Catania Card Holder - Pattern Release!

I'm so excited to be able to release my new Catania Card Holder pattern! This cute little card holder / tiny wallet is super quick and so fun to make! Perfect when you need to whip up a quick gift! It's unisex and perfect for men or women alike. It can be made with the zipper pocket fully lined or without lining, and with or without clear ID card pocket. It's a raw edge pattern made for cork, vinyls, faux or real leather, "Kraft paper"-fabric and similar materials that can have their edges left raw.

The best thing is - its available for FREE for all members of my Facebook Group, feel free to join!

It's available in English and Swedish and has both inch and centimeter measurements, if you wish to buy it instead, it's available here.

It has two card pockets on the front (but I stuff more than one card in each).

You can choose to either make it with an ID card pocket:

Or with a simple back pocket.

You can make it with or without lining, my yellow one here has an adorable Tula Pink Fairy Dust scrap as lining.

It's the perfect little wallet for many of my smaller bag patterns, like this one here in my Singapore Sling Bag. 

This gold one is the original one, I made it as a christmas gift for my hubby as he'd begged me for a small, sleek little card holder with room for coins for a long time.  One he could carry in his jean pocket. And I couldn't find a pattern that struck my fancy, so this design was born. 

It's made with kraft-tex paper, very fun and easy material to work with for this design. This is the back.

I made myself one out of white glitter vinyl, it's beautiful in real life, but photographs absolutely horrible *lol* It looks so boring, but it's actually pretty IRL =)

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My amazing pattern testers were awesome as ever and tested the pattern for me, and just look at all the amazing little card holders that were sewn! A sincere thank you goes out to each and everyone one of you for helping me make each new pattern -  into my best pattern yet! 

I'm so very grateful for all your help and hard work!

Pia Jestin - whom can be found here on Instagram made these beautiful, contrast stitched kraft-paper versions, lovely!

And she also made this classic black faux leather version

Margareth Tai - Bags by Mags can be found here on Instagram, made this absolutely stunning glitter cork version! So pretty!

Cheryl Wright Simmerman - of Adarra Handmade who's impressive production I envy, didn't make one or two, but four stunning cork versions, and I love the clever little D-ring tab she added.

Eva Halvarsson - of Borlänge Sycentrum made these two so very cool, but oh so hard to photograph 3D vinyl ones, so lovely!

Anja - whom you can find on instagram here made this pretty natural cork one, with such a sunny lining, so cute!

Annette - made this lovely red vinyl version with white contrast stitching!

Anna Van Berlo - Whom you can find here on Instagram made this pretty and classic faux leather one.

Eva Arthursson - made these two beautiful Catanias, one in vinyl and one in cork.

Doris Lövgren - made this super pretty bordeaux coloured one with a classy gold pull.

Singapore Sling Bag - All Glammed Up!

I've been meaning to make a party Singapore Sling Bag for so long, like a classy looking one, without seahorses, birds or even the color pink! I finished just in time for all the Christmas parties! Yay! But the problem was, I loved it so much that I've been using it almost every day since - and I've not gotten around to photographing it! But today my newest favorite finally got its time in the spotlight and had its "glamour shots" taken =)

I love the gold hardware so much! I'll add links to where I bought it all at the bottom of the post.  Look at those flower snap hooks! And that bow turn lock! To die for!

The all over quilting makes this bag just POP! It's made using the same technique I describe in the pattern using painters tape.

In there is a little sneak peek of an upcoming card holder/tiny wallet pattern too =)

The lining is from a fabric my mother gave me a few years ago, and I just haven't had the heart to cut into it until now. This was the perfect project for it!

I just love the zipper pockets in the Singapore, fail safe making them, always stunning results and so discrete. I'm super happy with the design of them!

The Singapore Sling Bag pattern is available here in English and Swedish, and it has both inch and centimeter measurements: https://www.pinkponydesign.com/product/singapore-sling-bag

Acrylic templates for making this bag is available here: https://www.numonday.com/product/pink-pony-singapore-sling-pattern-templates/

The beautiful vinyl was bought at Borlänge Sycentrum here: https://borlangesycentrum.se/softshell/vinyl-eller-fuskskinn-mork-guld.html

The Bow turn lock I bought off eBay HERE and the pretty chain with flower detail is from Amazon HERE.

Denver Double Zip Bag - Re-release!

The Denver Double Zip Bag pattern has been completely rewritten, new photos has been taken, the techniques used have been updated to my latest and it now comes in TWO SIZES! Whooop, whoop! It was almost 4 years old this pattern, so this was much needed and deserved. =)

YES - If you've bought the old pattern - you'll of course get the new one without charge! Just send me an email with your purchase confirmation/a photo or screenshot of your pattern/or any kind of proof that you own the pattern, and I'll send you the new version right away. I can't due to the new data storage law save your email information for this purpose I'm afraid.

It's available in both Swedish and English in my webshop.

This pattern comes with both inch and centimeter measurements.

I've made more Denver Double Zip Bags for myself than any other pattern, and I just love this bag! And I'm hoping that now with the bigger size option, it'll appeal to even more people whom might want a slightly bigger purse.

Finished size - Small Bag: ~ 9” (23cm) wide, 5 ½” (14cm) high and 1 ½” (4cm) deep at the bottom.

Finished size - Large Bag: ~ 10 ½” (27cm) wide, 7 ½” (19cm) high and  1 ½” (4cm) deep at the bottom. 

These are both made in fabric by Katarina Roccella's Indelible collection, just like the original Denver (see further down the post or here) but this time her Indelible Flutter Folds print, matched with Kona Cotton solids for the straps. 

The small bag is perfect for a night on the town, when you want to have room for your phone, cards, money, keys, maybe a bit of makeup and some small bits and pieces. The larger can be used as a more day to day purse. It's such a quick and fun bag to sew, you'll probably just like me, not only make one once you get started!

This bag has two big zippered compartments, both fully lined. The main compartment also has a card holder for 3 cards, room for a lip balm and money slip pocket and a larger slip pocket that can be subdivided. The pockets can be customized to fit your needs.

Here's a few examples of favourite Denver Double Zip Bags I've made over the years. These are all the original "small" size:

The party version, this glitter vinyl is super cool, but man do I wish I'd made the back of the bag in a different materials, it sticks to everything!

The ORIGINAL Denver, made in Katarina Roccella's beautiful Stylus Text fabric from her Indelible Fabric Collection by Art Gallery Fabrics .

A white vinyl version I made for a party but that turned into an everyday bag and it is now more yellow than white from all the use *lol*

A pink snakeskin vinyl version I made to replace the white one above.

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As always, this redesigned pattern wouldn't be a reality without my amazing pattern testers making sure everything is absolutely perfect before the release! 

 

Thank you all for helping me!  Here are their gorgeous bags!

Anette Lundin - made this absolutely gorgeous cotton version! Look at the details on this one, everything from that beautifully decorated "Handmade" plaque and how cool isn't that gorgeous stitched strap? I've highlighted this bag a little extra because Anette herself said (freely translated by me from Swedish): "This pattern is a little special to me because it was the first bag I made (after a pattern) and it was this bag that got me "hooked" on bag making."

I'm super honoured and happy Anette that the Denver is as dear to you as it is to me. And oh my goodness how cute your kitty is! <3

Pia Jestin - whom can be found here on Instagram made this beautiful vinyl version in a sombre green. She chose to replace the card pockets with an interior zipper pocket instead to better fit her needs. 

Noor Rats - Whom can be found here on instagram made this oh so cool vinyl version.

Barbara Dörig - Whom can be found here on instagram made this stunning cork version! 

Kristin - whom can be found here on Instagram made this lovely cotton version.

Anja - whom you can find here on instagram made this super pretty cotton version.

Eva Arthursson - made this very cute cotton Tula Pink version.

Margareth Tai - Bags by Mags can be found here on Instagram, made these two oh so pretty cotton versions.

Happy 4th birthday Pink Pony Design!!

I can't believe it's been 4 years! Thank you so very much to each and everyone who's bought one of my patterns, liked my posts, commented on my posts or in any other way cheered me on in this amazing adventure! Your support really means the world to me and I couldn't have done this without you! To celebrate today, I'm offering a 20% discount on ALL MY PATTERNS for 36 hours! 

Use code: BIRTHDAY4

www.PinkPonyDesign.com

⁣For the next 36 hours (so until 10th of October 11pm GMT and 7pm EST) I'm having a birthday sale, all patterns are 20% off! Just use code: BIRTHDAY4⁣⁣

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Contest to win ALL MY PATTERNS is coming up soon⁣ on my Instagram and Facebook (if you win, you'll be refunded anything you've bought during the sale).

I've released 20 patterns in this time, and it all started with my Bring the Basics Bag. ⁣And I have so many more planned!

I hope I have many more years to come of doing what I love most for a living. It's a luxury few are afforded, and I'm grateful every single day. Thank you Erik (my hubby) for your continued support, for you pushing me to take the plunge and actually do publish this pattern and start this journey 4 years ago, I could never have done this without you! All love to you! 

Your bags make me so happy!
Whenever I see a bag you've made from one of my patterns, I do a little happy dance and can't stop smiling for a long time! You all make me so happy! A few of the beauties created by you all over the years: 

By Annette

By Tania Smart

By Terese Lindblad

By Heidi of www.patatenkroket.be

By Dee Brasher

By Bags By Bags of Style

And there are so many, many more gorgeous creations, make sure you check out the #pinkponydesign on instagram for more stunning bag inspiration! And then make sure you make use of the discount to get that pattern you've been thinking of ;)