Bag Making is FUN!
December 15th, 2023
 a bi-monthly publication of StudioKat Designs
 Issue #260
 
 
Hello & Welcome!
So... the holidays are upon us, whether we're ready or not, but I hope this season finds you prepared for the days ahead and that you're able to enjoy the companionship of a few someones you love along the way! That's what I'm hoping for anyway!

I've put some fun items in this issue of "Bag Making is FUN" that I hope will brighten your day, including our first ever Fabric CloseOut Sale! I need to move a few items OUT so I can bring in some new fabric lines with the New Year! Just go HERE to see what's on sale at a whopping 40% off

So... I hope you enjoy today's issue! I've still got a lot to do to get ready to see the grands tomorrow! 
 
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: 12/22/22- 2022: A Year of Firsts & Lasts
2 Years Ago: 12/14/21- Six Reasons I LOVE to Give Handmade
3 Years Ago: 12/16/20- What We're Not
6 years Ago: 12/11/17- PPC16: Flower Power
7 years Ago: 12/11/16- On Diet & Exercise
 
An Interesting Find!- Quilted Cookies Anyone?
 
 
 
 
These cookies are inspired by a glasswork technique called 'millefiori' which translates to a "thousand flowers" but I think the cookies look like little quilts. 
Click HERE for more pictures AND a recipe! 
 
 
Today's Chuckle
 
Ever heard a cat with a "smoker's meow"?
 {Click image or HERE to hear it}

 
Food For Thought - On Hitting the Snooze Button
 
 
I've taken some grief over the year's because of my love for hitting the snooze button, so I found this article rather interesting. How about you? Are you a "snoozer" too?                                                                                                                  Click HERE to read the article and see a short video. Maybe hitting the snooze button isn't so bad after all?  Laughing
 
Rest in Peace- Norman Lear
 
 
Norman Lear passed away last week at the age of 101. He was a screenwriter & producer of over 100 TV shows, but I recently read this quote attributed to him and it resonated with me in view of this past year!                                                                                                                                         “Some guy from a neighborhood that had to have resembled mine once said, ‘The pessimist sees a pile of horseshit and thinks that’s all there is. The optimist thinks that if there is enough horseshit around, there must be a pony someplace. And sometimes the plot in which we find ourselves requires us to become our own pony.”
 
This month's Discount Offers-  
Our Advent Calendar Sale & Our Holiday Sample Bag Sale

Our Advent Calendar Sale is a SUPER & FUN way to stock up on bag patterns & supplies for your 2024 sewing! Every day a new window opens revealing 2 or more products on sale at 30% off! Go HERE for more details!
 
Our Holiday Sample Bag Sale is also in full swing! All these bags are in like new condition and ready to become part of your repetoire! Go HERE to start shopping!
 
 
 
 
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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!
 
StudioKat Designs, Inc
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Advance, NC  27006
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