AQS Quiltweek Paducah ’23- the Recap

A table with a lot of items on it.

So… now that the 2023 version of AQS Quiltweek Paducah is in the books, it’s time to talk about what went well for us and what we hope to improve upon for the next show on our calendar… the International Quilt Market and Festival. At left you can see how our booth looked as the…

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The June ’23 Eye Candy Showcase

The june 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! Here’s Nancy Rosa‘s latest finish… a scrumptious Bella BiFold. Her customer asked for a few modifications and of course…

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AQS Paducah ’23- the Quilts

A quilt with a colorful design on it.

So… It’s time for me to show you my favorite quilts from the AQS Quiltweek Paducah ’23 Show but before I do, I must say that the quilts on display this week were truly superlative, and even though I’m by no means a quilting expert, it really seams to me that we’re seeing SO many…

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AQS Paducah ’23: Seen at Show

Aqs paducah 2019 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…

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PPC29: the 2nd Prototype

A colorful purse with a lanyard attached to it.

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…

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the May ’23 Eye Candy Showcase

A collage of pictures of different purses.

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…

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PPC29: the 1st Prototype

A colorful zippered wallet with pens and pencils inside.

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…

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PPC29: Sketching it!

A sketch of a wallet with different compartments.

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…

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Border Prints: A Bag Maker’s Best Friend!

Border prints a bagmaker'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…

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PPC28: Testing 1..2..3..4

A series of pictures of different purses with different designs.

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…

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