Posts by Kat
Ask Kat: About My Daily Routine
So…. the truth is… when I first retired to pursue this career in pattern publishing (in Dec 2005), the most difficult thing that I had to do was to develop a work routine, a plan that I could kinda live with, day after day, to accomplish my goals, to advance my products, yet still maintain…
Read MorePPC32: Twilight
So… in our last post in this series, I detailed how I finally got to sit down in front of my sewing machine and finish the sample that I left half-done in October. But… you might recall that finishing that sample raised some serious questions for me about the construction process for this design. I’m…
Read MorePPC32: It’s Fall y’all!
So… I started sewing up this sample in October, b4 leaving for the Houston shows, But here’s the deal… between the Market/Festival & all the other unexpected events that happened in Fall ’24, I literally haven’t touched my sewing machine, (or this particular sample) since Oct 11th. Long story short… We are behind schedule! So…
Read Morethe January ’25 Eye Candy Showcase
So… here we are… with a brand new year laid out before us, and what better way to kick it off than with a brand new batch of Eye Candy to behold? So, let’s Get started! Here’s Judy Freedline with her TWO Sling Along‘s. The sunflower Sling Along is for her cousin, & the striped…
Read More2025: What Was, and Is, and Is to Come
So… its tradition this time of year, for me to recap the past year, (you know…what went well, and what didn’t), and also to declare what our goals for the coming year will be. But here’s what surprised me! Having not read thru last year’s posts since last year at this time, it was startling,…
Read MoreOur 4th Annual Advent Calendar Sale!
It’s that time again! Our 2024 Advent Calendar Sale starts at MidNight! And no, we’re not selling calendars! This sale will work just like an Advent Calendar does! It’s fun, it’s easy and its a great way to stock up for those projects you might be planning to take on during those cold, dark upcoming…
Read MoreOur 2024 Holiday Bag Sale
Our 2024 Holiday Bag Sale Starts Monday! Even the most confirmed “Bag Addict” (of which I am one), can only house but so many bags in her closet, so…. once per year (or so) we throw open our closets & offer you some fantastic deals on sample bags that will no longer be traveling with…
Read Morethe December ’24 Eye Candy Showcase
As you probably know… there’s no other post I enjoy more than our monthly “Eye Candy Showcase! So I’m thinking, why not shake things up just a bit w/a BIG change for this, the last “Showcase” of 2024? And because there were SO many AMAZING bags shown in 2024, I looked back over them to…
Read MoreQuilt Market & Festival ’24: My Favorite Quilts
So… the competition quilts at Quilt Market & Festival were truly fantastic! It was a marvelous collection but I had a very hard time finding time to wander among all of the possibilities due to my illness & the need to be in communication with the authorities back in North Carolina due to my Dad’s…
Read MoreSeen at Show: Quilt Festival ’24
So… even though I’ve been in business for 20+ years, I still get a BIG kick out of seeing our customers carrying bags they’ve made from our patterns! And what better place to “spy” these customers than at a retail quilt show, right? And you know what? we “spied” THIRTEEN of our bags “walking the…
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