Posts by Kat
Quilt Market & Festival ’24: the Recap
So… we’ve been participating in Quilt Markets & Festivals since 2008, but this year’s Quilt Market & Festival was definitely the most unusual & personally challenging we’ve ever taken part in! And here’s the deal… the problems we were presented with this year, had nothing to do with the dynamics of the show, and everything…
Read MoreQuilt Festival ’24: Something New!
So… the thing that makes planning so difficult for Quilt Festival, is that it comes right on the heels of and, in the same facility of the Quilt Market. Quilt Festival is of course, a retail show, but Market is strictly wholesale, our ONLY wholesale show of the year. And the thing is… I generally…
Read Morethe November’24 Eye Candy Showcase
As you probably know… there’s no other post I enjoy more than our monthly “Eye Candy Showcase! What fun it is see what our customer’s create using our patterns! take on our various designs! This month we have eight fabulous bags to show you, so what are we waiting for… Let’s Get Started! Beach season…
Read MoreQuilt Market ’24- What’s in Store?
So… we’re less a couple of days away from the 2024 version of the International Fall Quilt Market and just so you know… I can’t believe that this will be our 17th straight Fall Quilt Market, (not counting 2020 & 2021, the Covid years, where Quilt Market was cancelled 2 years in a row). And…
Read MorePPC32: Owls in Disguise?
If you’re following along on the progress of this design, you might remember from our last post, that as pleased as we were with that sample, there were still quite a few smallish-type changes I felt were called for!
Read MorePPC32: On the QT
So… you might remember from our last post, that as much as we liked our “Gorilla Sample”, there were some specific areas where we felt that some changes were in order!
Read MorePPC32: Out of a Sketch… a Gorilla!
So… it’s that time again! And honestly, this is one of my favorite times in this whole pattern-making process! Because we’re fleshing out a new design… and all options are still on the table!
Read Morethe October’24 Eye Candy Showcase
As you probably know… there’s no other post I enjoy more than our monthly “Eye Candy Showcase! What fun it is see what our customer’s create using our patterns! take on our various designs! This month we have eight fabulous bags to show you, so what are we waiting for… Let’s Get Started! To kick…
Read MoreOn Doing One Thing at a Time
So… way back in 2004 when I first started this business, my work activities revolved exclusively around publishing patterns… I didn’t have to worry about planning my work days because all of my activities were pretty much limited to sewing, writing & printing patterns. But it didn’t take long before I found out that… It…
Read MoreBag Making: A Pressing Matter
So… over the last 20 some odd years that I’ve been designing bag patterns, I’ve fielded LOTS of questions about bagmaking, but you know what? The question I most often get asked is… “What can I do to make my bags look more professional?” And the truth is… this questions is actually the absolute easiest…
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