Our Goals for 2021

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So… as a confirmed list-maker and life-long-planner, 2020 has been a VERY hard & frustrating year! Can you relate? After watching almost all of our plans for 2020 evaporate one by one, it’s pretty hard to get excited about making big plans for 2021… especially since we know right off the bat that our first…

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the 2020 ReCap: The Good, the Bad, & the Just Plain Disappointing!

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“What a long, strange trip it’s been!” —from “Truckin” by the Greateful Dead I guess one could say THAT’s the understatement of the year, right? But to be sure, 2020 is one sure that I absolutely will NOT be sorry to see end! But here’s the thing… the year started out almost to good to…

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What We’re Not

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So… have you ever noticed how sometimes it’s just easier to describe yourself based on what you’re NOT, rather than what you ARE? For example…. Customer Question– “I’m a sewing newbie, so I’m looking for a super easy project, so which one of your patterns would you recommend to me as a good starter bag?”…

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Bag Exterior Issues: It’s all in the Planning

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So… have you ever noticed how some bag exteriors just seem to effortlessly come together? Maybe its because they have clearly delineated areas providing natural opportunities for fun combinations of fabrics? Such was the case with our Quattro design. The side pocketed sections provided were almost begging to be made up in fun, contrasting prints…

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A Show Sample Salvage

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So… At our last show, the MAQF in Feb 2020, (which seems like FOREVER ago), I was helping a customer when out of the corner of my eye I saw someone struggling with one of our samples. I was reaching out to help her when I heard an ominous … “crunch”…. And as if this…

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December 2020 Eye Candy

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So… It’s time for your monthly treat for the eyes! 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… there are some seriously amazing bags in this collection and I think you’ll have a hard time deciding which…

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