the June ’25 Eye Candy Showcase

A collage of different bags and purses.

As you probably know… there’s no other post I enjoy more than our monthly “Eye Candy Showcase! I just LOVE it when a customer sends me a picture of something they made from one of our patterns. SO, if you’re ready for some eye-popping fun… Let’s get to it!

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the May ’25 Eye Candy Showcase

A bunch of different bags that are on the ground

As you probably know… there’s no other post I enjoy more than our monthly “Eye Candy Showcase! SO if you’re ready for some eye-popping fun… Let’s get to it!

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the April ’25 Eye Candy Showcase

A collage of photos with harley davidson logos.

As you probably know… there’s no other post I enjoy more than our monthly “Eye Candy Showcase! SO if you’re ready for some eye-popping fun… Let’s get to it!

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the March ’25 Eye Candy Showcase

A collage of different bags and purses.

As you probably know… there’s no other post I enjoy more than our monthly “Eye Candy Showcase! And WOW!!! This month’s batch could possibly be the most COLORFUL grouping that we’ve ever had! SO if you’re ready for some eye-popping fun… Let’s get to it! So… here’s my 8 favorite “Eye Candy” bags of March…

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the February ’25 Eye Candy Showcase

A collage of photos with different types of bags.

As you probably know… there’s no other post I enjoy more than our monthly “Eye Candy Showcase! And WOW!!! Do we have some amazingly wonderful bags to share with you this month!! So let’s get to it! So… here’s my 8 favorite “Eye Candy” bags of February 2025! Monica Perkins opted to leave out the…

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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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the December ’24 Eye Candy Showcase

A collage of different bags and purses

As you probably know… there’s no other post I enjoy more than our monthly “Eye Candy Showcase! So I’m thinking, why not shake things up just a bit w/a BIG change for this, the last “Showcase” of 2024? And because there were SO many AMAZING bags shown in 2024, I looked back over them to…

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PPC31: Color & Light

A close up of the back of a bag

So… here is the last sample we’re going to make and present to youprior to choosing our cover model and subsequently sending the new pattern to the printer for eventual release. But you know what? The WHOLE time I was making this bag I was thinking… ” What made me EVER choose this fabric combo???”……

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PPC31: Paisley in Purple

A purple and green purse with a floral design.

So… at this point, this design is set, the pattern pieces are set, the testing packages are in the hands of our very able & competent testers & even the NAME for this design has been set… So why are we still making samples? First of all… I’m going to try something new with my…

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PPC31: Flowering Stripes

A colorful floral bag with black and white striped strap.

So… when I came across this fabric on the Checker Distributor site, I felt an almost visceral attraction to it. I loved it immediately and also knew right away that I would be pairing it with a black & white striped fabric! It wasn’t until it arrived from UPS and was sitting on my cutting…

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