PPC16: Our Testers Speak

Studio Kat Designs

So…. It’s that time again! It’s time to show you what our testers created in the process of testing our pattern instructions! 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 create, especially since each one…

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Road to California 2018 – the Highlights

Studio Kat Designs

So… with the 2018 edition of the Road to California Quilter’s Conference “in the books”, it’s time for us to show you what we deemed to be the highlights of this year’s show! First off, our booth set up was basically the same as it was in Houston for Quilt Market & Festival with one…

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PPC16: The Go-Go Compact Pattern RELEASE!

Studio Kat Designs

So… in our last post in this series we revealed the completed pattern cover for our 1st new pattern for 2018, the Go-Go Compact, and while it’s been a lot of fun, we’re closing the book as of today on this… the 16th edition of Purse Pattern Chronicles! The Go-Go Compact webpage is now LIVE & you can get more information, see…

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PPC16: The Go-Go Compact Cover Revealed

Studio Kat Designs

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 design for 2018, the Go-Go Compact. Thanks to everyone who participated! I always enjoy hearing about which bag my customers would choose and I…

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Our Goals for 2018

A golden number 2018 on a white background.

So… in a recent post, I told you about some of the things that worked well for us this year, as well as some of the things that didn’t quite go as I had hoped. And now, with our 2017 assessment completed, I’m ready to detail our goals for the new year, 2018. 1) Our…

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PPC16: Choose the Go-Go Compact Cover Model

Studio Kat Designs

So… with yet another pattern almost in the books, it’s time to choose the ONE bag sample that best represents that design for the pattern cover! In order to do this, I like thinking about which of our samples would most appeal to our customers… which one would gather the most attention at shows… and…

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PPC16: Fussy-Cut Medallions

Studio Kat Designs

So… to borrow a football metaphor, we’re now in the red zone for this new pattern. We’re looking at a mid-January release but first I’ve got one last sample to show you before I have to choose ONE of these samples to be the cover model for our pattern cover (and I need to do…

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2017: What Worked & What Didn’t

Studio Kat Designs

So… 2017 is almost over, so it’s time for us to sit down and do a long, hard, look at what we did right over the course of the last 12 months, as well as what we didn’t do quite as well as we had hoped.  so here’s how things went this year. First- the…

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PPC16: Dot -to- Dots

Studio Kat Designs

So… we’re at that stage in the development of this new pattern, “Go-Go Campact“, where we’re making samples that could qualify as the eventual cover bag, because here’s the deal… I generally buy most of the fabrics to be used for a design very early in the process and even though I like them all,…

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PPC16: Color Me Peacock

Studio Kat Designs

So… in our last post in this series I told you we were pretty much done with the design aspect of this new pattern and it was time to get serious about cover-worthy samples and most importantly ––– A NAME!!! And FINALLY… we’ve named this little bag. We’ll do the big reveal at the end of this post! 🙂 So…

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