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the March 2026 Eye Candy Showcase

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PPC34: Windswept- A Bag for ME!

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PPC34: the Expand-o-Matic Testing

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the February ’26 Eye Candy Showcase

Check out our Blog Archive! (below) by Studio Kat Designs

A purse with pens and pencils sitting on a table.

PPC29: Cleo in Yellow

By Kat | Jul 19, 2023
So... After creating EIGHT samples (not counting prototypes) in support of this new pattern, the Easy Go Wallet, I am ...
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A quilted bag with cats on it.

PPC27: Cat Frames

By Kat | Jun 13, 2022
So... in our last post in this series I showed you the "Gorilla sample" for for this edition of Purse ...
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PPC15: The Flaptastic Release

By Kat | Jul 19, 2017
So… in our last post in this series we revealed the completed pattern cover for our new pattern for Fall 2017, the Flaptastic ...
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A purse with a strap and a floral design.

PPC33: Shangri-La

By Kat | May 5, 2025
  In our last post in this series, I shared our original sketch, and the first prototype that we created, ...
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