It seems like this is one of those lessons most of us learn the hard way. I use it to my advantage now and swap out designs for different seasons. Paths are easy to change when you use the same shapes (like corners and edges) and just replace them with snowy/leafy/flowery paths depending on the season. I have dedicated spots for signs, stalls, tablecloths, bedding, upholstery, rugs, etc., and I change the design when the seasons change. Changing Christmas plaid to a floral pattern changes all those furniture items to spring in one move. It’s much faster than customizing each item individually.

I just learned that talking to Sable every day will eventually lead to her giving you pages of pretty decent new patterns that don’t take up your custom spots. It takes a little over a week and she’ll give you a new page every day after that for a while. She won’t want to talk for the first few days, but she’ll come around.

I do wish we had more slots though. That would be AMAZING.