PPC32: Owls in Disguise?

A close up of the front of a purse

If you’re following along on the progress of this design, you might remember from our last post, that as pleased as we were with that sample, there were still quite a few smallish-type changes I felt were called for!

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PPC32: On the QT

A blue and orange bag with flowers on it

So… you might remember from our last post, that as much as we liked our “Gorilla Sample”, there were some specific areas where we felt that some changes were in order!

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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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Bag Making: A Pressing Matter

A close up of the back of a bag

So… over the last 20 some odd years that I’ve been designing bag patterns, I’ve fielded LOTS of questions about bagmaking, but you know what? The question I most often get asked is… “What can I do to make my bags look more professional?” And the truth is… this questions is actually the absolute easiest…

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PPC31: Wings of Gold… a Remake

Two bags that are sitting on a bed.

So… turns out I’ve had a blast re-imagining some of the samples I made during the runup to the High Seas Convertible pattern release and this make the 4th such remake we’ve created…but all good things must come to an end and this remake will sadly be the last for quite some time. And as…

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PPC31: Purple Paisley… a Remake

Two bags of purple and green fabric with a yellow strap.

So… turns out I’ve had a blast re-imagining some of the samples I made during the runup to the High Seas Convertible pattern release. As mentioned in a previous post, I’m trying something new for the 2024 Fall International Quilt Market. I’ll be selling some of my samples at the Quilt Market (along with a…

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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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PPC31: Color & Light… a Remake

A pair of bags with colorful designs on them.

So… do you enjoy our last post in this series where we shared a remake of one of our original samples we made in the runup to the High Seas Convertible release? As mentioned in a previous post, we’ll be trying something new at the 2024 Fall International Quilt Market. I’ll be selling some of…

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PPC31: Flowering Stripes – A Remake

Two backpacks with colorful flowers and stripes on them.

So… we’ll be trying something new at the 2024 Fall International Quilt Market, which has been recommended to me for several years by good friend & fellow vendor, (Carol McCleod of Auntie’s Two Patterns). Carol’s been encouraging me to sell some of my samples at the Quilt Market (along with a dozen patterns for each…

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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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