By Kate has been written about in several magazines including Quilter's Newsletter Magazine, Sew Many Quilts and Threads. To view these articles click on the corresponding link below.

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This article was in the May 2002 Editon of QNM Issue No.342. Located in Tools Review number 11 page 50. This article Copy Right Quilter's Newsletter Magazine.

One-patch and single-unit scrap patterns are perennial favorites, made even more popular since the advent of E-mail and internet charm swaps. These stamps allow you to draw uniform cutting and sewing lines simultaniously on the wrong side of the fabric, in a fraction of the time it would take without them. Lightly ink the stamp and press it to the wrong side of your pressed fabric. Many different piecing patterns-Hexagon, Diamond, Apple Core, Clam Shell, Tumbler, Spider Web and more-are available, some in various sizes, as well as Fan and Dresden Plate patterns for applique. Ink pads are avialable seperatly in Brown, Black and White. We found the patches to be accurate for hand or machine sewing. the grain line marked in the seam allowances was a good idea, too.

This article was in the September/October 1998 Editon of SMQ. Located in the Sew Smart Products for Quilters on page 4. This article Copy Right Sew Many Quilts.

Cut traditional patchwork patterns in no time with ByKate^© pattern stamps. Using an inked pad and stamp shapes such as a Hexagon and Diamond, you can stamp and cut your patchwork patterns with ease without using templates. Seam lines are included on the stamp so you can accuratly sew by hand or by machine.

ByKate sells three basic kits. Each includes an inked pad and two stamps. Or you can buy each stamp individually and choose a Brown, Black or White inked pad.

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This article was in the May 2000 Editon of Threads Issue No. 88. Located in Tools of the Trade on page 72. This article Copy Right Threads.

Stamps ByKate are rubber-stamps cutting templates for traditional quilt patterns. I tried the Double Wedding Ring set (five pieces for $44.95), not a simple design by anyones standards, and used the brown ink pad. The stamps are accurate and the pads elivated, so it's easy to apply ink to the stamps entire surface. The ink is permanent with heat setting and doesn't bleed through the fabric. Since the stamps are Wooden-topped as shown below (images not available on-line), they obscure the fabric when staming, which means you can't butt one cutting line right next to its neighbor as easily as when tracing around clear templates. But stamping is so simple, fast and accurate that this seemed a minor trade-off. After stamping, you cut away the outer solid line, leaving a 1/4-in. seam allowance and the dashed stiching lines. My machine-pieced Wedding-ring sample worked like a charm, even without a pattern for the central shape, which Kate is now supplying with each set. Directions are clear, with frequent tips. Seventeen other single stamps are offered in basic shapes and sizes from 1-4 in. ($3.95-$15.95), and the $7.95 ink pads come in Brown, Black and White.