A sessions for personalized feedback and community learning.

Exclusive access to a private community to connect, share, and find inspiration.

Monthly Subscription

€19

per month

Perfect for creative sewists wanting to explore pattern-making at your own pace with flexible month-to-month commitment.

This membership renews automatically each month. You can cancel anytime through your account settings to stop the renewal.

Annual Subscription

€190

per year

(2 months free) Best value for dedicated makers ready to transform their entire wardrobe.

Automatically renews each year. Cancel anytime through your account settings.

Stop spending time learning how to draft patterns by hand from scratch.

Instead, learn how to use online pattern generators properly. Learn how to make simple or even complex patterns quickly with them and which works best for each type of garment. So, you can focus on converting your ideas into your dream clothes.

Why join the Pattern Playground?

By joining the playground, you will learn how the most important pattern making techniques, and transform a basic pattern into a custom style. You will learn to create basic patterns with the best online pattern making tools. You will know what is best for each type of garment and what are those you should not use for the best result.

You will learn each type of garment in a separate module, the characteristics of the basic blocks, the specific techniques for creating patterns, the types of fabrics that work best for them.

You will grow your me made wardrobe with confidence.

Course curriculum

And what is already waiting for you when you enter:

1

Welcome!
- Introduction
- How to Get Help
- Monthly Challenges
- How to Cancel Your Membership
2

CHALLENGE LIBRARY
- 🟢 Quick Win Skirt Challenge (December)
- 🟢 Clone Your Favourite Clothes — 4-Week Challenge (November)
- 🟢 Hack Your Favorite Pattern Challenge — 4-Week Challenge (August)
- 🟠 Perfect Pants Challenge — 4-Week Challenge (September)
- 🟠 The Knit Top Challenge — 4-Week Challenge (October Challenge)
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MODULE 0 - How to Make Sewing Patterns with Online Pattern Generators
- The Essentials of Pattern Making - The Basics of Pattern Drafting
- Master the pattern generators - Before you start, watch this video
- SEWIST - How to use to create custom patterns?
- TAILORNOVA - How to use to create custom patterns?
- PATTERNLAB LONDON - How to use to create custom patterns?
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MODULE 1 - How To Make A Basic Skirt Pattern Easily
- SKIRT PATTERNS: From Basic Skirt Construction to Creating Different Styles
- TRANSFORMATIONS: How to add fullness to basic sikrts
- TRUMPET SKIRT: from Pattern to Sewing
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MODULE 2 - How to Make a Woven Blouse Pattern Easily
- BLOUSE PATTERNS: From Blouse Pattern Construction to Creating Different Styles
- TRANSFROMATIONS: Bust Dart Transfer
- PEPLUM TOP 1 with Sewist: How to make the pattern
- PEPLUM TOP 2 with Sewist: How to cut the pattern
- PEPLUM TOP 3 with Sewist: How to sewt the top PART 1
- PEPLUM TOP 4 with Sewist: How to sewt the top PART 2
- Learn two ways to make a STAND/MANDARIN COLLAR
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MODULE 3 - How to Make a Dress Pattern Easily
- DRESS PATTERNS: From Dress Pattern Construction to Creating Different Styles
- Shirt Dress with Tailornova: Pattern Making and Cutting
- Shirt Dress with Tailornova: Sewing the Dress
- Shirt Dress with Tailornova: Sewing the Buttonholes
- Dress with Straps and Gathers with Sewist: Pattern
- Dress with Straps and Gathers with Sewist: Sewing
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MODULE 4 - How to Make Pants Patterns Easily
- PANTS PATTERNS: From Pants Pattern Construction to Creating Different Styles
- How to Make Pants Patterns with Tailornova: Pattern Making
- How to Make Pants Patterns with Tailornova: Fitting
- How to Make Pants Patterns with Tailornova: Sewing
- How to Make Jeans Pattern with PatternLab London and the Fitting and Sewing
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MODULE 5 - How to Make a Jersey Top Pattern Easily
- JERSEY TOPS AND DRESSES: From Pattern Construction to Creating Perfect Fit
- Jersey Top Drafting Practice - Transformations
- How to Cut and Sew a V-neck Jersey Top
- How to Make a Topstitched Round Neck Binding
- How to Make a Simple Loose Top with Flared Sleeves with Sewist
- How to Hack a Sewist Pattern to two Different Jersey Tops
- How to Add Flounce to the Armhole of a Tank Top
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MODULE 6 - How to Make a Sweatshirt Pattern Easily
- SWEATSHIRTS: From Pattern Construction to Creating Perfect Fit
- Raglan Sweatshirts - Hello Cold Challenge Day 1 - 2: Making a Basic Pattern Online and the Transformations
- Raglan Sweatshirts - Hello Cold! Challenge Day 3: Sewing Your Unique Sweatshirts
- Raglan Sweatshirts - Hello Cold Challenge Two Bonus Tips for a Professional Finish
- Raglan Sweatshirts - Sew Like a Pro: Master the Ribbing Calculator for Stress-Free Knit Sewing!
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MODULE 7 - How to Make Patterns for Underwear
- UNDERWEAR AND SWIMWEAR: From Pattern Construction to Creating Perfect Fit
- How to sew simple panties: the red panties
- How to make a triangle bra
- High and low waisted panty base pattern
- How to make bralettes with base pattern
- How to Cut and Sew a Swimsuit
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RESOURCES
- EASE GUIDE for sewing pattern making
- SLEEVE GUIDE for Blouses and Dresses for an Excellent Fit
- The Ultimate FACINGS GUIDE
- The Ultimate BIAS TAPE Guide
- Step-by-Step Guide to Updating Your Measurements in Sewist
- How to Calculate Neckband/Binding Length for Jersey Tops
- Ribbing Calculator for Stress-Free Knit Sewing!
- PDF - Pattern Making Terms List
- PDF - Pattern Making Check List: How to make a pattern for sewing step by step
- PDF - Online Sewing Pattern Maker Cheat Sheet
- Sewing Project PLANNER AND JOURNAL
- PRINTABLE SKIR TEMPLATES for Practicing
- PRINTABLE BLOUSE TEMPLATES for Practicing
- PRINTABLE DRESS TEMPLATES for Practicing
- PRINTABLE STRETCH DRESS/TOP TEMPLATES for Practicing
14

MY PATTERN RECIPIES - Steal It, Tweak It, Make It Yours
- The Green Halter Dress
- The Tiered Ruffle Dress
- PATTERN HACK GUIDE: 6 Ways to Transform the Tiered Ruffle Dress
15

SEWING PATTERN to PROFIT$ - Turn Your Sewing Passion into Income
- Lesson 1: How to Get Started Selling Your Own Patterns or Handmade Clothes
- Lesson 2: Mapping Your Perfect Sewing Business Journey
- Lesson 3: Why Defining Your Niche Changes Everything (and How to Do It)
- Lesson 4: Make Sure Your Brand Reflects Your Style—and Speaks to Your People
- Lesson 5: Where to Start Building Your Audience (Without Getting Overwhelmed)
- Lesson 6: Where Should You Sell Your Patterns or Handmade Clothes?
- Lesson 7: Think Size Charts Are Not Important? Think Again...
- Lesson 8: Drafting Your First Pattern to Your Sample Size
- Lesson 9: Understanding Grading — Making Your Pattern Work in Multiple Sizes
- Lesson 10: How to Format and Deliver Your Pattern Files Like a Pro
- Lesson 11: How to Write Sewing Instructions That Sell (and Support!)
- Lesson 12: What Comes After Creating Your First Pattern? Pattern Testing - Preparing for Launch
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BONUS #1: How to Find Inspiration for Clothing Design
- Why We Create a Capsule Collection
- Know Who You're Making Clothes for
- Gather Inspiration
- Create Your Moodboard
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BONUS #2: How to Design Clothes And Collections Like A Pro
- How to Design an interesting Capsule Collection
- The Most Important Design Element: Color
- Design Elements: Lines, Shapes, Textures
- Design Principles: Contrast, Rhythm, Proportion, Balance, Movement, Variety
- Outline Your Capsule Collection
- Make Experiments!
- Analyzing Color Contrasts, Textures, Lines and Shapes on Pinterest
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BONUS #3: The Basics of Grading
- Grading Basics
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BONUS #4: DIY Textile Design: How to Design Your Own Fabric
- How to Design Your Own Fabric: Basics
- How to Create Prints with Canva
- How to Create Patterns with Repper
- How to Print Fabric in Caspar Create

What people are saying

After taking a few classes from Buddy Positive Patterns Playground I feel a lot more confindent in sewing clothes in general and when I see a garment I now think "I can mak e that" instead of "where do I find the pattern for that"

— Karin

The most important thing I learned in the course is that pattern making is once again possible for me and much easier than I thought it would be. I was stuck in what I learned 20 years ago, but the possibilities have changed since then, something I would not have realized without Agnes and her program.

— Linda

The unexpected benefit I have gained from using the knowledge I have acquired during the course is that I can look for inspiration from what I like or something I see someone wearing on the street and make the pattern with that idea. I don't depend on magazine patterns that you often don't like.