Posts by Kat
Eye 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…
Read MoreQuilt Market & Festival ’22: the Shows in Review
So… now that the 2022 Quilt Market & Festival are in our “rearview mirror”, it’s time to review both the success of the Shows themselves and of the Booth Setups we chose to use. First, let’s critique our “setups”. And now for the closeups… At Market– Our buyers are retail store owners. They are at…
Read MoreEye Candy for November ’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 2022: the Set Up
So… Here’s a little riddle for you… “There’s one really BIG change that’s going to take place for us this year for Quilt Market & Festival and it’s going to take place before we even get there”. That’s OK! You’ll never guess what it is, so I’ll tell you! For the 1st time in NINE…
Read MoreOur 1st Quilt Market Since 2019
So… for the first time since 2019 there’s going to be a Quilt Market in Houston this Fall! And I have to say… I’m really excited and ALSO very overwhelmed! Why, you might ask? It’s because selling wholesale has always been a significant portion of our business and with so many quilt stores shutting down…
Read MorePPC28: A Tale of Two Gorillas
So… an interesting this happened on the way to developing the pattern for this new design. Normally, my first step after getting my idea down on paper (in the form of a sketch), I create a “prototype”, that’s to say that I create a skeleton form of the new design (without a lining and devoid…
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