Posts Tagged ‘purse patterns’
PPC33- Denim Fantasy
So… I needed to make one more sample in order to do all the little step drawings since it was time to start work on the pattern instructions, but my shipment of new fabrics was late & nothing in my stash was inspiring me, so…
I did something I haven’t done in a long, LONG time! I “fabricated” my own fabric!
Seen at Show: AQS Paducah Quilt Fest ’25
So… even though I’ve been in business for 20+ years, I still get a BIG kick out of seeing our customers carrying bags they’ve made from our patterns! And what better place to “spy” these customers than at a retail trade show, right?
And you know what? we “spied” THIRTEEN of our bags “walking the floor” of the AQS Paducah Quilt Festival ’25! This year the variety of bags we saw “walking” at this show was extraordinary, but one thing is for sure… they were ALL totally AMAZING!
Read MorePPC33: Shangri-La
In our last post in this series, I shared our original sketch, and the first prototype that we created, and for a first effort, I was pretty happy with it.
But even so, there were changes that needed to be made! So… let me show
you around!
PPC33: the Sketch & the Prototype
So… it’s time for a new start… a brand new pattern for Fall of 2025. This is my favorite time… when everything is new, and all things are still possible.
Read MoreMAQF’25: the Quilts
So… the competition quilts at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Fest’25 were a lot of fun to see, and below you will find “My Favorite Seven”! Here they are, in NO particular order of preference except for the LAST entry, (which is very special and reminds me of my “free-spirited” granddaughter)! “View of Vernazza“created by Barbara Matzke…
Read MoreMAQF ’25- the Wearable Art
So… one of the things I enjoy the most every year about the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Fest,is that they always feature a “Fashion Show”, and while I never get to attend the actual show,the fashions I enjoyed seeing the most this year, (after the fact), are the following four pieces! “Dragon Mistress & Claudette” by Dana…
Read MorePPC32: Arcadia – Color Play
So… Can you take just ONE MORE sample of our Carolinian design?
Because here’s the deal…I’ve enjoyed carrying my prototype of this design SO much, (I’ve been carrying it since October!), that I’m doing something I only rarely have done in the 20 years in the pattern business!
I’m going to keep one of the Carolinian samples I’ve made for MYSELF!
I’ve enjoyed carrying my prototype of this design SO much, (I’ve been carrying it since October!), that I’m doing something I only rarely have done in the 20 years in the pattern business!
The Question is… Which ONE???
Read MorePPC32: The Carolinian Testing Rounds
So… the holidays can be a hard time to line up folks to test a pattern, but I was fortunate that FIVE of our testers had enough time this winter to test out our new pattern, the Carolinian! I really LOVE seeing what our testers are inspired to create, and the critiques and suggestions they supply definitely go a long way to making our pattern instructions clearer & easier to understand!
Read MorePPC32: Help Us Choose the Carolinian Cover Model
So…. we’re almost ready to finish up another pattern! But before we can, we need to choose the ONE sample that will totally represent our new Carolinian design & become the “cover model” for the pattern! To do this, I like thinking about which of our samples would most appeal to our customers… which one…
Read MorePPC32: Dragonfly Dream
So… just when I thought I had used the most beautiful fabric EVER in the last sample I created, along came this “close relative”, that’s pretty incredible as well!
I’ll tell you more about this fabric at the end of this post, but in the meantime, let me give you the “dog & pony show” around this sample!
