PPC26: Help Us Choose the Cover Bag

A collage of uniquely design bags

So… with yet another pattern almost in the books, it’s time to choose the ONE bag sample that will truly represent our new design for the pattern cover! In order to do this, I like thinking about which of our samples would most appeal to our customers… which one would gather the most attention at…

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PPC26: Serious Whimsey

Studio Kat Designs

So… in our last post in this series I told you that we were coming to the end of the line for this new pattern, the Bella BiFold, which means it won’t be too long now before before we start talking about “end of the line” type things… like which sample to put on the…

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PPC26: She Who Sews

Studio Kat Designs

So… this is the fifth sample I’ve shown you in support of our 1st new pattern of 2022, the Bella BiFold. And guess what? I only have one more sample to reveal after this one before I have to make the all-important decision as to which one will represent this design on the pattern cover!…

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Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival ’22- the Recap

Studio Kat Designs

So… it’s been two years since we’ve been able to vend at a Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival. Yep, due to the Covid-19 virus, our last MAQF event was literally one week before the total lockdown of 2020. That seems like such a long time ago, doesn’t it? A whole lot of well-documented events have happened since…

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PPC26: Feeline Good

Studio Kat Designs

So… this is the fourth sample of I’ve shown you during this round of Purse Pattern Chronicles for the Bella BiFold design, and for the 1st time I can honestly say that I totally enjoyed making this particular sample because this fabric was a blast to work with! I’ll tell you much more about this…

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Seen at Show- MAQF ’22

Studio Kat Designs

So… even though I’ve been in business for 18 years, 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 down considerably right…

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Eye Candy for March ’22

Studio Kat Designs

So… one of things I love best about designing patterns is to see the amazing things out customers create using our patterns! As a matter of fact, there’s not too 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…

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PPC26: Alexandria Revisited

Studio Kat Designs

So… you might remember from a previous post that I’ve had SUCH a difficult time procuring the types of fabric that I really like working with during this pandemic. I got a little desperate on this round and actually had to resort to re-using a fabric from a previous round of Purse Pattern Chronicles. I…

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PPC26: A Mandala Effect

Studio Kat Designs

So… in our last post in this series I showed you the 1st true sample of what will eventually be our first new pattern design for 2022! And now a few words about this wonderful fabric by Katia Hoffmann for Windham Fabrics. This particular fabric is part of Katia’s Talisman Collection and we’re now making…

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My Favorite Quilts from Road2Ca ’22

Studio Kat Designs

So…. the quilts at the Road to California show this year were truly AMAZING! And since this was also the case at the International Quilt Festival last Fall, I’m starting to think that maybe one of the positives that have come from this pandemic is the stellar variety of quilts that were made?!? But please…

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