Posts by Kat
The Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival – the Highlights
So… we’re back from our very 1st MAQF (Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival) and most of you know that we’ve waited several years for the chance to vend at this show and you know what??? It was well worth the wait! But here’s the deal, you might remember from a recent post that the booth we were…
Read MoreThe StudioKat Designs Group Page (on FaceBook)
So…. we’ve started something new a couple of weeks ago. It’s a private FaceBook page for our customers and I guess the obvious question is…. WHY???? And here’s the thing… there’s more than one answer to this question, so here goes…. 1- Facebook has once again changed their algorithym. What does that mean? Well… even…
Read MorePPC16: Our Testers Speak
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…
Read MoreRoad to California 2018 – the Highlights
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…
Read MorePPC16: The Go-Go Compact Pattern RELEASE!
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…
Read MorePPC16: The Go-Go Compact Cover Revealed
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…
Read MoreOur Goals for 2018
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…
Read MorePPC16: Choose the Go-Go Compact Cover Model
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…
Read MorePPC16: Fussy-Cut Medallions
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…
Read More2017: What Worked & What Didn’t
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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