Posts by Kat
January 2022 Eye Candy
So…. we’re back after taking a month off from our Eye Candy post in order to properly promote our Advent Calendar Sale. But 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…
Read More2021: What Worked and What Didn’t
So… since 2021 is almost over, it’s time for us to sit down and do a long, hard, look at what went well over the course of the last 12 months, as well as what just didn’t work out as we had hoped for. So here’s how things went this year. First up, the disappointing, the…
Read MoreSix Reasons I LOVE to Give Handmade
So… I’ve always enjoyed giving and receiving handmade gifts. When I think back on my most memorable experiences involving gifts, more often than not, there’s a handmade gift involved… either one that someone made for me, or one that I made and gave to someone else. And here’s the deal… in case you haven’t noticed,…
Read Morethe 2022 SKD Calendar (featuring “YADP”)
So… it’s back by popular demand! … Our popular desk calendars (aka the “ Your Almost Daily Purr” calendar) is now ready for shipment! It’s purr-fect for YOUR sewing room! (since both of my knuckleheads LOVE sewing (or at watching other folks sew! AND- its purr-fectly fun and appropriate to gift to any sewing buddies…
Read MoreOur 2021 Advent Calendar Sale
It’s that time again! Our 2021 Advent Calendar Sale has begun! Our Calendar sale works very much like an old-fashioned Advent Calendar worked. Each day a window will open at 12:01am EST revealing one or two items that will be on sale at an amazing 25% discount. Take note of the discount code then go to…
Read MoreInternational Quilt Festival ’21- Favorite Quilts
So… as I mentioned in our last post where I showed you My Favorite Destination Quilts… I am presenting this list purely as a fan of quilting.I have no special training and little to no experience creating quilts.The quilts in this post simply represent those that I loved the most and I hope you enjoy…
Read MoreInternational Quilt Festival ’21- the Destination Quilts
So… As I mentioned in the Quilf Festival Recap post, there were WAY fewer quilts in the display area of the 2021 International Quilt Festival than is normal! But please know that those that were there were ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! I guess it shouldn’t really be surprising, right? Because here’s the deal…we’ve gone 20 months without…
Read More“Seen at the Show”- International Quilt Festival 2021
So… even though I’ve been in business for over 15 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 a retail quilt/craft show, right? And if you’re thinking that since the Houston Quilt Festival is the…
Read MoreThe International Quilt Festival 2021: the Recap
So… now that this year’s International Quilt Festival is in the books and we’re safe and sound back at home with our fur buddies, its’s time to give you a recap of how the show went for us, and here’s the deal… we can literally sum up the show in three words… It was FANTASTIC!…
Read MoreThere’s a NEW Zip in Town ’21
So… it’s been over two years since we’ve introduced a new zipper to our lineup, mostly because I just haven’t found a style that I found interesting and different enough for me to pull the trigger…. but then I ran across this new style which I have affectionately called the “Tire Track” zipper. This is…
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