Ruby's Pink RR Block

Ruby's Pink Round Robin block arrived yesterday.  She had asked for pretty, girly things on her block and here's what it looked like when it arrived:

Click on it to enlarge.  Dolls, a cupcake, hearts and flowers, a teddy bear...isn't it dreamy?  Such a talented group of ladies!

 A matryoshka doll - how sweet!  (And yes, I had to look up the name so I'd sound smarter than if I'd said "you know, those russian wooden dolls that open up and there's a smaller one inside....")

 Amazing bullion roses and silk ribbon embroidery.......

 Felt hearts.....

And here's what I added to the block:

Some more embroidery to the seams of the fan.  

 The bottom corner needed some color and hey, if there's room for beads and buttons, I say ADD THEM!  Some french knots in various shades of pink meander around the beads and buttons, to help the eye "travel" around the block.

 I added some iridescent pink sequins to the starburst fabric.  After looking at this morning, I decided the french knots made it look too "clunky".  So off they came.

 This time I stitched them with 3 straight stitches.  Simpler, and hopefully it echoes the starbursts on the fabric.

And here's the whole block, ready to return home to Ruby.  I think she's going to love it.  And my pink block should be coming home at the end of this month, too.  Can't wait!