Posts by Kat
Our Take on the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival 2019
So… considering how happy we were with the way our new booth setup looked AND functioned at Road to California in January, you might be wondering why we would even consider changing it up? And you know what? You’d be SO RIGHT because we absolutely didn’t want to change ANYTHING about our Road2Ca booth setup!…
Read MorePPC19: Dreamscape
So… in our last post I revealed our “gorilla” sample for this cycle of Purse Pattern Chronicles (the 19th to be exact) and discussed several important areas that needed change, both big and small as we move forward with the next sample. This time I utilized a totally dreamy border print which I’ll tell you more about at the…
Read MoreNot ALL Zippers are Created Equal
So… there’s a very important difference between these two zippers. Yep- one has printed zipper tape and a nice pull and the other does not, but that’s not what I’m referring to… There’s something else different about these two zippers that’s not quite so apparent! That’s because the zipper on the left is a locking…
Read MorePPC19: The Gorilla Prototype Sample
So… in our last post I told you a bit of what I had in mind for our next pattern design and showed you the original sketches. And here’s the deal… if you’re a fan of our Purse Pattern Chronicles series, then you know that normally what’s next on our agenda is a sample “prototype”, which is…
Read MoreThis Year’s “Road” Show
So… with this year’s Road to California show in the books, its time to let you know how it went, and to be honest we can sum up the entirety of the show in one single word, and that would be… AWESOME… totally AWESOME! First of all, when we walked into the Convention Center on…
Read MorePPC19: Inspiration & Sketchwork
So… it’s a new year and it feels like its LONG past time to get back into a routine, which for us means starting work on a new bag design! Yep, that means we’re looking down that long road that eventually culminates in a brand new bag pattern! It’s exciting, and scary, and fraught with…
Read MoreThe Right “Under Garments”
So… this is a subject I’ve been giving consideration to for quite sometime now. As a matter of fact, I’ve actually sat down and started to write this post several times over the past year, only to set it to the side for another day. Why, you might ask? Well, let me answer this question by…
Read MoreNEW for Road to California 2019!
So…. we’ve got some BIG changes coming up for the 2019 Road to California Quilter’s Conference this month! Now I know you’re probably thinking… “Why on earth would you change anything about your booth after how FANTASTIC the shows in Houston were in November?” And you know what? Normally I’d say you were right, we…
Read MoreOur New POS System
So… forgetting to bring my iPad to the AQS Virginia Beach show revealed a serious flaw in our POS (point of sale) system… that being, that we had absolutely NO backup for our checkout procedure, which is pretty darned serious if you think about it! That’s because at least half of our sales at a…
Read MoreFreight Woes & a Possible Solution (I hope!)
So… it’s that time of year again! It’s time to figure out a way to get all of our freight to Ontario, California for the Road to California Quilter’s Showcase! Actually… I started working on getting our freight to California just before Thanksgiving, because here’s the deal… whether we’re shipping to Houston or to Ontario,…
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