New! Patchwork Numbers September 4, 2008

I get requests for number tees all the time, and haven’t done them because they are already being done by so many others…in catalogs especially. But I have often wondered how I could give them a bit of a twist. Finally, a friend in Birmingham suggested I do Patchwork numbers. Duh. Why didn’t I think of that? (Thanks Kathy!) And you can choose from three design options. The number directly on the garment (super cute on lower pant leg), in a scalloped circle (mix & match pattern and solid however you like) or in a square (same mix & match option). As you can see, there are a few new swatches here too, that haven’t made it to the site, and this whole numbers thing probably won’t get there for a while either. So, just email me if you need to order one (or 2 or 3, or 4,5,6…ha) kathryn@katinthehatdesigns.com

Patchwork Update August 13, 2008

Howdy padres. Here are the other designs I mentioned just before my RANT yesterday. Sorry about that. Bad mood Betty has left the building (although I suspect that she might be hiding out in the basement/factory.)

I did these earlier in the summer for one of my stores, and never posted them:

(just a fresh take on the crabs we already offer except you can make the crab and the background any color/pattern you like):

And a basic monogram…background can be any swatch/color combo from our Patchwork Collection.

Oh! I almost forgot. I have also updated Patchwork on the site so that it is much easier
to order and to see the various design options. I think I have found a way around the sports quandry too! (Collegiate liscencing limitations prevent me from using team slogans). One of my savvy customers ordered the Elephant Patchwork in a “Bama” dot pattern. Done. Too cute, with her child’s name. So we now have a Georgia Bulldog dot, a UT dot and an Auburn dot too. We can do any dot you need and a silhouette of your team mascot (if it has a recognizable and generic silhouette–sorry Vols! I’m thinking on this one) I’ll be uploading a (War) Eagle, and a (Georgia) Bulldog later today.

Happy Hump Day!!

Seeing Daylight (And a Cup Half….er, FULL!) August 12, 2008

At last…I am digging out of the hole that vacation put me in. I can actually see the bottom of the stack now…for now. Somewhere in the midst of the madness some new designs happened. Some by request, others purely by accident. These bunnies were happy accidents, because tell me, WHO is thinking bunnies (Easter) in August? But when an idea comes, SIEZE it, no? Of course, you substitute your own kiddos name:

And because we only offer our Patchwork designs to some of our retailers, new Patchwork bunnies too (in any pattern you choose).

A brand spankin’ new patchwork butterfly:

Patchwork his and hers holiday stars:

Patchwork Halloween pumpkin:

his and her trees:

Santa Hat:

and shoot, I had some more that now I can’t put my hands on…I’ll post them tomorrow. Anyway, enough of that. Let’s talk SCHOOL…

Yes, school. Back to school in AUGUST (this is wrong). Whoa. Really, Truly, NEVER has summer disappeared so quickly (maybe because technically it IS STILL SUMMER, so WHY ARE WE BACK AT SCHOOL instead of frolicking poolside?) I really feel like it never even started! And I am a summertime girl. I used to love winter because of the clothes (boot, jackets, LOVE) but I get bored now with winter clothes…they seem drab, and let’s be real here, cold HURTS. Kids in their bulky jackets are super hard to buckle into car seats, and all those layers take extra TIME to put on…plus, don’t get me started on LOSING jackets (and gloves and hats). For that matter, don’t get my MOM started. She’s still talking about jackets that were lost before she even paid the credit card bill. Endless trips to lost and found, that GIGANTIC pile of jackets in MY OFFICE that no one seems to see the OBVIOUS need to EVER hang up IN THE CLOSET (the one called–ironically–the COAT CLOSET), runny noses, freezing cold houses, dank, damp ugly brown yards, sickly looking trees, and wet, moldy leaves…..I know, I know, call me NEGATIVE (I am). Frosty car windows that need scraping when you are already LATE, book bags crammed with work sheets and requests for MORE MONEY and homework. Ugh. Homework. Pants that turn into floods midway through the winter. Static in the hair that makes for really bad hair days. Pill-y sweaters (yuck). Don’t I have such an extra special way of looking at the cup half empty? Geez. You want a better attitude? Okay then. Maybe I’ll just go out and buy tons of BRAND new jackets and super cool boots for the days when I decide to brave the cold, a sun lamp to keep my sunny disposition, and a ticket to Bermuda (for one, thank you) for the days when I can take no more.

Now how’s that for a dose of positive thinking. A cup more than halfway full.

I can make that frown turn upside down, like NO OTHER.

(BTW, I’m not sure how I ended up crawling out of bed on the wrong side today, but I’m going to get more coffee now, so I can enjoy this beautiful sunny August day

More Easter… February 22, 2008

patchwork revisited… February 16, 2008

I couldn’t seem to wrap my mind around this one. Tooooooo many options. How to contain it in a way that someone could actually make sense of it? More importantly…how the heck to present it on my website in a way that someone could actually order it. It’s still a lot to think about/choose from…but I can make it work on the site now (I think).

You pick a design option, a pattern swatch and a solid color. Then give me your text…either a name, an initial/name or a single initial. I’ll take it from there. Here are the options…

so…I’m hoping this is somewhat less complicated…for now, send me an email if you want to order. I will try to get it to the site this week. Before I close…these pjs “happened” today too…I was printing transfers for some orders and this design just…came to me. Lately, it’s sort of getting on my nerves. I truly don’t want any new ideas right now…but for whatever reason they are taking over the old noggin. I’m sure there will soon come a day when I have none at all, so I guess I’d better embrace. Anyway…have been investigating pjs for some time now…and this may not be the brand I end up with…but I’m liking the design. What do you think?

The photo of Sassy Britches isn’t doing the design justice because I shot the photo in bad light and to make up for it, desaturated the image…the vibrancy of this design is what makes it fun. It will be available as a tee design too. Ok. I think I’m done for tonite. Nite folks!

Introducing…Patchwork! February 10, 2008

I had a zillion things to do today. But it happened. As I was working on something else, the wheels started turning. An idea was born. And suddenly a day is practically gone. This is the both the blessing and curse of creativity. I didn’t WANT a new idea today, I wanted to finish the zillion things. But at the same time…I am really excited about this. It’s a very simple idea…but I had yet to figure out to do it! I haven’t reigned it in yet and made it easily order-able..unless you send me a rambly email with what you want (and that’s fine by me!) But I will get it to the website eventually…

I’m thinking tees…but wouldn’t these letters also be cute on ANYTHING? Stationery, totes…whatever?! And I can also put the word directly on the garment without a circle behind it. I think a big, fat, patterned letter or name right on the shirt will be way cute. Anyway…it’s three o’clock, and still the zillion things. If you want to order, just refer to this as the patchwork line, and specify the pattern you want using the names above..tell me if you want a background color/shape, if you want to mix and match letters, whatever…in an email to kathryn@katinthehatdesigns.com and if you need a dot or stripe in different colors, just tell me what you want…anything is possible!