Posts by Kat
2022: A year of Firsts & Lasts
After we ended 2021 on such a high note… (with the best International Quilt Festival we’ve ever had), we marched into 2022 with optimism! Maybe as far as business was concerned, the worst of the Covid nightmare might actually be in our rearview mirror? And so it was that we confidently prepared to fly off…
Read MoreOur 2022 Holiday Sample Bag Sale
Even the most confirmed “Bag Addict” (of which I am one), can only house but so many bags in her closet so…. once per year we throw open our closets & offer you some fantastic deals on sample bags that will no longer be traveling with us to road shows. Each is a ONE-OF-A-KIND StudioKat…
Read MorePPC28: Gustav in GOLD
So… In our last post I showed you the first REAL sample of what will eventually be our first new pattern of 2023! But before we go on, you might find this fabric slightly familiar but with a definitive difference from fabric we used in a previous installment of “Purse Pattern Chronicles”. If you click…
Read MorePPC28: Wave at Me!
So… after revealing an unprecedented THREE gorilla samples, I’ve made TWO GIGANTIC changes to this sample, which I promise will be the first REAL sample of what will eventually be the next new pattern we add to our line sometime in early 2023. And now a word about the fabric I used for this sample…
Read MoreOur 3rd Annual Advent Calendar Sale
It’s that time again! Our 2022 Advent Calendar Sale has begun! It’s fun, it’s easy and its a great way to stock up for those projects you might be planning to take on during those cold, dark upcoming Winter months! Every day a window will open at 12:01am revealing one or two items which you…
Read MoreEye Candy for December ’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 MoreHouston ’22- Seen at Show
So… even though I’ve been in business for close to 19 years now, 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 quilt/craft show, right? And even though the attendance at these shows is…
Read MoreHouston’22- the “Art Quilts”
So… in our last Houston post I showed you a spectacular group of miniature quilts (which is actually my favorite genre of quilting, but for this post I am highlighting my favorites in another genre I also admire… the “Art Quilts”. And now, it’s YOUR turn! Are you a fan of the “Art Quilts”? If…
Read MoreHouston ’22 Quilts: the Miniatures
So… after years of attending quilt shows, I find that its the “miniatures” and the “art quilts” that I find the most fascinating. And this year’s group of “miniatures” and “art quilts” may quite possibly be the most inspiring to date! As a matter of fact, I find them SO inspiring that as I contemplate…
Read MorePPC28: A Stained Glass Bag
So… In our last post I showed you the first two samples I created in the course of developing this pattern but unusually, they BOTH turned out to be “Gorilla samples”, which of course was pretty disappointing So it goes without saying that this time I was determined that my next sample would qualify as…
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