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Why Does it Take SO Long to Publish a New Pattern?

So…here’s the way it usually goes… I’ve been working on a new bag design for few weeks. I’ve tweeked the ...
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Studio Kat Designs Bag and a Pouch

So You Wanna Be a Tester?

So… in a recent post we showed you the bags that our testers created in the process of “test-driving” our ...
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Fabric Features by Studio Kat Designs

Ask Kat: About Pattern Layout Instructions

So… sometimes folks question us as to why we do not include any layout directions in our pattern package. There ...
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Studio Kat Designs Five different bags

Ask Kat: Do You Ever have a Sample Sale

So… As you might imagine, we get inquiries about selling our handbag samples on a regular basis. So I thought ...
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A small sling bag with green base and colorful designs

Add a Cross-Body Strap?… It’s EASY!

So… we recently started a new edition of Purse Pattern Chronicles, and if you’re not familiar with that series, we like ...
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A detailed banner of the Cosmo Convertible

Ask Kat: About Patterns by pdf Download

So… here’s a question we’re fielding more & more lately, particularly from our international customers. Oh, we’ve been hearing this request for ...
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2013: What Worked & What Didn’t

So... as another year draws to a close, it’s customary for us to do a long, hard assessment of what ...
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A Bag and a tree in the background

Working with a Really LARGE Print

So… in a recent post I showed you how our new design, the Cosmo Convertible looks all dressed up in PVC-coated cotton print by Marimekko ...
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Booth Evolution: 2013 Style

So... with the Guardian release finally in our rear-view mirror, I feel like I can finally take my eyes off ...
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On Pattern Reviewing

So… it seems that lately a lot of my subject matter has revolved around criticism in one way or another, ...
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