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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!

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AQS Paducah ’26: My Favorite Quilts

Retail Shows

AQS Paducah’26: the Recap

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Case Study #1: Plan A becomes B…C… D..?

By Kat | Jun 28, 2025
So... in our last post in this series, I detailed in a video, how this fabric at left, ("Poppy Dreams" ...
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Eve candy for october 22.

Eye Candy for October ’22

By Kat | Sep 28, 2022
One of things I love best about designing patterns is seeing the incredible bags our customers create using our patterns! ...
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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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Studio Kat Designs

PPC22: Dragonflies at Night

By Kat | Jul 21, 2020
So... in our last post I revealed the 1st REAL sample of what will soon be our new pattern for ...
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