Posts by Kat
PPC21- Heavy Metal Peacock
So… in our last post in this series I showed you the first-ever bag we’ve ever created with an all-cork exterior! I was thrilled with how it turned out, but today I’m back to working in quilter’s cotton with a very special fat quarter I picked up at Quilt Festival in Houston last Fall. I’ll…
Read MoreWorking with Cork- here’s some tips!
So… Cork has been on the Market for several years now. And while I’ve always been fascinated by this material, I’ve never really felt inclined to try to use it because it always struck me as a little thick and unwieldy to work well in our designs. But an odd thing happened on the way…
Read MorePPC21- All Dressed Up in Cork!
So… in our last post I showed you the first “real” sample we created in the preliminary runup to what will eventually become our new pattern design for Spring 2020. And by “real” we mean that this sample was true to what our final design will be, in that it included ALL of the features…
Read MorePPC21- Driving Me Dotty
So… Now that I’m pretty sure I know what I have to do to work the kinks out of this new design, I’m ready to start making a few samples that are “show worthy” and along the way I’ll hopefully create one that’s beautiful and interesting enough to qualify for “Cover Model” status! You might…
Read MoreApril 2020 Eye Candy
So… 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… I really love the collection of bags we’re showing you this month especially because so many of our designs are represented! seriously AMAZING! So let’s get started!…
Read MoreMAQF 2020- the Quilts
So… it’s time for my favorite post from the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival because now I get to show you the quilts that were MY personal favorites from the 2020 show! But first I want to emphasize that I am no expert on quilting. As a matter of fact, I’m really not even a quilter myself…
Read MorePPC21: The Gorilla Sample
So… in our last post in this, our 21st cycle of Purse Pattern Chronicles we showed you the 1st and 2nd prototype of what will eventually be our new pattern for Sping 2020. And if you’ve been with us for any of our other 20 cycles of Purse Pattern Chronicles then you know that what…
Read MoreSeen at Show – MAQF 2020
So…. even though I’ve been in business for almost 16 years, I still get a big kick out of seeing our customers carrying bags they’ve made from our patterns! And what better place to “spy” these customers than at a retail quilt/craft show, right? So having said that, it is now my pleasure to show…
Read MorePPC21: The Prototypes
So… you might remember from our last post when we showed you the sketch for our new design for Spring 2020, that this out next post it would be time to make the 1st prototype of this new design… well two of them actually… because I wasn’t all that happy with the first one I…
Read MoreMAQF 2020- the Report
So….. with the 2020 Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in the books, it’s time to tell you how it all went and here’s the deal… it . went . GREAT! Truth is… all of our shows have been great ever since the debacle otherwise known as Virginia Beach 2018! I’m thinking it must have something to do…
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