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PPC35: DragonFly Dance

June 3, 2026
Gemini FlightBag / Sling Along / Wrapsody

the June ’26 Eye Candy Showcase

Tutorials / Zippers

It’s Easy to Transform Your Zipper!

quilts / Retail Shows

AQS Paducah ’26: My Favorite Quilts

Retail Shows

AQS Paducah’26: the Recap

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A colorful floral bag with black and white striped strap.

PPC31: Flowering Stripes

So... when I came across this fabric on the Checker Distributor site, I felt an almost visceral attraction to it. ...
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PPC35: Back to Tucson

So in our last post... we had finally accomplished most of the improvements we felt HAD to be made before ...
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A bag with a colorful floral pattern on it.

PPC28: I’m on the Kaffe Train

So... in 19 years of designing bag patterns, I've never featured fabric designed by the incomparable Kaffe Fassett in one ...
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Studio Kat Designs

PPC19: Dreamscape

So… in our last post I revealed our “gorilla” sample for this cycle of Purse Pattern Chronicles (the 19th to be exact) and discussed ...
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