Posts by Kat
the June ’26 Eye Candy Showcase
So… summer’s here! That means school’s out, folks are off on vacations (or maybe staycations this year)? But at any rate, it sounds like you might like to feast your eyes on a few beautiful things today, like maybe the June Eye Candy Showcase for example! So let’s get started! Here’s Linda Ellis’ “western take”…
Read MoreIt’s Easy to Transform Your Zipper!
So… in our last post in this series, I showed you how I transformed our zippers so they would be the ultimate PERFECT match, for the fabric we used! and I promised you I would work up a tutorial so that you could do the same thing for a future project of yours! Because…
Read MoreAQS Paducah ’26: My Favorite Quilts
So… as you might expect, the competition among the quilt entries at AQS Paducah is always TOUGH! To even have a quilt accepted to be shown at this prestigious show is quite something! But having said that, I really enjoyed walking among these outstanding beauties. They were a lot of fun to see,…
Read MoreAQS Paducah’26: the Recap
So… rather than giving you the usual play by play of the AQS Paducah’26 show… I thought that this year I’d give you some idea of how we got to where we are at this show, and why the AQS show in Paducah, KY is still the show I enjoy and value the most! Truth…
Read MorePPC35: Back to Tucson
So in our last post… we had finally accomplished most of the improvements we felt HAD to be made before we could go forward finalizing the instructions & making show samples… but there was still one area that needed a generous tweak, and that was the bottle Pouch area. Due to some excellent reader feedback,…
Read MoreAQS Paducah’26: Seen at Show
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 trade show, right? And you know what? we only “spied” SEVEN of our bags “walking…
Read Morethe May ’26 Eye Candy Showcase
So… now that warm weather is here, it’s time to share with you, our Eye Candy Showcase for May 2026! #Mamajay55 says that the Cignet Phone Pal is great for a Fiesta bag, keeping your hands free, while navigating around the various booths! I LOVE the beaded zipper pulls! Marjorie Baker used…
Read MorePPC35- Sun & Moon
So finally, I’m satisfied enough with this design to actually start thinking about making some show-type samples, of which this one will be the 1st one to be considered! I made some pretty significant changes this time, but most are not easily detectable in these pictures. For example… This sample has a totally redesigned Cord…
Read MorePPC35: Let’s Try it in Denim
So… I’ve been waiting for a long time to fix up a sample in denim, and I was thinking that this just may be the bag design for a cool denim finish! I was excited about this particular denim as it was quite lightweight (they said it was 6 oz), and denim this flexible is…
Read MorePPC35: A Prototype, My 2nd Try
So… I can’t remember the last time I’ve had to make more than one prototype for a design… but… this is truly a completely different bag design than any that have come before it! (which is kind of exciting!) And for that reason, if no other… it’s worth working EXTRA hard to straighten the “bugs”…
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