Finished my first block last night. Not sure how pleased I am w/the embroidery . I decided to add Kreinek(sp) Blending Filament to give it some sparkle. If you have ever worked w/the stuff you know what a beast it can be. I'm hoping my blocks just get better from here - I figure I can always go back and redo this one if I want later on.

Lovely block and yes those filament threads are not easy to work with.

Chris, I love your block..are you going to use different embroidery colors?
I have been thinking about changing some to another color.

Thanks for the compliments ladies!
Roxanne, Yes - I have a large variety of DMC floss as I used to be a counted cross-stitch addict before I got back into quilting. I will be trying to match the embroidery to at least one of the fabric colors in each block.

Very, very pretty, Chris. Love your colors.

Chris, that block is really lovely! It does sparkle with that thread. The Razzle Dazzle is a PITA too...but well worth fooling with it. I'm using a couple of different embroidery thread colors too.

BEautiful block. Is that hand embroidery embellishment on your block. It's just great.

Beautiful Block, thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the compliments , ladies!! Yes, the embroidery is done by hand. I don't have enough confidence to do the embroidery on my machine even though I have a great machine. I have to say the block looks better to me on the computer than I thought it did in person. When I went back and looked at it again , I was pretty pleased with it for a first attempt. I can't wait to see everyone elses blocks!

Your doing a great job..I like the different color embroidery
No one will see the back so don't worry about it...