Int. Quilt Market ’25: the Recap

It’s doesn’t seem possible, but it was eighteen years ago when we first ventured to Houston, TX for our very first Fall Quilt Market. The way I figure it, we’ve spent close to 8 months of our lives living in downtown Houston, & by now we may well know more about the downtown Houston area…

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PPC34: Antique Machines

So… here’s our latest incarnation for our new pattern design! Turns out- I’ve had this fabric for quite some time, & just recently realized that it’s got near perfect dimensions for this new design! 🙂 I’ll tell you more about it at the end of this post, but for now, let me tell you about…

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the October’25 Eye Candy Showcase

So here we go… it’s time for another “Eye Candy Showcase”, this one for October’25! And this Showcase includes several of our newest design, the Cignet Phone Pal! So… if you’re ready for some eye-popping fun… Let’s get to it! Jan Humphreys added a “Convertible Strap” to her Sling Along so she could have the…

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How Do YOU Relax?

So… I’ve been on the lookout for some time for a pasttime I could take up that could serve as a calming & relaxing respite from… well, LOTS of things! I’ve tried several things, such as: Adult Coloring Books- but my propensity for perfectionism was my undoing. I found that I rarely finished a picture…

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PPC34- Twilight Dance

So… in our last post, i showed you the first true sample of this new design. Oh, there were still some little details I wanted to revisit, but nothing that I can point out in pictures! All in all, I’m very happy with this sample! Here’s the Bag Front, with a full-width zippered pocket. Zippers…

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PPC34: Steampunking it

So… in our last post in this, our 34th edition of Purse Pattern Chronicles, I revealed our original sketches & ideas for this new design, as well as pictures of our 1st prototype. And even though I indicated that I was pretty pleased with our 1st effort, there were definitely some things that I wanted…

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PPC34: Sketches & a Prototype

So… It’s that time again! It’s time to start yet another edition of Purse Pattern Chronicles (our XXth edition of this series)! So hard to believe that this is our XXth pattern! The thing I love best about starting a new pattern, is that all things are still possible on this day. Nothing is locked…

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Airplane Mode

So… we go on an extended vacation every year with friends & up to now, our typical “modus operandi” has been that we ALL take pictures with our cameras (and now our phones), and then, at the end the day, everyone does a “data dump” to my DropBox account, so that I can separate all…

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the September ’25 Eye Candy Showcase

As you probably know… there’s no other post I enjoy more than our monthly “Eye Candy Showcase! I just LOVE it when a customer sends me a picture of something they made from one of our patterns. So… if you’re ready for some eye-popping fun… Let’s get to it! To kick things off this month……

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PPC33: Corkifying A Cignet

So… a while back I was asked if I’d be willing to make up our new Cignet Phone Pal in CORK! There was a specific reason of course, which I’ll be all too happy to reveal in due time, (when the time is right, of course), but in the meantime, let me give you a…

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