Posts by Kat
PPC31: It’s HERE! the High Seas Convertible!
Today is the day!!! The High Seas Convertible pattern and webpage are FINALLY ready for release to the public! And we’re celebrating in our usual way, by offering a discount off the regular retail price until midnight on the night of 8/14/24 (just use this code – DYFQSEAS – to claim $1.99 off the regular…
Read MoreDon’t Buy it! Make Your own Bias Tape!
So… I can’t remember the last time I used store-bought bias tape and you’d probably be surprised at the amount of mail inquiring as to where I get the various bias tapes I use. But here’s the deal… I actually make my own bias tape and have for many years now. That’s right, even when…
Read MorePPC31: the High Seas Convertible Pattern Cover Reveal
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 2nd new pattern of 2024, the High Seas Convertible. Thanks SO much to everyone who voiced their opinion! Pattern design can be rather solitary…
Read Morethe August’24 Eye Candy Showcase
You know what? As you probably know… we post several times each month on this site, but there’s no other post I enjoy more than our monthly “Eye Candy Showcase! What fun it is seeing how our customers tailor our patterns to reflect their own fashion sensibility! This month we have eight fabulous bags to…
Read MorePPC31: Help Us Choose the High Seas Convertible Cover Model
So…. we’re almost ready to finish up another pattern! But before we can, we need to choose the ONE sample that will totally represent our new High Seas Convertible design & become the “cover model” for the pattern! To do this, I like thinking about which of our samples would most appeal to our customers……
Read MorePPC31: Color & Light
So… here is the last sample we’re going to make and present to youprior to choosing our cover model and subsequently sending the new pattern to the printer for eventual release. But you know what? The WHOLE time I was making this bag I was thinking… ” What made me EVER choose this fabric combo???”……
Read MorePPC31: Wings of Gold
So… as a dedicated user of “all things black”, its been a while since I’ve featured royal blue in one of our samples… but when I saw this new collections by one of favorite fabric designers, Chong A-Hwang, it really captured my imagination… in a GOOD way! And I have to say this fabric was…
Read MorePPC31: Paisley in Purple
So… at this point, this design is set, the pattern pieces are set, the testing packages are in the hands of our very able & competent testers & even the NAME for this design has been set… So why are we still making samples? First of all… I’m going to try something new with my…
Read MoreA Video Announcement Concerning Interfacing
So… the purpose of today’s post it to explain why we’re moving away from recommending the use of WovenFix2 as our interfacing of choice for use in constructing bags from our patterns. As much as we’ve loved using WovenFix2, there are several reasons for this change, but chief among them is the utter impossibility at…
Read MorePPC31: Flowering Stripes
So… when I came across this fabric on the Checker Distributor site, I felt an almost visceral attraction to it. I loved it immediately and also knew right away that I would be pairing it with a black & white striped fabric! It wasn’t until it arrived from UPS and was sitting on my cutting…
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