PPC35: a Peach FlowerBed

By Kat | July 3, 2026 |
Floral pink and purple sling backpack

So… in our last post I showed you a sample we made up in fabric from “Another Dimension” by Funny Girl for Studio E Fabrics, and today I’m showing you a sample made up in yet another fabric from that same collection. I’ll tell you more about it later on in this post, but in…

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PPC35: Back to Tucson

By Kat | May 8, 2026 |
Southwestern patterned sling backpack

So in our last post… we had finally accomplished most of the improvements we felt HAD to be made before we could go forward finalizing the instructions & making show samples… but there was still one area that needed a generous tweak, and that was the bottle Pouch area. Due to some excellent reader feedback,…

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PPC35: A Prototype, My 1st Try

By Kat | March 30, 2026 |
Blue floral sling backpack with diagonal zippers

So…. it’s that time again… I’m starting over once again with a brand new design! And if you’ve been following our process for any length of time, then you know that I always start with a basic sketch. (Emphasis on the “basic”, because as you can see, I’m really no sketch artist, but in my…

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