Posts by Kat
Ask Kat: How Easy is it to Alter a Pattern?
So… This is a question we’re often asked. A customer loves our bag design BUT, wishes it were smaller…larger… had more pockets… had a different closure… could be worn on the hip… had two straps instead of one… had one strap instead of two… you get the picture! And even though I prefer giving direct…
Read MoreBooth Matters
So… you might remember that the last time we changed our booth setup was last year at this time, right before the 2016 Road to California show (detailed in this post & at left).And you know what? It was actually a pretty good setup… so good in fact that we haven’t changed it a bit…
Read MoreOur Goals for 2017
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 2016 assessment completed, I’m ready to detail our goals for the new year, 2017. 1) Our…
Read More2016: What Worked & What Didn’t
So… 2016 is almost over, so it’s time for us to sit down and do a long, hard, honest assessment of what we did right over the course of the last 12 months, as well at what didn’t work out quite as good as we had hoped. You know what they say, those who do…
Read MoreOn Diet & Exercise
So… I took BOTH of my cats to the vet at the same time a couple of weeks ago… ALL BY MYSELF! Now I know that may not sound like all that big a deal to you because after all, people all over the world do that everyday, right? But not so in MY house! …
Read MoreAddressing: a Serious Issue
So… you probably wouldn’t be surprised to find out that every now and then we find there’s an addressing issues with one of the orders we receive, and while we don’t really enjoy playing detective to correct mistakes in addressing, we understand that its just something we just have to deal with every now and…
Read MoreQuilt Market & Festival 2016- Two CRAZY Weeks in Houston
So… now that the 2016 version of the International Quilt Market & Festival is in the books, here’s the low-down on how the shows went for us! The big news of the year is that we actually DROVE to and from Houston this year. And just to be clear, Houston is 1115 miles from our…
Read MorePre-Market PrepTime- the 2016 Update
So…. if you’re thinking that it’s time to think about the Fall Quilt Market, I would have to say that you’re partially right. That’s because Quilt Market is THIS week (YIKES!), but only partly true because this year we actually started thinking about a few changes we needed to make for our big Fall show…
Read MoreA “Studio Cat” Update
So… ever since Pippin joined us over a year ago, we’ve been fielding a LOT of questions, particularly at shows, from folks who are interested in exactly what a “studio cat’s” work entails, and if he’s progressing on schedule? Seems like everyone loves seeing what Pippin is up to, and I thought it might be…
Read MoreCovering Your Bag Strap (part 2)
So… in an earlier post, I showed you how to cover a plain nylon strap with fabric so that it coordinates perfectly with the bag you’re carrying… because life’s too short to carry around a boring black or navy bag strap, right? And at the conclusion of that post, I told you that for our next…
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