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January 12, 2026
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2026: What Was, and Is, and Is to Come

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PPC34: Affinity

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the January ’26 Eye Candy Showcase

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PPC34: Cactus Flower

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

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Adding an ID Holder to Your Bag is EASY!

By Kat | Sep 9, 2023
So... in the close to 20 years that I've been designing, I've tried a number of different ways to add ...
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A blue and purple The Guardian with a zipper.

Retiring a Rockstar Show Bag

By Kat | Sep 25, 2023
So... in 2012 we released what turned out to be a very popular pattern, the Guardian. Our customers fell in ...
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A sling bag with black and white swan design

Great Project Photos- It’s Really NOT Hard!

By Kat | Jul 16, 2019
So… we’re constantly receiving handbag pictures from our customers, and there’s very few things I like seeing in my Inbox ...
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On Pattern Reviewing

By Kat | Apr 17, 2013
So… it seems that lately a lot of my subject matter has revolved around criticism in one way or another, ...
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