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1. A Tail A Day. JiveCats Sketches 4

Here's a peek at the beginning sketches for the feature pattern. This is a really loose sketch but it is fun to see things half-done and then in a completed state, isn't it?

Several of the cats are the same little cats and even in the same places.  Some of them  have been switched out for other cats.  (Note: The top sketch is all gents, while the below final is now co-ed!)

 
Voila! Cats!


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2. a scissor story

Funky Town Brown colorway ( with song to match)
One teeny tiny little detail I left out of my inability to sew story is my relationship with the scissor at large. I have always had troubles with scissors, ever since I could hold a pair. I cannot cut a straight line to save my life. This has always been an impediment. I am the epitome of scissor-challenged.

Here's my theoretical breakdown as to why:

25%: left-handedness
20%: small, crab-like hands with big knuckles
30%: complete inability to cut a straight line
25%: irrational, paralyzing fear


SO... I received some of my fabric from Northcott. The fabric arrived in large, one-piece swaths. I needed to break them down into single yards in order to send the fabric off to people who have the magical talents to transform them into stuff. (From now on, I will refer to these people as genius sewing fairies.)  I dreaded this task. All week, every night, I wondered how on earth I was going to section it out without butchering it beyond recognition. I had no idea how my poor fabric would fare under Kathy Scissorhands.

here's some "Sassy Pink" for ya (with a little sassy pink to go with)
Today, it was time to face the scissors.

I broke out my scissors.
chorus meow meo

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3. Finally!



Hello everyone! I've been MIA for awhile now, I know... I promise that is not because I've decided I hate blogging, no sirree! (I love blogging!) I have just been SO busy over the past three weeks I literally have not been able to make the time to blog. I've also been on a break from the Picture Book Junkies blog as well and will be until April (but they've lined up a bevy of amazing illustrator guest bloggers to pick up the slack so you might want to head on over there and check out all the talent!)

I'm actually checking in today because I JUST (FINALLY!!) received a box full of Jive Cats fabric - my first look at the entire line on actual fabric - and I could not let this moment pass without sharing it with you. So while I don't have time for a "propah" photo shoot, I did snap a couple of photos on my phone. I will not be sending the fabric away to my totally awesome sewing friend without taking some real pictures of it, so in the near future I'll post some REAL shots. But for now, it's Instagram or bust! :D

And just in terms of mini-work update, I'm hoping to have some more news to share with you soon.

Thanks for continually checking in with me... XO, Kathy

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4. Jive Cats: First Look

I received the first fabric sample of Jive Cats!
The feature panel came in the mail a few weeks ago. It really is something to have the work you breathed, slept and ate and put your heart into for such an intense period of time, right there in tangible form. I am so happy to see it, and yes I am bursting at the seams! I actually did tear up a teeny bit when I saw this in person. Colors look rich and deep—so pretty!

I showed the panel to my friends' three-year-old daughter this weekend. She went pretty crazy for the ice cream cone kitty—so funny! I am so looking forward to having some stuff for her whipped up from Jive Cats fabric. It's going to be just perfect for her.


Here is a "sell card". There is one for each colorway. These are large (11 x 17) heavy card stock, accordion-fold printed pieces with four panels containing images and information about the line. The Northcott Sales team will use these to introduce the line to their clients.

The printed piece features all of the pertinent information about the line.It also includes quilting patterns created exclusively for Jive Cats—very neat! The talented quilt designers at Northcott came up with some fantastic quilt designs for the collection. You can see the beautiful quilt designs here in the right rail. (I'm so tempted to commission someone to make a Jive Cats a quilt!)

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