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Bag Making is FUN! Issue #289 - February 26, 2025 | | | |
Hello & Welcome! And there's BIG NEWS here! As it turns out, the printed components for our new pattern, "the Carolinian" arrived on our doorstep literally TWO days prior to us leaving for the MAQF! So that means we're going to do something we've never, ever done before!
We're going to debut our new pattern at a Show! | | | |
Rest assured, we'll publish the pattern as soon as possible when we get home from the show, so do be on the lookout for a "Breaking News" edition of our Newsletter to arrive during the first week in March announcing this release! And in the meantime, please check out the final version of the Carolinian pattern cover by clicking HERE! | |
Our Eye Candy Showcase for March 2025 | |
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A new month means a brand new batch of Eye Candy! And I don't remember when we've had a more colorful batch of beauties to show off in our Showcase! If you'd like a closer look at these wonderful bags plus MORE pictures & information, just click HERE! And if you'd like to see your creation featured here, simply email your picture(s) to info@studiokatdesigns.com, OR... post your picture(s) to our FaceBook Group page (click each picture for a closeup) | |
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A interestingly adorned DittyRoo created by Rebecca Kuri | | | |
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Click HERE for
more information and more pictures of these bags!
| And... if you'd like to see YOUR bag featured in an upcoming issue, please email us a picture to us info@studiokatdesigns.com
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Here's Some Good Reading You May Have Missed! | |
and here's an Oldie but Goodie from 2022 | | | |
Cats in the News- Meet Hachiko! | |
This cat has spent seven years refusing to leave his late owner's grave in Dagestan, always returning after attempts to rehome him. Vets have called him Hachiko, after a famously loyal Japanese dog.
See the video HERE | | | |
Video Fun- Introducing Lenny! | |
Baby elephants are adorable and Lenny is no exception! Click the image or HERE to watch the video. | | | |
Sewing News - The Unraveling of Joann Fabrics | |
Two issues ago we posted a story about the imminent demise of Joann's (NOT my favorite store), but today we're passing along the news that they're closing 500 stores with BIG going out of business sales. (Our disgusting & out-of-touch store shuttered its doors at least 6 months ago, leaving us in a virtual fabric desert, since they ran every good fabric store out of town.) It makes me wonder... where do folks shop for fashion fabrics now??? | | | |
An Interesting Read- How Playing Music Benefits Your Brain | |
"The feeling is unmistakable, intoxicating,” says musician Glenn Kurtz, “Making music changes my body.” Kurtz’s experience, it turns out, is more than mere lyricism — music does change the body’s most important organ, and changes it more profoundly than any other intellectual, creative, or physical endeavor. Click HERE to read more. (This story was music to my ears & I'm sharing it with all of my music buddies!) | | | |
This Month's Discount Offer - the Tandem DayPack pattern | |
The discount offer for this issue is is our Tandem DayPack pattern +/or our Tandem DayPack Supply Kit!
The Tandem DayPack is purr-fect for when you want to travel "light". This bag won't weigh you down while keeping your essentials close at hand. It can be worn at a waistpack, or as a shoulder bag. And check this out- from now thru midnight on Monday night, Mar 3rd, you can use this code- 7P33TAND - to get $3.99 off the purchase of our Tandem DayPack pattern +/or our Tandem DayPack Supply Kit! This coupon code cannot be used for previous purchases, or in combination with other discount offers & will expire at 11:59pm on Monday night, 2/3/25. | | | |
Happening NOW!- the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival | |
MAQF is LIVE in Hampton Virginia! If you live within striking distance of Hampton, Virginia, then please make plans to attend the "Largest Quilt Show in the Eastern Seaboard", the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival! And if you do... please DO come visit us in Booth #1309, AND- DO remember to wear one of your SKD creations to the show! (Psst... you'll get 10% off your entire purchase in our booth if you do!) | | | |
Our Upcoming Show Schedule | |
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