Retail Shows / Wearable Art

MAQF’26- the Wearables

March 13, 2026
Bella BiFold / Carolinian / Double Take / Flaptastic / Gemini FlightBag / Seen at Show / Side Slinger / Sling Along

MAQF’26: Seen at Show

Carolinian / Cignet Phone Pal / Double Take / Easy Go Wallet / Everyday Attache / Expand-o-Matic / High Seas Convertible / pdf patterns / Quattro / Sling Along / Things I've Learned

And NOW…an Instant Download Option!

Double Take / Expand-o-Matic / Flaptastic / Go-Go Compact / pattern design

the March 2026 Eye Candy Showcase

Expand-o-Matic / pattern design / PPC34 / purse pattern chronicles

PPC34: Windswept- A Bag for ME!

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

A newsletter with an image of a book and the cover.

Time for a Newsletter Makeover

By Kat | Mar 12, 2024
So... if there's one thing I've learned over the course of the past 20 years, it's that running a business ...
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A purse with a strap and a floral design.

PPC33: Shangri-La

By Kat | May 5, 2025
  In our last post in this series, I shared our original sketch, and the first prototype that we created, ...
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Sewing the plain green strap and the colorful fabric

Covering Your Bag Strap (part 2)

By Kat | Sep 26, 2016
So… in an earlier post, I showed you how to cover a plain nylon strap with fabric so that it coordinates ...
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Studio Kat Designs

There’s a NEW Zip in Town ’21

By Kat | Nov 6, 2021
So... it's been over two years since we've introduced a new zipper to our lineup, mostly because I just haven't ...
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