Archive for October 2019
November 2019 Eye Candy
So…. ALL of the bags pictured below were created using our patterns & either shared on our FaceBook Group page, or mailed to us directly!But here’s the deal… even though last month’s Eye Candy was wonderful, THIS month’s Eye Candy is seriously AMAZING! So let’s get started, shall we? Here’s my favorite “Eye Candy” for…
Read MoreOur Plan for Quilt Market & Festival 2019
So… it’s time for the 2019 version of the Quilt Market & Festival and like usual we’ll be traveling to Houston where we’ll live for the next couple of weeks! (As an interesting side note… I’ve calculated it up and if you add up all the time we’ve spent in Houston since 2008, it would…
Read MoreI love a Guy in a Tuxedo!
So… I was minding my own business at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in February when I noticed a very good-looking guy in a tuxedo just up the row from us, so of course I had to go check him out! As it turns out, The Whole Country Caboodle has what amounts to an entire pet…
Read MoreThe Gateway Testing Round
So… It’s that time again! It’s time to show you what our testers created in the process of testing our pattern instructions for the Gateway! Many of you know that one of my favorite parts of the pattern development process is the testing round. I just LOVE seeing what our testers are inspired to create,…
Read MoreA Cork Experience
So… when it gets close to Quilt market time it’s not at all uncommon for us to get requests from various fabric houses or designers to make bag samples in their brand new fabrics for display in their booths. It’s a classic symbiotic relationship in that my bag sample serves to help THEM sell fabric,…
Read MorePPC20: The Gateway Pattern Release
So… in our last post in this series we revealed the completed pattern cover for our first new pattern of 2019, the Gateway, and while it’s been a lot of fun, we’re closing the book as of today on this… our 20th edition of Purse Pattern Chronicles! The Gateway webpage is now LIVE & you can…
Read MoreOctober 2019 Eye Candy
So… ALL of the bags pictured below were created using our patterns & either shared on our FaceBook Group page, or mailed to us directly!But here’s the deal… even though last month’s Eye Candy was wonderful, THIS month’s Eye Candy is seriously AMAZING! So let’s get started, shall we? Here’s my favorite “Eye Candy” for…
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