Posts by Kat
AQS Paducah ’23: Seen at Show
So… now that AQS Paducah ’22 is in the books let me just say “We love going to Paducah!” The crowds were huge, the weather was great and we always feel so welcome there! But what I enjoyed seeing most was the twelve customers who stopped by our booth to show us the bags they…
Read MorePPC29: the 2nd Prototype
So… you might recall from our last post in this series that even though I very much liked the new wallet I designed for my own personal use, I decided that I needed to make some pretty BIG changes in order to publish this wallet pattern because photographically, it looked too much like our 1st…
Read Morethe May ’23 Eye Candy Showcase
So… it’s time to share another bevvy of customer-made beauties! I totally love seeing the wonderful bags our customers create using our patterns and this month’s lineup is really terrific! So let’s get right to it! And now it’s YOUR turn! Which one of these beauties caught your eye initially? And which one made you…
Read MorePPC29: the 1st Prototype
So… in our last post I revealed both our sketch and our plans for our next pattern design, which generally means that the next step in our process would be to create the 1st prototype, which sometimes turns out to be the “Gorilla Sample”. And the thing is… indeed our 1st prototype for this design…
Read MorePPC29: Sketching it!
So… here we go again! With the Double Take pattern safely in the books, it’s time to start working on our next pattern and this time I thought I would finally design a true “wallet” pattern. Oh I know, way back in 2016 we introduced the Walkabout Wallet pattern, but that design was never meant…
Read MoreBorder Prints: A Bag Maker’s Best Friend!
So… long about 2019 I suddenly became aware of “border prints” and how perfectly amazing they are for use in bag-making. They surely became available much sooner than 2019 but now that I’ve found them…. I can’t stop using them! “But… what about bias tape”, you might ask? Because if we cut our bias tape…
Read MorePPC28: Testing 1..2..3..4
So… many of you know that one of my favorite parts of the pattern development process is the testing round. I just LOVE seeing what our testers are inspired to create, especially since each one of our testers seems to have their own individual style and several have a real flair for the dramatic! And…
Read Morethe April ’23 Eye Candy Showcase
So… I literally cannot remember the last time that we had an “Eye Candy Showcase” that did NOT include a Sling Along, but that’s the case for April ’23. As a matter of fact, another thing that’s totally unusual about this month’s “Eye Candy” is that there’s eight out of eight different designs represented here!…
Read MorePPC28: the Double Take Pattern Release
The Double Take pattern and webpage is FINALLY ready for release to the public! And to celebrate, we’re offering a discount of $1.99 off the regular retail price until midnight on the night of 3/30/23 (just use this code –e8fdtake – to claim your discount. For more pictures just click HERE. AND— Do you need…
Read MorePPC28: the Double Take Cover Reveal
So… in our last post we had a little fun letting YOU be the designer and choosing which of our bag samples YOU would choose to grace the pattern cover for our 1st new pattern of 2023, the Double Take. Thanks SO much to everyone who voiced their opinion! Pattern design can be rather solitary work…
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