Dear Ruth,
I have made a couple sample blocks, just cut from muslin and have added a few pieces of pretty stuff like velvet and satins with bits of lace or ribbon with a flip and sew method, you can do whatever you like, just cover the entire foundation block with the pretty scraps, sew them down, trip off the extra on the edges and then you do your embroidery and fancy stitching on the seams or whatever you want. That is the beauty of it and there are a zillion crazy quilt websites. So, I am out of excuses and I will get my pretty fabrics out soon and start pressing....Today is the day....maybe we should challenge eachother to get off our tails and get busy....let me know after you have tried a few sample blocks....the offer for a good book swap still is on the table...janie