From her Project Runway fame to her new plus size jewelry collection, Ashley Nell Tipton is making sure she’ll be a household name! We all know there’s a craft to fashion designing: from pattern making to sewing. Ashley just makes it look easy! And now she’s made it easier for us with her new Simplicity Collection.
Most of us may have an ideal dress design in our heads, but when it comes to executing that idea?! Intimidating, much?! I know I’m not the only one who is on the edge of their seats watching the Project Runway contestants scramble to piece their outfit together from scratch with little to no time left.
Well, Ashley Nell Tipton is here to save the day! You may know the designer from her collaboration with JC Penney or her overall championing for women — and that goes for all women, no matter their shape or size!
Ashley Nell Tipton Debuts Her Fall Simplicity Collection with Customizable Pieces
Now, Ashley is teaming up with Simplicity to make it easier for anyone to create customized pieces in sizes 18W through 34W. With the pattern making expertise of Simplicity, Ashley’s patterns allows you to create cute dresses, draped coats, and chic separates in a range of fabric to match your own personal style!
Check out the Ashley Nell Tipton and Simplicity collab and shop the full collection at Simplicity.com!
Fortune favors the brave and your fortune can be your own personalized cute fit! Are you ready for the challenge?
Eleanor Hish
I have her previous two patterns, but haven’t had a chance to make them. ð
When you do let us know how you liked them!
Yes girl yes…thank you..I wish I had this when I was young just getting into fashion.
Its never to late to shake things up!
I always do I work in fashion now so the dream came true and actually was a pattern maker and worked for a few plus size lines
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Thanks hun. 😉
Ohmigod FINALLY! I have been waiting for plus size sewing patterns forever. Designing and making my own clothes is a dream of mine but I haven’t been able to learn to sew clothing because there’s no way to learn. I will be buying some of these!!
If you would like to learn to sew, try craftsy.com for different classes, tutorials, and such. I’ve been sewing since I was very young but I still have learned so much from the many classes on their forum âº
Jillian Johns thank you! I’ve been teaching myself to quilt from internet classes and stuff but learning clothes is much harder since the fabrics are harder to work with.
Try Rad Patterns Discussion Group. They have PDF patterns that come in a wide range of sizes, and the instructions are really excellent.
Jessica Pierson many of us use quilting cotton to sew garments. I love it for summer shirts because it comes in every conceivable print and even full price, is $12 a yard. Once you master that, or you know, get comfortable with t, move on to some of the trickier fabrics. I still won’t sew with satin or velvet.
Elizabeth Inman thanks!
More power to the DIYers…I can’t even sew a seam!!!
Only 4 patterns?! I need more
LOL… we will have more as a community soon!
Nicole! These might be some funkier patterns for you!
Ooooh! This looks awesome!!!
Love the coat
I love the two party dresses with tulle overlays. So pretty. I especially like the dark embroidered maxi dress. Love that material.
Very cool!
I don’t sew. Glad for the inclusive sizing. I am waiting to see what the curvy fashionistas do with her patterns. I do not like her clothing point of view
4 patterns is not a collection. On the positive side at least we do have 4 patterns!!!!! Love Ashley Nell Tipton. Has she lost weight????? or been photo shopped. Beautiful young inspiring lady either way!!!! Go Ashley, you are my winner!!!
Kima’Your Royal Highness’ Caulton
Thanks! I’ve been wanting to make the sheer floral print dress for a while!
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KeithnHeidi Sampson
Super cute! Although, kind of sketchy to sell the over dress as a separate pattern, AND call me a cynic, but $5 says the bust sizes are ALL still all based on a C cup only. One day we’ll get ACTUAL inclusive patterns that let you have a ridiculous bust size without the shoulder’s of a linebacker in full gear… but looking at the size chart, that day is not today.
Awww nuts. I was so excited because I love the dress in the header image but lolololol no way in hell im sewing my own clothes. Tried that once years ago and it did not go well. ð
You only tired it once! you never know if you try again… ð
Haha I’m scared though! What if I buy nice fabric and jack it up? lol so much pressure ð
Sara Gehring buy cheap fabric to practice. A large big box store sells some fabric for $1 a yard, second hand sheets (or new on sale), some second hand shops sell fabric. Just a few ideas. One question for you? How did you get so lucky to have other skills come so naturally to you? I had to practice sewing, knitting, spinning, riding a bike, skiing, heck, even talking ð.