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Issue #287  -   January 31, 2025

Hello & Welcome! it's been brutally cold here in NC since Christmas & I'm really looking forward to Spring! 

One good thing about this weather though... its purrfect for staying indoors & logging in some sewing hours, & I've made the most of my time in the studio!

So check out the latest sample (at left) of what will soon be our next new pattern, (still nameless, HELP!!) hopefully available sometime in early March. And while I get back to work, let's get started!

         Our  Eye Candy Showcase for February 2025

   

A new month means a brand new batch of Eye Candy! And 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)

   

A feminine Triple Play   

created by Monica Perkins

An explosion of color for 

Judy's Sling Along

An "art-deco" Sling Along also by Judy

A ready-to-go Side Slinger by Jeanette Jay

   A delightful Sling Along trio created by Samantha LaRock

60's vibe Go-Go Compact created by AmyM

A cork & cotton Sling Along created by Evelynne Folkendt

A dynamic duo (Lisa Cash & Linda Bryant) w/their new Everyday Attache's (posted on Instagram by We're Sew Creative



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

Here's Some Good Reading You May Have Missed!

Toon Time-  


A good cartoon for this time of year!!!

 

Click the image or HERE for a closer look!


Cats in the News- The World's Fastest Skate Boarding Cat!


Bao Zi, owned by Li Jiangtao (China), broke the Guinness World Records title for the fastest 10m on a skateboard by a cat, in just 12.85 sec. Bao Zi is just one year and eight months old, but already a superstar. 


Check out his style HERE

And go HERE to read more.

Sewing News - The Unraveling of Joann Fabrics

What happens when a company’s leadership is completely out-of-touch with their customers? Joann Fabrics just found out and it isn’t pretty. It’s bankruptcy, and NOT for the 1st time!

Click HERE to read the full story online!


Also click HERE & HERE to read about MY experience with Joann Fabrics. And the thing is... as much as I disliked the inferior quality of their products, filthy 

conditions and horrendous customer service, what I despised the most is that they set about, & succeeded in running off our two best fabric stores, leaving us with only 2 Quilt Stores specializing mostly in sewing machines, and thereby creating a virtual "fabric desert" in our town which hasn't changed for over 7 years!! 


An Interesting Read- 12 of the Strangest Buildings in the World

Gary He is a native New Yorker who spent years traveling to hundreds of outlets of the world’s biggest fast-food chain, McDonalds. And as a confirmed lover of the McDonalds chain, (although I rarely endulge my appetite for "Quarter Pounders w/cheese anymore), I have to say that I REALLY enjoyed this photographic journey to some of the most amazing McDonalds establishments across the globe!  

’McAtlas' is the result of his travels across six continents, 55-plus countries, photographing the menu items, & the local restaurants. Check out this McDonald's (at left) in New Zealand which is actually housed in an old Douglas DC-3 airplane.


Check the rest of these amazing locales HERE. It makes me wonder, why are our McDonald's restaurants so boring? 

This Month's Discount Offer -  an amazing THREE pattern offer!

This issue's Discount Offer is for...    

 

the GateWay pattern, 

the Triple Play pattern, 

& the Festival Pocket Belt pattern


And check this out-  from now thru midnight on Sunday night, Feb 2nd, you can use this code- BBWKTRIP - to get $3.99 each off one, two or all three of these patterns. 

This coupon code cannot be used for previous purchases, or in combination with other discount offers & will expire at 11:59pm on Sunday night, 2/2/25.


Coming SOON!-  the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival


Coming Soon to Hampton Virginia!

If you live within striking distance of Hampton, Virginia, you might want to 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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137 S. Hemingway Ct., Advance, NC  27660   

866-409-8634 (tollfree) info@studiokatdesigns.com

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