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 ErgoMatic! 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, especially since each one of our testers has their own individual style and several have a real flair for the dramatic!
Five of our six testers participated in this round, so let me show you what they created while testing this new pattern for us!
Mary Larson of Rochester, MN started testing for us in the 11th cycle of Purse Pattern Chronicles with the Triple Play. Like me, Mary loves working with graphic prints and enjoys pairing them with bold coordinates. I really love Mary’s take on our ErgoMatic design and I appreciate that she’s very active on our various social media pages, particularly our FaceBook Group, and takes the time to interact with so many of our members.
Georgia Segura started testing for us in the 17th cycle of Purse Pattern Chronicles with the Sling Along. She’s a very enthusiastic tester and I LOVE her take on our design! It strikes me as a perfect Fall bag! Georgia’s from Deer Park, TX and is one of the few testers I’ve actually gotten to meet and get to know in person since I see her every year at the Quilt Festival in Houston, TX. I can imagine that Georgia would’ve looked fantastic sporting this new bag around the International Quilt Festival. So sad that it was cancelled!
Lori Gates is formerly from West Henrietta, NY but has since relocated to Florida. She’s been testing for us since the Fall of 2008 when we introduced the Boho Baguette and that’s before we even started the first cycle of Purse Pattern Chronicles! WOW! Lori’s ErgoMatic was a a bit of departure from her norm (which is generally includes a bit of Disney) but isn’t it elegant! Besides being a great seamstress, Lori is an excellent grammatician & proof-reader. She generally finds the most things that need correcting in every set of instructions she takes on and I totally appreciate her skillset!
Shannon Maciejewski of Almont, MI joined our testing team in the 9th cycle of Purse Pattern Chronicles with the Wrapsody and she maintains STILL, that the Wrapsody design is her favorite so far! I always look forward to the unique exteriors Shannon creates for her bags and this bag is certainly no exception! As a matter of fact, it may be my favorite of all the bags she’s made for us so far.
Beth Revere hails from Council Grove, Kansas and like Shannon (above), she started testing for us with the Wrapsody design. I totally fell in love with her version of our ErgoMatic and I’m fascinated by her combination of fabrics. Beth’s fabric choices are always stellar and this particular look is EXTRA amazing!
So that’s how the testing rounds played out for this, the ErgoMatic cycle of Purse Pattern Chronicles and didn’t our testers do an exceptional job?
And here’s the deal… our testers perform a great service for us (and in turn for YOU) in the process of making their test bags. I can’t imagine publishing a new pattern without their input, and if you’d like to leave them some love in the “Comments” section” below I’m sure they’d appreciate it. And if you have any questions about the testing process in general, or any of these bag samples in particular, you can leave those there as well and I’ll do my best to answer them!
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All these bags look so professionally done and I would happily carry every one of them. Just for the fun of it, here’s the first thing that jumped out to me about each one.
Mary Larson chose such a great fabric for the interior – I’ve never seen anything quite like it. I’d smile every time I unzipped that bag.
Georgia Segura’s contrast fabrics on the pocket areas are one of my favorite combinations so far for the Ergomatic. Who would have thought to use those together!
Lori Gates bag has such a classy look – it looks expensive.
Shannon Maciejewski – that is super placement of design and fussy cutting.
Beth Revere obviously has more than five senses. How else can one explain her ability to put disparate designs together and come out with something so simpatico.
Ladies – I really, really enjoy looking at your work. You’re an inspiration.
Katon November 25, 2020 at 8:00 pm
These are such lovely comments. I’m sure ALL of these testers will be thrilled with what you have said! They deserve the praise! 🙂
Bethon November 26, 2020 at 7:23 pm
Mary B, thank you for all the sweet comments you’ve made about our bags!
I have to say, it’s MY favorite exterior I have done so far! I love peacocks, the colors really speak to me 🙂
These ladies do an outstanding job every time, and I’m honored to be able to test with them!
Bethon November 29, 2020 at 10:46 pm
Shannon, those are probably my favorite colors and I especially like the way you used your contrast fabric to set off the peacock. I am always inspired by the gorgeous bags all the testers come up with!
All these bags look so professionally done and I would happily carry every one of them. Just for the fun of it, here’s the first thing that jumped out to me about each one.
Mary Larson chose such a great fabric for the interior – I’ve never seen anything quite like it. I’d smile every time I unzipped that bag.
Georgia Segura’s contrast fabrics on the pocket areas are one of my favorite combinations so far for the Ergomatic. Who would have thought to use those together!
Lori Gates bag has such a classy look – it looks expensive.
Shannon Maciejewski – that is super placement of design and fussy cutting.
Beth Revere obviously has more than five senses. How else can one explain her ability to put disparate designs together and come out with something so simpatico.
Ladies – I really, really enjoy looking at your work. You’re an inspiration.
These are such lovely comments. I’m sure ALL of these testers will be thrilled with what you have said! They deserve the praise! 🙂
Mary B, thank you for all the sweet comments you’ve made about our bags!
I have to say, it’s MY favorite exterior I have done so far! I love peacocks, the colors really speak to me 🙂
These ladies do an outstanding job every time, and I’m honored to be able to test with them!
Shannon, those are probably my favorite colors and I especially like the way you used your contrast fabric to set off the peacock. I am always inspired by the gorgeous bags all the testers come up with!