Sew Powerful Purses #289 -294 for 2026

These are 6 of the purses I made so far in September for the annual Sew-a-thon and fundraiser for Sew Powerful. My goal is to make 180 purses this month.

This is a Sue Spargo appliqué die cut I used on this flap. Sue Spargo is one of the Sew-a-thon sponsors this year for the Sew Powerful fundraiser. If I am lucky, I could win something from Sue if my name is chosen as a winner. I made the purse with upcycled denim jeans. The flap is made from scraps of denim first, that I placed tulle on top and then quilted it. I added the bird over that and stitched it in place.

I had made these flowers in baskets years ago and made them into a double-sided mobile. But I had no place to hang the mobile anymore, so I took the blocks apart and made them all into purse flaps, so you will be seeing the other flowers in baskets as I finish them into purses.

More of the African countries postage stamps panels I made into flaps, including the Kenya one down below.

Please donate in my honor for the Sew-a-thon. Click here and then choose the amount to donate. $10 fills one purse to keep one girl in school. Thank you so much for your support!🤗

Use this QR code to donate to the Fundraiser during the month of September or the link below. Thanks so much! 🤗

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Sew Powerful Purses #282-288 for 2026

These 7 purses were finished in August, so they don't count for the Sew-a-thon in September. I wanted to share them before I start sharing my finishes from the Sew-a-thon. 

Please donate in my honor for the Sew-a-thon. Click here and then choose the amount to donate. $10 fills one purse to keep one girl in school. Thank you so much for your support!🤗

Use this QR code to donate to the Fundraiser during the month of September or the link below. Thanks so much! 🤗

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Sew Powerful Purses #278-281 for 2026

4 more purses completed to donate to Sew Powerful Purse Project.

I made this heart block for a quilt round robin, but it didn't really fit, so I thought it would be great for a flap with some extra fabric added around it.

Here are more flaps I made with decorative machine stitches like I shared recently. I really love doing these.

Part of a Seminole pieced section that I made decades ago. I cut up the long section to make many purse flaps. I thought it looked like a steep road and added the bicycle button going uphill. 🤣

Use this QR code to donate to the Fundraiser during the month of September or the link below. Thanks so much! 🤗

Please donate in my honor for the Sew-a-thon. Click here and then choose the amount to donate. $10 fills one purse to keep one girl in school. Thank you so much for your support!🤗

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Sew Powerful Purses #275-277 for 2026

I was experimenting with these flaps and decorative machine stitches. They were fun to make and I want to make some more, but I have a ton of purses to construct all September for the Sew-a-thon, so I will be busy all September and probably through the rest of the year as I went overboard creating purse kits to have ready to sew. Last Sew-a-thon I sewed all the kits I made and even cut out about 5 or 6 more to sew up before the month was over. I made 160 purses for last year's SAT and this year my goal is 180, but I didn't want to be short on kits so I made way more than I can sew in a month just in case 😉. Next year I want to do more flaps similar to these.

I pieced the denim and added decorative machine stitches over the seams.

I had to piece this piece too and added a ribbon and decortive stitches.

String quilt flap.

Please donate in my honor for the Sew-a-thon. Click here and then choose the amount to donate. $10 fills one purse to keep one girl in school. Thank you so much for your support! Or click on QR code below to donate.🤗

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Sew Powerful Purses #263-274 for 2026

12 wild baby animal purses to donate to Sew Powerful Purse Project. The baby animal fabric was donated to me and of course I knew they would make sweet purses. 

Scan QR code to donate or on link below.

Please donate in my honor for the Sew-a-thon. Click here and then choose the amount to donate. $10 fills one purse to keep one girl in school. Thank you so much for your support!🤗

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Sew Powerful Purses #255-262 for 2026

Here are more purses made with the African countries and animals postage stamp fabric and blue fabric scraps. Zimbabwe, Botswana, Congo and Kenya. Donating all to Sew Powerful Purse Project.

The annual fundraiser is still happening through the end of September, so please help and donate in my honor. The young girls cannot attend school without your donation to fill these purses with hygiene items for their monthly period. I am close to my my goal, but haven't achieved it yet, so please donate whatever you can. $10 fills a purse with the items they need. Thank you from the girls. Scroll to bottom to click on link to donate. 🤗

In September the sewing part of the Sew-a-thon begins. All month I will be sewing purses and fundraising too. 

Please donate in my honor for the Sew-a-thon. Click here and then choose the amount to donate. $10 fills one purse to keep one girl in school. Thank you so much for your support!🤗

Or use this QR code to donate.

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Zip-Up Cardholder Wallet

I made this Zip-Up Cardholder Wallet for a birthday gift for a friend and sent it to her. It is a free pdf pattern by All Sew Petite. There is also a hack that I saw where you could add a strip with a snap to fit over the cards for extra security and a flap that snaps over the back slip pocket. I decided to just make the original pattern, but I added a plastic snap on the back without a flap. I think that worked better than a flap and was a lot easier too.

2 card pockets on one side.

For credit cards or business cards.

The other side has a slip pocket and I added a heart shaped plastic snap. There is a hack to add a flap with a snap, but I thought this worked just as well and was easier and faster to do.

The slip pocket opened.

Zipper pocket opened. You could use this pocket for coins and cash or whatever.

Karen received this and she emailed me a very nice compliment about it too. Glad you like it Karen.

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