PPC32: Dragonfly Illusion

A blue bag with a picture of a butterfly on it.

with this sample, I have to say that I am FINALLY very well pleased with this design., with just one very minor tweak to make (more on this later).

And I have to say… isn’t this fabric simply AMAZING???? I fell in love with it from the moment I first saw it, and I’ll give you more information about at the end of this post.

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PPC32: In the Wind

A blue and orange swirl pattern bag with an orange handle.

in our last post in this series, I detailed how I finally got to sit down in front of my sewing machine and finish the sample that I left half-done in October.

But… you might recall that finishing that sample raised some serious questions for me about the construction process for this design.

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the January ’25 Eye Candy Showcase

A collage of different bags and purses.

So… here we are… with a brand new year laid out before us, and what better way to kick it off than with a brand new batch of Eye Candy to behold? So, let’s Get started! Here’s Judy Freedline with her TWO Sling Along‘s. The sunflower Sling Along is for her cousin, & the striped…

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2025: What Was, and Is, and Is to Come

A colorful number that is painted to spell out 2 0 2 1.

So… its tradition this time of year, for me to recap the past year, (you know…what went well, and what didn’t), and also to declare what our goals for the coming year will be. But here’s what surprised me! Having not read thru last year’s posts since last year at this time, it was startling,…

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Quilt Market & Festival ’24: My Favorite Quilts

A painting of a tea pot and other things in a frame.

So… the competition quilts at Quilt Market & Festival were truly fantastic! It was a marvelous collection but I had a very hard time finding time to wander among all of the possibilities due to my illness & the need to be in communication with the authorities back in North Carolina due to my Dad’s…

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the November’24 Eye Candy Showcase

A collage of different bags and purses with the words " the november 2 0 2 4 eye candy showcase ".

As you probably know… there’s no other post I enjoy more than our monthly “Eye Candy Showcase! What fun it is see what our customer’s create using our patterns! take on our various designs! This month we have eight fabulous bags to show you, so what are we waiting for… Let’s Get Started! Beach season…

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the October’24 Eye Candy Showcase

A collage of different bags with the words october 2 4 eye candy showcase.

As you probably know… there’s no other post I enjoy more than our monthly “Eye Candy Showcase! What fun it is see what our customer’s create using our patterns! take on our various designs! This month we have eight fabulous bags to show you, so what are we waiting for… Let’s Get Started! To kick…

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the September’24 Eye Candy Showcase

A collage of different bags and purses with the words " the september 2 0 2 4 eye candy showcase ".

As you probably know… there’s no other post I enjoy more than our monthly “Eye Candy Showcase! What fun it is see what our customer’s create using our patterns! take on our various designs! This month we have eight fabulous bags to show you, so what are we waiting for… Let’s Get Started! This is…

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the August’24 Eye Candy Showcase

A collage of different bags with the words " the august 2 4 eye candy showcase ".

You know what? As you probably know… we post several times each month on this site, but there’s no other post I enjoy more than our monthly “Eye Candy Showcase! What fun it is seeing how our customers tailor our patterns to reflect their own fashion sensibility! This month we have eight fabulous bags to…

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the July’24 Eye Candy Showcase

A collage of pictures with the words " the july 2 4 eye candy showcase ".

You know what? As you probably know… we post several times each month on this site, but there’s no other post I enjoy more than our monthly “Eye Candy Showcase! What fun it is seeing how our customers tailor our patterns to reflect their own fashion sensibility! This month we have eight fabulous bags to…

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