Marilyn of QTπ Doll Clothing has graciously agreed to shared with us her thoughts on recently completing the Design Academy offered through Liberty Jane www.pixiefare.com.
When did you decided to take the course and what lead you to it?
"I
had wanted to take the course before it was even being offered again. I
had seen and heard and seen the difference it had made it the quality
of work in previous Design Academy participants."
"The
different layers of designs that Cinnamon outlines throughout the
course really all come to gather at the end and allows you to make
designs that are not just doll clothes, but real people clothes that fit dolls."
"I
gained so much from the course, but some of the more memorable things I
gained were; a whole new network of friends with the same passions and a
tremendous amount knowledge, the confidence I was lacking in myself as a
designer and the unbelievable support of Cinnamon and her team(which
you can get without the course)."
"I
think when you are learning to sew or design take chances and jump in
feet first. Not every design works out perfectly, but you definitely
learn something from every design. I think the design Academy is a great
course to take from beginner to even a professional seamstress. I have
been sewing for 20 years and what I learned was invaluable."
"I am proudly a Canadian."
It
is important to know that the course is not intended to teach you about
pattern design, but it is where I was inspired to make patterns. Making
my final project piece is where I came up with my first pattern
design.
Springtime Fun Jacket- http://www.pixiefaire.
This is a picture of my final project piece. It is a Homage to Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games. It is called “The Huntress”. The boots are from one of my favourite designers Meg of Miche Designs- The Miche Boot- http://www.pixiefaire.
and the t-shirt is the Liberty Jane free t-Shirt- http://www.
Thank you to Marilyn for sharing her experience with us today!
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Marylin does such beautiful work. She was an inspiration to other participants with all the work she has produced. Her patterns on Pixiefaire.com are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI'm really looking forward to the next time they open up the academy. I emailed Cinnamon a couple of weeks ago to see if they had a date set yet and they didn't. Hoping it won't be too long before they run the next one :)
ReplyDeleteI always debate about doing this academy. I don't usually sell my doll clothes, but I still would love the inspiration and knowledge I could gain from the academy.
ReplyDeleteMy closest thing to designing a pattern for 18" doll was drawing a dress design using a croquois provided by a pattern maker for a in blog contest. It was really fun & a bit easier than I thought, sooo based on that and this review and all I've been seeing/reading at Pixie Faire, I took the plunge and signed up -- can't wait for classes to begin!!! ;-)
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