Posts by Kat
Fortify Your Pattern Pieces for Longevity!
So… after a discussion about interfacing a few of weeks ago, alert reader Barb Fairlane sent me a in a description of how she manages to keep her pattern pieces looking marvelous even after MANY uses & when I heard it all i could do was smack my forehead and say DUH! Now maybe there’s…
Read MoreSeven Questions about One Very Bad Year
So… I really enjoyed this 7 questions for 75 artists about 1 bad year feature that was recently in the Sunday NYTimes, so I used these questions as writing prompts for this post. Now that the end of this pandemic finally seems to be coming into focus, I guess I just wanted to collect &…
Read MoreProduct Review: Peel n’Stick Wallpaper
So… if you follow us on FaceBook or Instagram, then you probably know that recently we decided take a little time off after publishing the Gemini FlightBag pattern to fixup our guest bathroom which for some unexplicable reason I decided to paint orange a few years ago. I’ve regretted that decision ever since. (Have you…
Read MoreA Double Oops!
So… Take a look at the photo below and see if you can notice the HUGE mistake I made! OK… I’ll give you a hint. It has to do with the zipper! And Yep! I actually screamed out loud when I saw that I had neglected to push the zipper INSIDE the stitching areas! Don’t…
Read MoreApril 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 recived last month are truly extraordinary! ALL the bags pictured below were created using…
Read MorePPC24: Let’s Hear it for Our Testers
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 Gemini FlightBag! 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…
Read MoreProduct Review: Spoonflower
So… I think I’ve mentioned (several times) during the run-up to the Gemini FlightBag that I had a difficult time finding fabrics that inspired me in this go-round. I’m blaming it on the stupid pandemic but finally one Saturday I found myself perusing the Spoonflower website, which is something I promised myself I wouldn’t do…
Read MorePPC24: the Gemini FlightBag Release
The Gemini FlightBag pattern and webpage is FINALLY ready for release to the public! For more pictures just click HERE. AND— Do you Need the Notions Kit? Why drive all over town looking for the notions you’ll need so you can get started right away, especially with all the Covid-19 store closures? Because we can…
Read MorePPC24: Revealing the Gemini FlightBag 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 first pattern design for 2021, the Gemini FlightBag. Thanks SO much to everyone who participated! Pattern design can be rather solitary work and I always…
Read MoreProduct Review: Wovenfix2
{So….please be advised that as of June 2024, we are no longer recommending the use of WovenFix2, even though we really enjoy using it. Unfortunately, due to extreme difficulty in procuring WovenFix2 in sufficient quantities for resale, we have had to move to an alternate source for our interfacing needs. After extensive research, we are…
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