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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PPC31: Help Us Choose the High Seas Convertible Cover Model

A bunch of bags that are sitting on the ground

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 High Seas Convertible 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……

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PPC31: Wings of Gold

A blue bag with a yellow and white design on it.

So… as a dedicated user of “all things black”, its been a while since I’ve featured royal blue in one of our samples… but when I saw this new collections by one of favorite fabric designers, Chong A-Hwang, it really captured my imagination… in a GOOD way! And I have to say this fabric was…

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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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PPC31: Checks & Balances

A close up of a bag on the chair

So… I saw this fabric online and nearly swooned! And here’s the thing… it was by a designer I’d never heard of (Carla Reed), and distributed by a vendor I’ve never heard of (Sykel Enterprises, an evidently obscure division of Fabrique Innovations)! And what makes this find even BETTER, is that I liked MANY of…

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the June’24 Eye Candy Showcase

A collage of different bags with text that reads " eye candy showcase for june 2 4 ".

You know what? This is always one of my favorite times of the month… getting to show off some of the bags our brilliant customers have made with our patterns! And this month is certainly no exception! So what ‘cha say? Let’s get started! Sue Evans just finished her Gateway and calls it to be…

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PPC31: Laurel Burch Forever

A black purse with green and yellow flowers on it.

So… in our last post I gave you a tour of our prototype sample for what will soon be our next new pattern! And as you might recall… I was fairly happy with that Gorilla sample I made, but there were some notable problems that I deemed necessary to improve upon in this round. So……

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PPC31: All About the Gorilla

A blue backpack with yellow accents on the strap.

So… I was pleased enough with our prototype sample (which I showed to you in our last post), that I felt confident going forward by making the gorilla sample… the sample I’ll carry for a while just to see if I like it?… and is the size good?… and does it hold all the stuff…

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