Bag Making is FUN!
February 15, 2022
 a publication of StudioKat Designs
 Issue #215
 
Hello and Welcome! 
As you're reading this edition we are once again readying ourselves for a retail show... AND bingeing on the 2022 Winter Olympic Games! I am a full-on Olympics fanatic so you'll find today's issue has several articles about the Games. Other than that I'm feverishly preparing for the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival. We're hoping for a much better turnout than what we experienced last month at Road to California and with the Omicron variant in retreat now, we're feeling a bit more positive. And with that, I'll get back to work and let you get to reading! Laughing
 
 
 
Interspecies LOVE!
Even though Valentine's Day was yesterday, I think you'll enjoy this fun story about a camel and a cow who became besties! 
{Click HERE to read more}
We've started a new Purse Pattern Chronicles series!
Did you know that we've started sharing about what will soon be our next bag pattern (sometime in late March, I hope!) Click HERE to read more about this particular sample, or if you'd like to keep up with this series in real time until the ultimate release, here's a few ways to do that since we always share these individual posts on these sites! 
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Does Sewing Save You Money? 
That title is a controversial subject in the Sewing Community.  Probably because the prevailing wisdom is that you do not save money sewing for yourself. So how did this become a thought expressed by many non-sewists? 
{Click HERE to read more}
 
 
Olympic Athletes to receive Woolen Bouquets- 
 Crocheted wool bouquets are replacing the traditional fresh flowers that are presented to award winners at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The bouquets, which are made using traditional Shanghai wool-knitting techniques. My first reaction to this idea was, "How Cool"! But what about you? {Click HERE to read more}
 
 
 
Our Brainy Olympic Champion!
Long before he was America's favorite Olympian, Nathan Chen was just a three-year-old boy hoping to play hockey. Goalie, specifically. “I didn't know jack about hockey, but I thought the gear looked supercool,” says the Olympian, now 22. His mom brought him to a public skating session—where he put on some figure skates. He was hooked. 
{Click HERE to read more}

The Most Durable TV Star of ALL Time!
Betty White was television when television as we knew it was lights and vacuum tubes in a box. She was television when the box turned into a flat panel and became high-def. And she was television when television became one of a zillion things we could watch on little combination  pocket computer-phones, and I for one was a big fan! 
RIP Betty and if you'd like to read more about her life... {Click HERE}
 
 
Check Out This Month's Discount Offer- 
Our coupon offer for this issue is for our Sling Along pattern and/or our Sling Along Notions Only Kit! This bag is currently our most popular pattern. There's a roomy front pouch in front of a zippered main storage area PLUS, there's a hidden storage area behind the zippered area which is perfect for stowing your phone, keys, or anything else you need quick access to! And check this out--- from now thru midnight on Friday night, February 18th you can use this code - XW25sling - to get $3.99 off either our Sling Along pattern OR our Sling Along Notions Only Kit.
This coupon code cannot be used for previous purchases, or in combination w/other discount offers & will expire at 11:59pm on Friday night, 2/18/22.  
 
Here's Our Upcoming Show Schedule (we hope!):
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival 2022 - Feb 24-27, 2022 - Hampton, VA
AQS Quiltweek Paducah 2022 - April 27-30, 2022 - Paducah KY 
International Fall Quilt Market 2022- Oct 29-31, 2022 - Houston, TX
International Fall Quilt Festival 2022- Nov 3-6, 2022 - Houston, TX
  Road to California 2023 - Jan 18-21, 2023 - Ontario, CA
 
In closing- 
Thanks for reading this month's edition of Bag Making is FUN. I appreciate all of you, and can't wait for things to be better for ALL of us! So that's it until later this month when we'll issue another edition of Bag Making is FUN!
 
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