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Distraction to Focus: Sewing Plans with Paper Dolls
Do your sewing plans ever fall by the wayside as shiny new patterns catch your eye? Tiffaney had a focus breakthrough! Read on to see
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Designing and Sewing a Capsule Wardrobe with MyBodyModel
Wondering how to go about designing and sewing a capsule wardrobe using only fabrics that you already have, and finally sew those fabulous patterns that
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Seasonal Sewing & Knitting Plans: A Corkboard Approach
Guest blogger Sarah shares her simple yet effective corkboard method for seasonal sewing & knitting planning. Read on to see how Sarah uses her corkboard
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10 Sewing Planners to Use with MyBodyModel (free + paid options!)
What are the best sewing planners to use with your body-positive fashion sketch templates from MyBodyModel? The answer depends on your planning style. We believe there’s a perfect planning system for everyone – even planning rebels! Here are ten sewing planners that we love. This list features some of our favorite free & paid planners, including printable, digital, and spiral-bound options.
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From Fashion School to Indie Pattern Designer: Breaking Design Standards with MyBodyModel
Ruby, indie pattern designer and founder of Spokes & Stitches, shares her creative journey toward a new, nurturing approach to fashion design that welcomes people
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My Sketching Process: From 9-Head Fashion Figures to Designing for My Body
After years of imagining clothes on unrealistic figures, Amanda has completely transformed her fashion sketching process to design in a way that honors her body
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Fashion sketching adventures: Sewing the perfect Ashton dress hack
If you had the perfect dress in mind, what sewing patterns & fabrics would you choose? What design changes would you make? Even though she’s
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From fear to confidence: 14 fashion sketches in two days
When it comes to fashion sketching, you might encounter that voice in your head telling you that you won’t be good at it. In this
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MyBodyModel Paper Dolls: Black Pattern Designers Edition!
Hi everybody, Nateida aka SewNaturalDane here! Every February, I host the #BHMPatternDesigners Challenge which highlights and promotes Black pattern designers. I am very excited to
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Digital Fashion Inspiration: 5 Ways to Design an Outfit
The pen and marker are tried and true tools for fashion design, but have you considered drawing digitally? As a visual arts student, I will
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#Sketch2Finish: Swimsuit Drawings Edition by Martha
Two summers ago, Martha wrote a guest post about jumping into the unknown waters of swimsuit sewing. Now, as she shows her swimsuit drawings brought
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Documenting & planning my sewing with MyBodyModel, by Nathalie
Belgium-based sewing blogger and YouTuber Nathalie of Atelier 292 shares how drawing on her body model croquis has helped her to organize her projects -from
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Scrap busting lingerie sewing with MyBodyModel, by Pam
Remember Pam’s post about getting her sew-jo back? She’s started 2020 a bang, using her body model templates to achieve many goals at once: scrap-busting,
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Planning 20 garments for 2020 with MyBodyModel, by Sierra
The end of 2019 has arrived and 2020 is quickly approaching. The New Year brings out all sorts of planning and creativity for me. It’s
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My Personalized Sewing Planner, by Elana
As the holiday frenzy starts to die down each December, I find myself looking ahead to the new year. For a planner like me, that
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Designing for my post mastectomy body with my body model croquis, by Tina
Today’s guest blog post is by Tina, who was one of our testers for the new omit-bust croquis option. Tina shares how she used the
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![Sewing garments that suit our varying and beautiful shapes is what we facilitate and we abide by the notion that designing on a body figure that looks like you can be empowering and even life changing. And nothing makes us happier than when somebody tries our app for the first time and has an incredible experience. This is where Mel comes in. She tried MyBodyModel after hearing about it on a sewing podcast and it has not only ignited her creativity but has cut down tremendously on wasted fabric and time. She explains:
“I have found MyBodyModel so useful and it makes my sewing feel even more creative now that I have incorporated the planning/sketching step into my sewing routine. I have so far loved everything that I have made and I feel that they all suit my body shape just fine, so no wasted fabric or time!” Hop on over to the blog to learn more about Mel’s experience and check out the three outfits that she was able to plan and execute to perfection with MyBodyModel. #SewingPlanner #MyBodyModel #FashionSketching #BulletJournal #SketchAndSew #MyBodyModelStyle #SewingProcess #SewingSketch [Image description: Mel’s sketches scattered on her desk surrounded by paper, clipboards, stamps, spools of thread and flowers.]](https://www.mybodymodel.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)