Paris revisited again

I bought fabric last year when Lynda and I went to Paris and finally got my nerve up to cut it.  This is the fabric from Le Rouvary Quilt shop that has the shop name on the fabric.  The fabric is called Romance de Paris Hearts and Flowers.  It doesn't really match anything in my house but I really liked it so I bought it.

I paid 4 Euros for 2 fat quarter pieces and the shop owner gave us some of her leftover scraps.  If you calculate it into Canadian dollars it is almost 7 dollars per fat quarter.  Well I am only going to be in Paris once in this lifetime so I bought it.

I had to piece the back of the cushion that I made because I wanted it to be made out of all Paris fabric.

I made the back envelope style

so that the cover can be taken

off if I wanted to.

Paris revisited and a new purse

My sister Lynda came to visit us over the Easter weekend so I can now post pictures of some of the things that I made a while ago.

When we were in Paris in August we purchased some fabric and since I had made her a New York City cushion cover she wanted me to make her one from the Paris fabrics.  I was able to make 2, one for her and one for me.

I found this Eiffel Tower on the Internet.

You can find a copy here.



We went to California and Lake Tahoe in November to go to another sister's wedding and Lynda picked up more fabric.  It is dangerous having her in a fabric shop as she buys the fabric and then I make the things for her.  I made her some new placemats this time.

I still have more fabric so I will either make

another cushion cover or a

table runner.

I also made myself a new purse.  I am officially the bag lady.  I can't seem to help it.  I see a pattern for a bag or purse and I just have to make it.  I wanted a new spring bag and this is it.

I made it a little smaller than what the pattern called for.

I like this size, just a medium size handbag.

It also has lots of pockets.

I put one more seam in to hold my cell phone and ipod,

otherwise, the pockets are all in use.



Fabulous Fractures is Quilted

I finished my Fabulous Fractures and used the same fabric for the backing that I used to make the fractured quilt.  I bought all the fabric in this wall hanging in Paris France this past August.

It is hanging on the door of my new sewing room.

This is the original fabric.