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New feature – Blog subscriptions and a pattern sale!

Hi! <– Did you see that I added a blog subscription over there? (Also here.) I’m terrible about sending newsletters and I tend to send them only when I have a new pattern. This way you can get blog post updates via email and know about sales and new tutorials without waiting for me to trudge more »

Introducing the Zip and Go!

I’m super excited to introduce my new pattern, the Zip and Go! I never know what to say for these posts, so I’m just going to tell you the story behind this bag. I only took two purses on my last trip, a Daytripper and a Two Zip Hipster and both were perfect for just more »

Purse Hardware Supplies

I’m about to launch the Zip and Go pattern, and I know hardware is always one of the most common questions that I get. So here is a run down of my current favorite options for hardware. For the Zip and Go, you need one of these options: My favorite sizes for the more »

Interfacing the Daytripper

This needed a post separate from the introduction. I’ve made seven or eight Daytrippers, both to test the pattern pieces (math will only get you so far on that side gusset length) and to get the interfacing just right. “Just right” meaning I needed to find a combination of materials that were easy to find more »

New bonus features for The Essential Wristlet!

So, pretty much everyone asked for the boxed corners and extra zipper instructions… Here they are! (I know, horrible cover… It took 5 minutes. I’ll fix it later. :) There is just too much fun stuff to cover everything here. Just go check out the gallery on the pattern page. I went a little nuts more »

The Essential Wristlet

**UPDATE** Make sure you check out the new bonus features included in the pattern! A few of you discovered I uploaded the pattern last night… :D I’m really excited about it! You’ll find all the photos, description and materials list on the pattern page, but I’ll give you my highlights. Perfect corners: As usual with more »