CQ for Newbies Fall block swap

A few posts ago I told about the Fall block swap in CQ for Newbies, and posted a picture of the block I made. Well, the mail came today with the block I received. I got one of the blocks made by Ruby, and it's a knock-out! I love the way she uses buttons and lots of things with texture.

A needle book for Suzi

My cousin, Suzi, compiled a book of historical facts and figures about her hometown, Denison, Iowa. It was quite an undertaking and she did a great job. She sent me a copy for my own enjoyment, so I stitched up a needle book for her as she does quite a bit of hand work also.

NickiLee's UTS block

When I saw the blocks that Alice and Ritva had done for NickiLee, I went into a funk; feeling very inadequate. About that same time, they had a little 'chat' on CQI about that very same thing. Seems I'm not the only one, so I just "dove in" and started stitching. It turned out to be a lot of fun. I made a hunk of sunken wood, complete with barnicles, and a couple of mossy rocks. Then there was the crab with disjointed legs..lol.

Ritva's Summer Dreams DYB

I finished my block for Ritva in the Summer Dreams DYB rr. Her blocks were all pieced with bright cheery fabrics so I jumped right in with my gay threads. The roses are a new thing to me. They're called Banksia roses and done with all 6 strands of floss at once. The fun part is getting the needle threaded! I found the instructions in "Three-Dimentional Embroidery Stitches" by Pat Trott.

It was fun working on this block.

Margreet's Autumn DYB

I finished my block for Margreet in the Autumn DYB rr. The colors here are more subdued than what I usually go for so I had to practice some restraint. I had fun doing the fence post. It was the first time I tried that technique. It's called a Raised stem band. This is also in the "Three-Dimentional Embroidery Stitches" book by Pat Trott. There were spiders in the fabric in the lower left corner so I did a web and added my own spider sunning himself on the fence.

Autumn/Fall is here

CQ for newbies is having an Autumn/Fall block swap. I don't like to sign up for things before I know I can complete them so I usually wait until I have it finished before signing up. Crazy, I know, but then that's the name of the game.

Here's my Fall block. It was really lots of fun to do. Guess I'll go sign up now.

Summer Dreams DYB rr

Summer Dreams is the 3rd DYB rr I signed up for. It starts on the 15th of Oct. Here are my naked blocks - ready and waiting.