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AQS Paducah ’26: My Favorite Quilts

May 20, 2026
Retail Shows

AQS Paducah’26: the Recap

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PPC35: Back to Tucson

Cignet Phone Pal / Katalina / Retail Shows / Seen at Show / Sling Along

AQS Paducah’26: Seen at Show

Cignet Phone Pal / Everyday Attache / Expand-o-Matic / pattern design / PortaPocketsPLUS purse Insert / Sling Along

the May ’26 Eye Candy Showcase

Check out our Blog Archive! (below)

A close up of the back of a bag

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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Four different bags with designs on them.

PPC31: Our Tester Bags

By Kat | Aug 16, 2024
So... summertime can be a hard time to line up folks to test a pattern, but I was fortunate that ...
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Studio Kat Designs

Addressing a Serious Issue

By Kat | Jul 6, 2019
So… if I was to name the most annoying or frustrating part about having an online website/store it would actually ...
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A collage of different bags and purses.

the March ’25 Eye Candy Showcase

By Kat | Feb 27, 2025
As you probably know... there's no other post I enjoy more than our monthly "Eye Candy Showcase! And WOW!!! This ...
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