Marya's DYB Block

Marya's DYB Block,
originally uploaded by Pinyon Creek Stitchin'.

Wahoooo!!! I'm caught up on rr obligations!!! PHEW!!! Now to get my grand daughter's b'day pressies done and off in time for her b'day! Anyone ever heard of Fancy Nancy?? Welllll....got to fancy some stuff up for her! Anyway....I digress! This is a pic of a rr block I just finished for a DYB rr. I'm realllllly not sure about that dragonfly and might just pull it out before sending it. I tried something different with a teensy mop and....well, we'll see. I have been teaching a class on trees and decided to do a sample of the wisteria tree on this block. I rummaged through the ol' button box and came up with this little selection for a mop trail and then added one at the bottom with a dyed mop on top of it. I did a fly stitch lace and some herringbone stiching with a detached chain along with a vine to which I added some cast on stitch leaf's Thennnn....what started out as a beaded rose but is really just more of a beaded medallion. Still came out ok. I hope you all enjoy the teensy amount of eye candy!

DYB Hideko's block

DYB Hideko's block,
originally uploaded by Pinyon Creek Stitchin'.

This is the very first bolck I worked on in the DYB rr. This is Hideko's block. Her materials are just gorgeous! I presume the are kimono silks. I created a little cherry tree for her, dabbled with a beaded flower technique. That still needs some refining but it still came out kind of cute. Then theres a dragonfly, sharon b's chainstitch butterflies at the top and some stitch combos to finish off the seams. I hope that Hideko enjoys the block. My interpretation is different from others i've seen so far. That's part of what makes it fun though!

Debbie S block DYB

Debbie S block DYB,
originally uploaded by Pinyon Creek Stitchin'.

I am involved in a DYB rr which has been great fun! I love seeing everyones interpretations on the blocks going around! This is a block I did for one of the participants...Debbie S. Tons of roses on here....bullion roses and then the thread painted old fashioned rose you see in the upper right corner. The seam treatments are variations on the cretan/herringbone stitch with a detached chain stitch and french knot on some of them. Anywhoo.. it's finally done and will be on its way to meet up with its co-blocks!