November 2021 Eye Candy

Studio Kat Designs

So…. I totally LOVE seeing pictures of the bags our customers make from our patterns! 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 the pictures we received last month are truly extraordinary! And guess what! The eight pictures below represent…

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At the Speed of Chill

Studio Kat Designs

So….let’s talk about what happens when the trade show is over! I often wish I could just set up a GoPro camera in a safe location of a trade show floor so you can see what actually happens when the bell sounds and the show is officially over! (And just so you know… I’ve never…

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A Sneak Peek Decision

Studio Kat Designs

So… as we all know, the International Quilt Market & Festival was cancelled due to Covid-19 in 2020 as were almost ALL the regularly scheduled Quilt Shows from March of 2020 thru the rest of 2021! But we are REALLY hoping and are cautiously optimistic that our Houston shows will be a GO for Fall…

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Shipping Overseas? We’re BACK!

Studio Kat Designs

So… it’s no secret to anyone that the last 20 months have been hard as heck on small businesses and ours has certainly not been an exception! It seems like every month brings about a new difficulty that we have to navigate. But at last we have something to feel SUPER excited about!!! YIPPEE! Take…

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Goin’ Back to Houston… at LAST!

Studio Kat Designs

So… the last time we were in Houston, TX it was November of 2019. We had just completed the most amazing retail show of our career, I was looking down the barrel of a knee replacement surgery when I got home AND Covid wasn’t even remotely on anyone’s radar. Since then all of our retail…

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October 2021 Eye Candy

Studio Kat Designs

So…. I totally LOVE seeing pictures of the bags our customers make from our patterns! 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 the pictures we received last month are truly extraordinary! And guess what! The eight pictures below represent…

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So You Wanna Be a Tester Rewind

Studio Kat Designs

So… in our last post, which was the testing round post for the Elsie K Baglet, we only had two testers who took the pattern to completion and sent me pictures. Sadly after enjoying 4 years of tester stability, we’ve suddenly suffered the loss of several. One is dealing with long-haul Covid, and several are…

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A Converted Sling Along

Studio Kat Designs

So… for quite some time now, we’ve been on the receiving end of requests to create instructions that would allow for our Sling Along design to be converted into a true backpack, and even though writing up instructions for straps can certainly be accomplished quicker than writing up a new bag pattern, it still takes…

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Why We Stopped Shipping to the UK & EU

Studio Kat Designs

{Post Script: Please note that we’ve finally found some reasonable solutions to the shipping problems described below to the UK, the EU, & the South Pacific as well as to reduce the impact of the announced USPS slowdowns during the holidays! We’re SO relieved both for us and our customers! Go here to find out…

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September 2021 Eye Candy

Studio Kat Designs

So…. I totally LOVE seeing pictures of the bags our customers make from our patterns! 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 the pictures we received last month are truly extraordinary! And guess what! The eight pictures below represent…

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