Many, many thanks to Madame Samm and to Cherry for organizing all of us, keeping us on schedule and creating such a fun Blog Hop. The colors of fall "leaf" me happy so the Leafs Me Happy Blog Hop is right up my alley. Our instructions were to make fall blocks - not necessarily to finish them up, just make them to share. So........ I worked on adding some fall colored New York Beauty blocks. The blue is actually purple!! They will be added to others that I have been working on to eventually make a quilt. These are the new ones to which I added a few of the others so you can see where I am going with this. Our neighborhood is invaded each evening by hundreds of black crows at this time of the year. They come for the falling acorns that are run over in the street. The caw-caw calling of the birds is deafening for several hours each night so in honor of the crows I created this. It is hand quilted and embroidered. A glimpse of our street with the birds. What would autumn be without turkeys and the wonderful smells from the kitchen? This will be my Tom overseeing the cooking of Thanksgiving dinner. Lastly, I made a block that Cherry designed. This is a great paper pieced block in candy corn orange scraps. One block does not tell the whole story though. As you add more blocks to this the spinning illusion comes into play. I'm not sure how big I will eventually make it, but I love it. Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today. As a giveaway for those who have made it down this far, I have a wonderful sponsor for my hop. Thearica has generously donated a $25 gift certificate to her new shop. By coincidence, her newly remodeled shop will also have its debut during this hop - on Oct. 3rd. She has all sorts of terrific threads, ribbons, buttons and much, much more. To enter to win please visit Thearica's shop and come back and tell me what you would buy if you won. I will draw a name at the end of the hop. Followers of my blog can have a second chance by leaving a comment that you are following. Don't forget to visit the other blogs participating in today's hop. A full list for each day of the hop can be found at Cherry Blossoms Quilting Studios. Monday 1 Fuzzy Hat Quilter The Cuddle Quilter Quilts My Way Country Cabin Thoughts and Crafts Dream quilt create Why-Knot-Kwilt Needled Mom Quilter in Motion Sunshine Girl Meadowbrook