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So… it’s almost time to release our new pattern, the Sling Along! And since our last post was the all-important “Choose the Cover Model” post, that the bewitching day can’t be too far now! But wait a second! I’ve still got one more sample to show you! Because here’s the deal… from the moment I finished the sketches…

So… with yet another pattern almost in the books, it’s time to choose the ONE bag sample that best represents the Sling Along 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…

So… in our last post, we told you that we only had a few more samples of our new design to show you before we have to make that all-important decision… choosing a Cover Bag!!! But for this round, I used fabrics from Ivy Lane’s “Imperial Paisley” collection. This purple focal print hit all the right notes…

So… in our last post last week, I showed you a beautiful Sling Along sample featuring stunning fabric from Katia Hoffman’s “Mystique” collection and I was pleased to see that it seemed you loved it as much as I did! And today I’m going to show you the Sling Along done up in fabric by a different “Hoffman” altogether,…

So… in our last post, which was a week or so ago, I told you that the design work behind this new bag was pretty much complete and we were ready to start some ultra-serious sample making in search of the perfect “Cover Bag”, and I’ve got some pretty remarkable fabrics lined up that I’m hoping…

So… in our last post I explained how it was my goal in this cycle to choose fabrics that were a bit out of my “normal range” and the fabrications in today’s sample certainly fit that bill! And here’s the deal… I was super psyched about this wildlife print when I first saw it online but it really…

So… in our last post I showed you what I consider to be a pretty close facsimile to what this final design will eventually be when we release this pattern. For some reason, the whole process of defining & refining this design has proceeded very smoothly. I wish I knew why, because I’d surely “bottle it up”…

So… our last post was all about the “gorilla sample” for our next design and after having carried it for a couple of weeks and treating it like… well, like a gorilla would, I had my little list of things I wanted to change or improve about this design before making it again, the result of…

So… in our first post in this the latest edition of Purse Pattern Chronicles we revealed the inspiration behind what will eventually be our new pattern for Fall 2018. And if you’ve been with us for any of our other 16 editions of this series you know that what generally comes next is the “Gorilla sample”, but…