PPC19: A Pocketbook of Posies

Studio Kat Designs

So… in our last post we told you that we had only one more sample to create before making the all-important decision about which bag we’ll be placing on the pattern cover and if you’re thinking that this fabric looks familiar… you would be absolutely RIGHT! You might remember that I used this fabric for my original…

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PPC19: Effervescently Yours

Studio Kat Designs

So… even though I spent a LOT of time piecing together the sample I showed you in our last post, that amount of time was nothing compared to how long I spent piecing THIS sample together. Now don’t get me wrong, I LOVE a good piecing challenge, but this one took the cake! But here’s the…

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PPC19: Dream Another Dream

A bag with butterfly design on the chair

So… in our last post I told you that the design aspects for our new pattern for Spring 2019 were pretty much solidified unless we had a “EUREKA” moment or an overwhelming compulsion to change up a particular feature… well, guess what? DO read all the way thru this post to see how one simple O-ring can add…

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PPC19- Swans

Studio Kat Designs

So… if you were with us for our last post in this series, then you know that for the most part we’ve solidified the features we’ll be including in our new pattern design. Oh it’s possible that somewhere along the way we’ll have a “EUREKA” moment or an overwhelming compulsion to change a feature, but unless or…

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PPC19- Stripe Adelic

Studio Kat Designs

So… in our last post I was pretty happy with most everything in our new design and was ready to start creating samples that could potentially be used as an eventual cover sample. First up– I pulled this totally AMAZING fabric from Paula Nadelstern out of my stash. My thinking that the focal print was the perfect…

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Our Take on the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival 2019

Studio Kat Designs

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!…

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PPC19: Dreamscape

Studio Kat Designs

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…

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Not ALL Zippers are Created Equal

Studio Kat Designs Multi Color Zippers

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…

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PPC19: The Gorilla Prototype Sample

Studio Kat Designs

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…

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This Year’s “Road” Show

Studio Kat Designs

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…

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