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So You Wanna Be a Pattern Designer?

By Kat | Jun 19, 2020
So... it's hard to believe but we've actually been business as an independent pattern designer for almost 16 years now ...
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PPC23: the Inspiration & the Original Sketch

By Kat | Sep 21, 2020
So... As I'm writing this post I can't believe I'm starting what very likely will be our THIRD new pattern ...
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Pcc27 the testing round.

PPC27: The Testing Results

By Kat | Aug 26, 2022
So that's how the testing rounds played out for this, the 27th cycle of Purse Pattern Chronicles and didn't our ...
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Bias Tape with a Smooth, Flat Finish… It IS Possible!

By Kat | Jun 18, 2011
I get a LOT of questions about bias tape. (It evidently cause more than a few, a BIG problem.)Folks always ...
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