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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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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 Multi Color Zippers

Not ALL Zippers are Created Equal

So… there’s a very important difference between these two zippers. Yep- one has printed zipper tape and a nice pull ...
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Colorful, artistic phone cover designs displaying various patterns and motifs.

Help Us Choose the Cignet Phone Pal Cover Model

So…. we're almost ready to finish up another pattern! But before we can, we need to choose the ONE sample ...
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Studio Kat Designs

Ask Kat: Wholesale or Retail Show? What’s the Difference

(This post is part of a new series we’ve started in an attempt to publicly answer some of the mostly ...
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