Posts by Kat
Joann’s is shutting down… NOW WHAT?
So, all the buzz at the 2025 Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in Hampton, VA, seemed to be about all of the Joann Fabric stores closing down. Folks were all upset about where they would go now for their sewing supplies. I felt bad for them.
Read MorePPC32: the Carolinian Introductory Video
The Carolinian pattern and webpage have been released! And we’re celebrating in our usual way, by offering a discount off the regular retail price until midnight on the night of 3/15/25 (just use this code – UNY96CARO – to claim $1.99 off the regular price of your pattern). And for more pictures and information, just…
Read MorePPC32: the Carolinian Pattern Release!
Today is the day!!! The Carolinian pattern is FINALLY ready for release to the public! And we’re celebrating in our usual way!
Read Morethe March ’25 Eye Candy Showcase
As you probably know… there’s no other post I enjoy more than our monthly “Eye Candy Showcase! And WOW!!! This month’s batch could possibly be the most COLORFUL grouping that we’ve ever had! SO if you’re ready for some eye-popping fun… Let’s get to it! So… here’s my 8 favorite “Eye Candy” bags of March…
Read MorePPC32: the Carolinian Pattern Cover Reveal
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 1st new pattern of 2025, the Carolinian. Thanks SO much to everyone who voiced their opinion! Pattern design can be rather solitary work and…
Read MorePPC32: Help Us Choose the Carolinian Cover Model
So…. we’re almost ready to finish up another pattern! But before we can, we need to choose the ONE sample that will totally represent our new Carolinian design & become the “cover model” for the pattern! To do this, I like thinking about which of our samples would most appeal to our customers… which one…
Read MorePPC32: Frond Abstract
So… I’ve had this fun panel print from Frond Design Studios for a very long time. I first fell in love with it when Stephanie Brandenburg’s booth was alongside ours at the AQS Paducah show. I had no idea what I was going to do with it, or how I would incorporate it into one…
Read MorePPC32: Dragonfly Dream
So… just when I thought I had used the most beautiful fabric EVER in the last sample I created, along came this “close relative”, that’s pretty incredible as well!
I’ll tell you more about this fabric at the end of this post, but in the meantime, let me give you the “dog & pony show” around this sample!
the February ’25 Eye Candy Showcase
As you probably know… there’s no other post I enjoy more than our monthly “Eye Candy Showcase! And WOW!!! Do we have some amazingly wonderful bags to share with you this month!! So let’s get to it! So… here’s my 8 favorite “Eye Candy” bags of February 2025! Monica Perkins opted to leave out the…
Read MorePPC32: Dragonfly Illusion
with this sample, I have to say that I am FINALLY very well pleased with this design., with just one very minor tweak to make (more on this later).
And I have to say… isn’t this fabric simply AMAZING???? I fell in love with it from the moment I first saw it, and I’ll give you more information about at the end of this post.
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