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Ask Kat: Why Don’t You Include Fabric in your Kits

By Kat | Apr 10, 2014
So… Here’s a question we hear on a regular basis. They’ve seen a bag they like on our site and ...
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PPC16: “X” Marks the Spot

By Kat | Oct 14, 2017
So… in our last post I showed you the “Gorilla” sample I made for this cycle of Purse Pattern Chronicles and I’ve ...
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PPC25: Gustav in Blue

By Kat | Jul 19, 2021
So... it's been a while since our last post in this series, but now that the 1st draft of the ...
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Bag Making: A Pressing Matter

By Kat | Sep 18, 2024
So... over the last 20 some odd years that I've been designing bag patterns, I've fielded LOTS of questions about ...
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