My 4 Favorite Fabric Designers… Revisited

A purple and blue paisley pattern on a black background.

So… a little over 5 year ago I wrote a post detailing who my Four Favorite Fabric Designers were, but five years can be a long time in the designing world (and sometimes not…), but either way, I thought it might be about time we revisited this topic. So are these still our favorite fabric…

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PPC31: Wings of Gold… a Remake

Two bags that are sitting on a bed.

So… turns out I’ve had a blast re-imagining some of the samples I made during the runup to the High Seas Convertible pattern release and this make the 4th such remake we’ve created…but all good things must come to an end and this remake will sadly be the last for quite some time. And as…

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PPC31: Purple Paisley… a Remake

Two bags of purple and green fabric with a yellow strap.

So… turns out I’ve had a blast re-imagining some of the samples I made during the runup to the High Seas Convertible pattern release. As mentioned in a previous post, I’m trying something new for the 2024 Fall International Quilt Market. I’ll be selling some of my samples at the Quilt Market (along with a…

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the September’24 Eye Candy Showcase

A collage of different bags and purses with the words " the september 2 0 2 4 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! This is…

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PPC31: Color & Light… a Remake

A pair of bags with colorful designs on them.

So… do you enjoy our last post in this series where we shared a remake of one of our original samples we made in the runup to the High Seas Convertible release? As mentioned in a previous post, we’ll be trying something new at the 2024 Fall International Quilt Market. I’ll be selling some of…

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PPC31: Flowering Stripes – A Remake

Two backpacks with colorful flowers and stripes on them.

So… we’ll be trying something new at the 2024 Fall International Quilt Market, which has been recommended to me for several years by good friend & fellow vendor, (Carol McCleod of Auntie’s Two Patterns). Carol’s been encouraging me to sell some of my samples at the Quilt Market (along with a dozen patterns for each…

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PPC31: Our Tester Bags

Four different bags with designs on them.

So… summertime can be a hard time to line up folks to test a pattern, but I was fortunate that FOUR of our testers had enough time this summer to test out our new pattern, the High Seas Convertible! I really LOVE seeing what our testers are inspired to create, and I’m so appreciative of…

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PPC31: It’s HERE! the High Seas Convertible!

A drawing of a backpack with stars and the words " it's release day for our high seas convertible pattern ".

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…

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Don’t Buy it! Make Your own Bias Tape!

Studio Kat Designs

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…

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PPC31: the High Seas Convertible Pattern Cover Reveal

A picture of the back cover of a brochure.

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…

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