Fabric

A purple and blue paisley pattern on a black background.

My 4 Favorite Fabric Designers… Revisited

By Kat | Sep 12, 2024

So... a little over 5 year ago I wrote a post detailing who my Four Favorite Fabric Designers were, but ...

Border Prints: A Bag Maker’s Best Friend!

By Kat | Apr 10, 2023

So... long about 2019 I suddenly became aware of "border prints" and how perfectly amazing they are for use in ...

A bag with a colorful floral pattern on it.

PPC28: I’m on the Kaffe Train

By Kat | Feb 20, 2023

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

PPC26: Steampunk Fish

By Kat | Feb 10, 2022

So... in our last two posts we've shown you our 1st and then our 2nd Gorilla sample for this our ...

On Stockpiling

By Kat | Jul 24, 2021

So... some folks call it hoarding, but stockpiling is a WAY nicer word, don't you think? Either way, it's thought ...

Product Review: Spoonflower

By Kat | Mar 20, 2021

So... I think I've mentioned (several times) during the run-up to the Gemini FlightBag that I had a difficult time ...

Bag Exterior Issues: It’s all in the Planning

By Kat | Dec 11, 2020

So... have you ever noticed how some bag exteriors just seem to effortlessly come together? Maybe its because they have ...

My FIVE Worst Business Decisions

By Kat | Feb 25, 2020

So... recently I told you about the six best decisions we made for our business, but here's the deal... if ...

Changing it Up for AQS Virginia Beach

By Kat | Sep 28, 2018

So... it's been five months since our last retail show which was in Paducah, KY, and you might remember from ...

My 4 Favorite Fabric Designers

By Kat | Apr 10, 2018

So... there's quite a few things I've figured out after almost 15 years in this business, but one of the ...