January 2020 - Studio Kat Designs

We Needed a NEW Pin Banner

By Kat | January 28, 2020 |

So… over 5 years ago I made a pin banner to house (and to show-off) my ever-growing show pin collection, but here’s the deal… when I made this banner way back in 2014, I never really thought I would “outgrow” it, because we pretty much only did Spring and Fall Quilt Market at the time…

Setting the Tables for the “Road”

By Kat | January 16, 2020 |

So… Since next week at this time we’ll be in Ontario, California, I thought it time to show you what we have in mind for our display this year. You might remember that we made some HUGE changes to our display for the International Quilt Festival in Houston and since it was such a successful…

Another Bag for the “Road”

By Kat | January 11, 2020 |

So… way back in 2015, when we were getting ready to make our very 1st trip to the Southern California for the Road to California Quilters Conference, we were asked to fashion one of our bags out of a brand new line of fabric commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Show. It turned out to…

Ask Kat: On Making Substitutions

By Kat | January 6, 2020 |

So… I got this email today and because of its similarity to SO many others I’ve been receiving of late, I thought I’d share it here, especially since I find this type of email puzzling and yes… a bit frustrating. “I’ve begun cutting out my first Packlets bag. I have a question. When you say…

January 2020 Eye Candy

By Kat | January 1, 2020

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, January’s Eye Candy is seriously AMAZING! So let’s get started, shall we? And Marilyn Karper stopped by my booth…