Weekend Update

Just wanted to let my readers know that I'm still working on my final Christmas gift. As soon as it's complete, I can start on my All That Jazz block. I'm still not sure exactly what direction I'll take with it. Sometimes getting started is the hardest part. But I do know that I want lots of sparkly glittery stuff on it!

Anyway, I'm off to go grocery shopping and run errands.

All That Jazz Block

All That Jazz Block
Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

Here it is! The long awaited, "All That Jazz" Block! The dark fabric shows up a little better in this scan. It's very metallic and shimmery.

So why am I still thinking about peacocks? Hmmm.....well, I can't start it until next week anyway so I have more time to think about it. But I think this looks really cool and I've been looking for a place to use that star fabric! I think this is perfect! Very festive!

All That Jazz Fabrics

All That Jazz fabric
Originally uploaded by Kitty And Me.

Ok, here are the fabrics that I picked out for my block. They're all a little brighter than they look here and unfortunately, the scanner just killed the metallic on the bottom piece. The bottom fabric is black but is printed over with hot metallic colors. Purple, yellow, orange and blue. Very hot looking!

I'm off to sew but I'll have more later.
That's if I can sew with these bifocals!
Geez, will I ever get used to them?

My "All That Jazz" Block Decision

Well, after much thought and many ideas, I have finally decided on what to do for my "All That Jazz" block! I'm going with the Mardi Gras theme. I plan to use the Mardi Gras colors, gold, green and purple. I'm going to do a mask, hopefully with feathers, beads and sequins. I'll be working in some of the music buttons that my mom found for me last weekend. I'm so excited!

I'm getting ready now to pull my fabric stash out and do the foundation piecing. I just have a few more "Kitty & Me" business things to take care of first and then I'll be on my merry sewing way!

Check back later. As soon as my block is pieced, I'll post a photo here.

A Quick Update

I'm working on my last Christmas gift now. This will take me about another week to complete. If all goes as planned, I'm going to sew up my All That Jazz Block tomorrow. As soon as the foundation piecing is done, I'll post a photo. Sorry I don't have any interesting photos to post at the moment. I can't share what I'm working on until after the holidays. But as soon as my current project is complete, I can get back to sharing my stitching here.

And have I mentioned, that these bifocals are driving me crazy?