Posts by Kat
Eye Candy for October ’22
One of things I love best about designing patterns is seeing the incredible bags our customers create using our patterns! As a matter of fact, there’s not much I like better than opening up an email that includes a picture or two of a customer-made bag! And here’s the deal, this month’s selection of bags…
Read More20 Ways to Maintain a Creative Lifestyle
So… I get a lot of questions about creativity, mostly about where my ideas come from and what I do when I just don’t FEEL creative. But here’s the thing… for the most part, creativity is not something I normally struggle with. And the best way I know to climb out of a creative rut…
Read MoreThree Essential Mentors
By definition, an entrepreneur is a person who starts a business all by themselves. But that doesn’t mean an entrepreneur isn’t occasionally in need of some good advice! As a matter of fact, asking for advice and bouncing ideas off others is essential to any entrepreneur’s success! But you know what? I’ve been oh-so fortunate…
Read MoreAsk Kat: How did you get started in the Pattern Business?
So… we were eating dinner last weekend with friends we haven’t seen in some time (due to the pandemic) and once again, amidst the small talk, a familiar question emerged… “How in the world did you get started in the pattern business?” And the truth is… There is no quick answer to this question! But…
Read MoreThe End of an Era
Way back in 2007 we released a pattern that would turn out to be a game-changer for us. For the better part of 10 years or more this little pattern was a best-seller for us. And here’s the deal… up until the time the Porta-Pockets Purse Insert hit the market we were able to print,…
Read MorePPC27: the Katalina Shoulder Bag pattern release
The Katalina Shoulder Bag 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 9/3/22 (just use this code – PCPPKATA – to claim your discount. For more pictures just click HERE. AND— Do…
Read MoreEye Candy for September ’22
One of things I love best about designing patterns is seeing the incredible bags our customers create using our patterns! As a matter of fact, there’s not much I like better than opening up an email that includes a picture or two of a customer-made bag! And here’s the deal, this month’s selection of bags…
Read MorePPC27: The Testing Results
So that’s how the testing rounds played out for this, the 27th cycle of Purse Pattern Chronicles and didn’t our FIVE testers do an exceptional job? 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…
Read MorePPC27: the Katalina 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 2nd new pattern for 2022, the Katalina. Thanks SO much to everyone who voiced their opinion! Pattern design can be rather solitary work and…
Read MorePPC27: Help Us Choose the Katalina Cover Bag
But here’s the thing… before I make this decision, I REALLY love hearing which bag YOU would choose to be on the cover if you were ME. Do you think it might be because pattern designing is such a solitary business and I like need the interaction… who knows? At any rate, I get a…
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