Posts by Kat
PPC20: Another Serving of Cork, Please!
So… you might recall that recently I tried my hand at using cork as the exterior material for one of our designs for the very 1st time! And here’s the deal, I enjoyed using cork SO MUCH that I couldn’t wait to try my hand with this amazing material again! For one thing, I very…
Read MoreThere’s a New Zip in Town ’19
So… one of my favorite things to do is to announce the release of a brand new zipper style and TODAY is one of those days!!! And here’s the deal… it was only this past winter that we added the ALedL SILVER zippers to our lineup and they have enjoyed such success that we decided…
Read MoreThe New Website: After SIX Months, its STILL a Work in Progress!
So… in a recent post I told you why we had to drop everything in June and develop a new website/payment platform. But here’s the deal… when it came time to choose a company (or someone) to work with me on this, there was really no contest. Once I was alerted to the fact that…
Read MoreDecember 2019 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… even though last month’s Eye Candy was wonderful, THIS month’s Eye Candy is seriously AMAZING! So let’s get started, shall we? Here’s my favorite “Eye Candy” for…
Read MoreQuilt Festival 2019- the Quilts
And now… it’s time for my favorite post from International Quilt Market & Festival because now I get to show you the quilts that are MY personal favorites from the 2019 exhibition! But first I want to emphasize that I am no expert on quilting. As a matter of fact, I’m really not even a…
Read MoreSeen at the Shows! Houston 2019
So… even though I’ve been in business for over 15 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 a retail quilt/craft show, right? And if you’re thinking that since the Houston Quilt Market & Quilt…
Read MoreQuilt Market & Festival 2019: the Report
So… with the 2019 version of Quilt Market & Festival safely in our rear view mirror, its time to take a long hard look at what worked, what didn’t and where we can improve for next year! So here goes…. First of all, when we arrived in Houston this year, “World Series fever” was in…
Read MoreNovember 2019 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… even though last month’s Eye Candy was wonderful, THIS month’s Eye Candy is seriously AMAZING! So let’s get started, shall we? Here’s my favorite “Eye Candy” for…
Read MoreOur Plan for Quilt Market & Festival 2019
So… it’s time for the 2019 version of the Quilt Market & Festival and like usual we’ll be traveling to Houston where we’ll live for the next couple of weeks! (As an interesting side note… I’ve calculated it up and if you add up all the time we’ve spent in Houston since 2008, it would…
Read MoreI love a Guy in a Tuxedo!
So… I was minding my own business at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in February when I noticed a very good-looking guy in a tuxedo just up the row from us, so of course I had to go check him out! As it turns out, The Whole Country Caboodle has what amounts to an entire pet…
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