So… the holidays can be a hard time to line up folks to test a pattern, but I was fortunate that FIVE of our testers had enough time this winter to test out our new pattern, the Carolinian! I really LOVE seeing what our testers are inspired to create, and the critiques and suggestions they supply definitely go a long way to making our pattern instructions clearer & easier to understand!
So… let’s take a look!
So, for the first time in quite a while, we added a new tester to our Fab Five!! But seriously, we’re really happy to “introduce” Judy Freedline to you! Judy hails from Macedonia, OH, and this was her first-time testing for us. Welcome to our team Judi, you did a really great job on your Carolinian, and we sure do appreciate your help!
I met Marthe Jones (of Austin, TX), over two years ago on a river cruise of all places & by the time I flew home I had her name, address & her promise to test our next pattern for us, which she did as we were finishing up our Easy Go Wallet! I’m SO glad she enjoyed the process, because look at the terrific sample she created while she was testing our newest sample, the Carolinian!
Mary Larson of Rochester, MN started testing for us in the 11th cycle of Purse Pattern Chronicles with the Triple Play in 2015. I really love the bold graphic print Mary chose for this sample. The dark colorations of her Carolinian are a bit of a departure from her norm but of course I love it! Mary said this was a fun little bag to work up and I hope she finds it just as much if not more fun to carry! Thanks Mary!
Jeanette Jay hails from San Antonio, TX and began testing for us in the Spring of 2022 with the release of our Bella BiFold design. She actually used canvas to create this amazing sample of our new Carolinian pattern! In order to get around some of the bulkiness these materials added in certain areas of this bag, Jeanette used rivets instead her machine needle, but its all good, because this is one GORGEOUS bag! Thanks Jeanette! 🙂
Beth Revere hails from Council Grove, Kansas and started testing for us WAY BACK in the 8th cycle of Purse Pattern Chronicles in 2014 with the Wrapsody design. WOW! That’s a LONG time! But here’s the thing… I always love the bags that Beth creates (and this Carolinian is no exception), but here’s the deal… the comments & suggestions Beth sends “post testing” are always on point and SO helpful! For this reason Beth has become a bit of an institution for us! Thanks Beth!
And now, it’s YOUR turn!
If you like the bags our wonderful testers have created this time and if you’d like to leave them some love for them 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 (or they) will do our best to answer them!
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