Sewing Tips & Tricks

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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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Six Tips for Sewing with Pleather

So... one of my favorite fabrics to use for a bag accent area lately... is pleather. I like the texture ...
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Tips for Sewing with Cuddle Suede

Tips for Sewing with Cuddle Suede

So… in our last post we showed you the gorgeous Triple Play handbag (at left) we created with an all-Cuddle Suede exterior! I was ...
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closeup shot of the ongoing making of a bag

Sew-in Magnet Stitching Tips

So… I tell everyone who will listen that I LOVE using our sew-in invisible magnet snaps because… They snap together ...
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A finished product of a green card holder

Applying Bias Tape- the S-M-O-O-T-H Way!

(I get so many questions about bias tape… how do I make it, how do I get such a smooth ...
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Make Your Own Bias Tape! It’s EASY!

Posted in Tips & Tricks (I get so many questions about bias tape… how do I make it, how do ...
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A small handbag with white, gray, and red colored patterns

Eight Reasons to Make Your own Bias Tape

(I get so many questions about bias tape… how do I make it, how do I get such a smooth ...
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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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Studio Kat Designs

Bias Tape with a Smooth, Flat Finish… It IS Possible!

I get a LOT of questions about bias tape. (It evidently cause more than a few, a BIG problem.)Folks always ...
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