Bag Making is FUN!
February 15th, 2024
 a bi-monthly publication of StudioKat Designs
 Issue #264
 
Hello & Welcome! 
 
New Pattern Rrelease day is always exciting here & today is no exception! Yep! Because today we are offocially releasing our new pattern, the Tandem DayPack

Even as we speak, we are feverishly packing up the instructions & templates so that we'll be ready to post them off to you! 
The Tandem DayPack is a terrific, albeit smaller, everyday bag but it's also an amazing travel bag featuring 2 zippered compartments w/ample space for a full-sized wallet, an eyeglass case, your phone, key fob and several cosmetic items!  
 
Scroll down for more info & a nifty time-sensitive discount code! But don't forget to check out the other features in this issue of Bag Making is FUN
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What Was I Writing About Back Then?
 
 
 
 
Have you ever visited our Newsletter Archive? We have a HUGE archive of writing on our website and sometimes I like to go back and see what I was writing about around this time during year's past. And guess what? Turns out, rereading these posts brought back some really GREAT memories for me. I hope you enjoy them too! 

1 Year Ago: 2/14/23- Sage Advice at the Right Time 
3 Years Ago: 2/20/21- PPC24: Let's Go On a Picnic
4 Years Ago: 2/21/20- My Six BEST Business Decisions
10 years Ago: 2/19/14- On Blooming Late
 
Will We See YOU here?- the Mid-Atlantic Quiltfest
 
 
Join us February 29-March 3, 2024, for the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival at the Hampton Roads Convention Center!
    This will be the 35th annual Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, which is the largest Quilt Festival on the East Coast, & will feature everything for quilt, fiber, wearable & textile artists, and home sewers.       In addition, MAQF will present the finest collection of quilt, garment, & fiber art exhibitions including quilt and wearable art. I even hear that the "Fashion Show" Runway event will be making a comeback this year! {Click HERE to read more.}
 
 
A pair of gorgeous Bengal cats in an exercise wheel
 {Click image or HERE to watch}

 
New Fabric Alert - A Groovy Garden
 
 
 
 
And WOW, was I relieved when some fabric showed up at my doorstep just in time for the Tandem DayPack pattern release, especially since is the fabric we utilized for the pattern cover model! It's called "A Groovy Garden" and its by Jason Yenter for In the Beginning Fabrics. This 4-panel print is perfectly sized for use with most bag patterns! 
                                      
Click HERE for more info on this delightful fabric and HERE to see the other beautiful fabrics we've used for our sample. Smile

 
Rest in Peace- Toby Keith
 
 
Toby Keith Covel (July 8, 1961 – February 5, 2024), known professionally as Toby Keith, was an American country music singer, song writer, record producer, actor and business owner, and he was one of my favorite singers.
His songs were sometimes funny, sometimes poingnant, but always sung with gusto and in his own very distinctive tone. Click HERE to see him sing one of my favorites. 
 
It's FINALLY HERE!the Tandem DayPack
It's FINALLY here! Today we're releasing the Tandem DayPack pattern and webpage!

Click HERE for more info about this fun new pattern, PLUS-- use this discount code at checkout- AZS8TANDY
to get $2.99 off the retail price of the Tandem DayPack pattern. But don't delay-- this coupon will expire at the stroke of midnight on Sunday night, 2/18/23.
And here's an idea- Why drive all over town looking for zippers & the other supplies you'll need to create this project when you can easily slip a Tandem DayPack Supply Kit in with your pattern order?... and at a nifty discounted price ALSO! 
 Just go HERE to get started & don't worry- you'll be able to choose your hardware color & zipper style at checkout!
This coupon code cannot be used for previous purchases, or in combination w/other discount offers & will expire at 11:59pm on Sunday night, 2/18/24. 
 
 
 
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Here's Our Upcoming Show Schedule
 
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival 2024 - Feb 29-Mar 3, 2024 - Hampton, VA
AQS Quiltweek Paducah 2024 - April 24-27, 2024 - Paducah, KY
International Fall Quilt Market 2024- Oct 26-28, 2024 - Houston, TX
International Fall Quilt Festival 2024- Oct 31-Nov 3, 2024 - Houston, TX
 
In closing- 
Thanks for reading this month's edition of Bag Making is FUN. I hope you enjoyed it and that brightened your day if only for a short while! So that's it until later this month when we'll write to you again!
 
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