Create your 8 gore skirt pattern

Enhance your creativity with our FREE simple online pattern making course

Whether you're beginning your sewing journey or you want to enhance your creativity and start pattern making, making your own patterns can be a game changer, and this pattern making course is the perfect place to start.

Enjoy making your own unique skirt design while gaining expert guidance in a relaxed, supportive environment.

This course can be done in your own home and in your own time.

Elevate your skills to the next level.

Join us in this pattern making course and your eyes will be opened by the amazing array of possibilities that pattern making can create.

Benefits of making your own patterns

When you make your own patterns you are able to create your own personal style with the features in a garment that you love

By learning pattern making in this course you will be learning the foundation of all patterns and it may give you the confidence to alter other patterns to the way you like them.

Empower yourself to create custom fit garments and understand garment design. This is just one of the styles of pattern made in this course.

About your Instructor

Previously working as a nurse and midwife for 27 years Colleen was burned out and needed a change.

She quit her job and continued her studies in fashion design, landed a job in the fashion industry, and worked freelance as a sample maker and pattern maker.

She created her own fashion label 'Addison Ash' in 2015.

Recently, she realised how healing it had been to be creative, and felt that she could help others with their creativity.

“I started Freestyle Sewing and Pattern Making Tuition because after working close to people in a team for 27 years in the health industry, I discovered it to be quite lonely creating Addison Ash by myself, although I loved the freedom and creativity it involved.

I thought back to a time when I was stuck, unable to proceed with creative ventures as I wasn’t sure what to do next. I had an epiphany that I could help people to fulfil their creative dreams while still fulfilling mine by sharing the knowledge I had learned over the years.

I love working with people and helping to unleash their creativity.”

Here's what people are saying about Colleen

"I recently started with Colleen at Freestyle Sewing and Pattern Making. Not only am I learning new skills, Colleen is patient and kind and she is so much fun in her teaching. I would highly recommend Freestyle Sewing, small classes and lovely people, it's my happy place. I have met some lovely people and feel very included and I haven't sewn for many years. I'm sure that I will continue to learn, but the social side of Colleen's classes is very therapeutic as well as extraordinary skills to impart. Thank you Colleen"

Bonnie - Google Review

"Absolutely loved my class, such a relaxed fun environment with a very talented teacher.

Highly recommend"

Carolyn - Google review