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SIX Ways to Create a Stand Out Bag Exterior!

If you’re in the process of working out the details of the bag you want to submit to the 2018 ...
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PPC15: Migration

So… in our last post in this series, I showed you the “gorilla sample” for our new pattern for Fall 2017. ...
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PPC15: The Gorilla Sample

So… in our last post in this series I showed you the prototype sample for our new design for Fall 2017! And ...
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PPC15: The Prototype

So… since we showed you the original sketches for our new design in our last post, that means NOW it’s time ...
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PPC15: The Sketchwork

So… in our 1st post in this, our 15th cycle of Purse Pattern Chronicles, I told you that I was kinda surprised to ...
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PPC15: The Inspiration

So… it’s time once again to start “talking” about what’s on our design table, because I’m excited about our new ...
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Ask Kat: How Easy is it to Alter a Pattern?

So… This is a question we’re often asked. A customer loves our bag design BUT, wishes it were smaller…larger… had ...
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2016: What Worked & What Didn’t

So... 2016 is almost over, so it’s time for us to sit down and do a long, hard, honest assessment ...
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Our Goals for 2016

So... in a recent post, I told you about some of the things that worked well for us this year, ...
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Ask Kat: How Difficult are Your Patterns?

So… Here’s a question we get asked on a regular basis, particularly at shows, and it goes something like this. ...
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