Judy Ahlborn - 23 of 25

Continuing on with the Paris theme, I made one more piece from my sister's fabric scraps.  This one and the last one could be hung together as a set.

Judy Ahlborn - 22 of 25

I had enough scraps of the Paris fabric my sister gave me that I decided to create another set of pictures.  This time I used different flowers and a different arrangement for the applique.

Judy Ahlborn - 21 of 25

Here is the second of these Paris pieces that I made from my sister's quilt fabric scraps.  I gave both of these pieces to her for her birthday.  I guess I gave her some of her scraps back.

Judy Ahlborn - 20 of 25

My sister went to Paris last year and bought some fabric to use in a quilt.  She gave me some scraps she had left over from the fabric which I used for the background of this piece.  The Eiffel Tower is part of the background fabric.  I stitched over that with black thread and did a swirl stitch around it.  I added the swirly strips and appliqued the flowers that I cut from another fabric.  The large 'S' swirl on the left was cut out of a textured wallpaper border that I painted.

Judy Ahlborn - 19 of 25

I liked my last piece so well, and it reminded me of the colors of springtime, I decided to make another one representing autumn.  I changed the image in Photoshop Elements by giving her new hair and a different dress.  I had a piece of commercial fabric with the sunflowers that I cut out and used to applique on top.  The background fabric I also already had.  It looks like it was marbled, and it was just the right colors for this piece.