Posts by Kat
Our Goals for 2021
So… as a confirmed list-maker and life-long-planner, 2020 has been a VERY hard & frustrating year! Can you relate? After watching almost all of our plans for 2020 evaporate one by one, it’s pretty hard to get excited about making big plans for 2021… especially since we know right off the bat that our first…
Read Morethe 2020 ReCap: The Good, the Bad, & the Just Plain Disappointing!
“What a long, strange trip it’s been!” —from “Truckin” by the Greateful Dead I guess one could say THAT’s the understatement of the year, right? But to be sure, 2020 is one sure that I absolutely will NOT be sorry to see end! But here’s the thing… the year started out almost to good to…
Read MoreWhat We’re Not
So… have you ever noticed how sometimes it’s just easier to describe yourself based on what you’re NOT, rather than what you ARE? For example…. Customer Question– “I’m a sewing newbie, so I’m looking for a super easy project, so which one of your patterns would you recommend to me as a good starter bag?”…
Read MoreBag Exterior Issues: It’s all in the Planning
So… have you ever noticed how some bag exteriors just seem to effortlessly come together? Maybe its because they have clearly delineated areas providing natural opportunities for fun combinations of fabrics? Such was the case with our Quattro design. The side pocketed sections provided were almost begging to be made up in fun, contrasting prints…
Read MoreA Show Sample Salvage
So… At our last show, the MAQF in Feb 2020, (which seems like FOREVER ago), I was helping a customer when out of the corner of my eye I saw someone struggling with one of our samples. I was reaching out to help her when I heard an ominous … “crunch”…. And as if this…
Read MoreDecember 2020 Eye Candy
So… It’s time for your monthly treat for the eyes! ALL of the bags pictured below were created using our patterns & either shared on our FaceBook Group page, or mailed to us directly! But here’s the deal… there are some seriously amazing bags in this collection and I think you’ll have a hard time deciding which…
Read MorePPC23: Testing the ErgoMatic
So….. 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 ErgoMatic! Many of you know that one of my favorite parts of the pattern development process is the testing round. I just LOVE seeing what our testers are inspired to create,…
Read MorePPC23: The ErgoMatic Pattern Release
The ErgoMatic pattern and webpage is FINALLY ready for release to the public! For more pictures just click HERE. PLUS— If you type this discount code ERGOFB199 into the coupon code box at checkout, you’ll get $1.99 off the retail price of the ErgoMatic pattern! BUT DON’T DELAY!! This coupon will expire at 11:59pm…
Read MorePPC23: Revealing the ErgoMatic 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 third design for 2020, the ErgoMatic. Thanks SO much to everyone who participated! Pattern design can be rather solitary work and I always enjoy hearing…
Read MorePPC23: Help Us Choose the ErgoMatic Cover Model
So… with yet another pattern almost in the books, it’s time to choose the ONE bag sample that best represents the ErgoMatic 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 shows……
Read More