Posts by Kat
A Video Presentation of the Elsie K Baglet Pattern
For the many of you who enjoy seeing a live presentation of our patterns, here’s our Elsie K Baglet! And dont forget… there still time to take advantage of this discount code – SQVHELSIE – to get $3.99 off the pattern itself or the Elsie K Baglet Notions ONLY Kit! Time is running out though…
Read MorePPC25: the Elsie K Baglet Pattern Release
The Elsie K Baglet pattern and webpage is FINALLY ready for release to the public! And to celebrate, we’re offering a discount of $3.99 off the regular retail price until midnight on the night of 8/31/21 (just use this code – SQVHELSIE – to claim your discount. For more pictures just click HERE. AND— Do…
Read MorePPC25: Testers Times Two
It’s that time again! It’s time to show you what our testers created in the process of testing our pattern instructions for the Elsie K Baglet! But WAIT! You must be thinking, “Why only TWO bags? Aren’t there usually 5 or 6 testers involved in each new pattern cycle?” And yes, having only two testers…
Read MorePPC25: Revealing the Elsie K Baglet Pattern Cover
So… in our last post we had a little fun letting YOU be the designer and choosing which of our bag samples YOU would choose to grace the pattern cover for our 2nd pattern design for 2021, the Elsie K Baglet. Thanks SO much to everyone who voiced their opinion! Pattern design can be rather solitary…
Read MoreThe Art of the Pause
So… many of you are aware of the fact that I play a clarinet in the orchestra at my church. I taught myself to play on a horn I borrowed from my sister over 35 years ago and while I’ve managed to develop a certain degree of skill on the instrument over the years, I…
Read MoreOn Naming a New Pattern
So… if you’ve been following our posts from this cycle of Purse Pattern Chronicles, then you know by now that it was our intention to name our new pattern design for Summer ’21 the Biltmore Baglet but then… a scary, disturbing, “just-in-the-nick-of-time” thing happened on the way to finalizing & publishing this new pattern… More…
Read MorePPC25: Help Us Choose the Cover Model
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…
Read MoreAugust 2021 Eye Candy
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…
Read MorePPC25: Cranes Revisited
So…. This will be the last bag sample we show you in the run-up to the release of this new pattern and if you’re thinking that this bag looks vaguely familiar to you, you’re right! That’s because I did something for this sample that I’ve only done one other time, that being… I used the…
Read MoreOn Stockpiling
So… some folks call it hoarding, but stockpiling is a WAY nicer word, don’t you think? Either way, it’s thought by many to be one of the primal instincts, like the drive to protect one’s young, to procreate, and to survive… Experts say that that the hoarding instinct is hidden in the genetic code of…
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