Our 2025 Advent Calendar Sale!

Our 2025 Advent Calendar Sale starts TODAY! And no, we’re not selling calendars! This sale will work just like an Advent Calendar does! It’s fun, it’s easy and its a great way to stock up for those projects you might be planning to take on during those cold, dark upcoming Winter months! Starting Dec 1st…

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Our 5th Annual Advent Calendar Sale!

A calendar with the numbers 1 through 2 3 on it.

It’s that time again! Our 2024 Advent Calendar Sale starts at MidNight!     And no, we’re not selling calendars! This sale will work just like an Advent Calendar does! It’s fun, it’s easy and its a great way to stock up for those projects you might be planning to take on during those cold,…

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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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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: Moving Ahead w/a Sketch & a Prototype

A drawing of two bags with the same design.

So… It’s that time again! We’re pondering a new design… when everything is still on the drawing board, and all options are still possible! And after much debate amongst ourselves, we looked at the patterns that are performing the best for us right now and most all of them are either sling bag patterns or…

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MAQF ’24- the Recap

A room filled with lots of tables and chairs.

So… you might think it’s a little bit weird that the opening photograph for our MAQF ’24 Recap post is NOT the exterior of our booth, but instead… its the interior of our booth! And that’s because there really hasn’t been a REAL change to the EXTERIOR of our booth in over two years (except…

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PPC30: the Tandem DayPack Pattern Release

A colorful bag with fireworks in the background.

The Tandem DayPack pattern and webpage is FINALLY ready for release to the public! And to celebrate, we’re offering a discount of $1.99 off the regular retail price until midnight on the night of 2/18/24 (just use this code –P2ZTANDEM – to claim your discount). For more pictures just click HERE.  AND— Do you need…

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PPC30: Shimmering

A purse that is sitting on top of a chair.

So… in this post, I’m revealing what I am confidant will be the last sample I’ll be making in advance of the release of our next new pattern, the Tandem DayPack! And even though we’ll be releasing this pattern in mid-February, (which is easily a month earlier than usual), it seems to me we’ve been…

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PPC30: Back to Brazil

A colorful purse sitting on top of a wooden floor.

So… in our last post I showed you some extraordinary fabric that I got from Brazilian dealer who was a first-time vendor at the International Quilt Market last Fall. From the moment I saw it, I felt like it epitomized a Brazilian vibe, with an exciting explosion of saturated color! Which is why I’m pumped…

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PPC30: Obrigada (Thank You) Brazil

A colorful purse sitting on top of a chair.

So… I ran into a new fabric vendor from Brazil at the 2023 International Quilt Market and totally fell in love with the fabrics he was peddling, which featured saturated colors & vibrant prints. I thought to myself… How perfect these fabrics would look on my new design! Here’s a good look at the Bag…

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