Sew Powerful Purses #169-170 for 2025

July's purse theme challenge on the Sew Powerful Facebook group is dots and spots. So any polka dots or ladybug dots, leopard spots, etc. can fulfill the challenge. So since I had these done with the polka dots on the pinwheel, they will work for the challenge. I also shared the selvage flaps I posted yesterday and those selvage dots fit the challenge too.

Donated these to Sew Powerful Purse Project.

 

2 pinwheel purse flaps. The pinwheel quilt blocks were a free donation that I made into the purse flaps.

Added pockets on the back with a bit of lace trim that I am trying to use up.

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Sew Powerful Purses #164-168 (2025)

5 Selvage flaps for these purses that I donated to Sew Powerful Purse Project.

3 purses here with selvage purse flaps.

Front with pockets.

backs with pockets too.

2 more selvage flaps and the same exterior fabrics as the other purses.

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4 (Project) Bags with Clear Fronts

I wanted to make a few bags to hold some scraps and glue sticks, and since I had a lot of clear vinyl, I thought I would make project bags and add clear window pockets to each of them so I could insert a label so I would know what was inside each bag. Of course it might be obvious that the glue sticks are inside that bag, but by adding a pocket, I could at any time put an actual knitting or sewing project into the bag and change the label in the pocket thereby making these bags more versatile. But for now, I wanted a place mainly for holding scraps of interfacing, fusible web, and Peltex scraps. I had put these items in shoe boxes or large produce clamshell boxes before, but those took up more space and since I added a handle to these bags, I hung all but the glue sticks on a door knob.

I varied the construction a bit on each bag. The left has a boxed bottom that can fold flat. The one on the right I decided to sew flat. I like the boxed one better, but thought the flat one was easier to sew without all the measuring and folding to create the bottom.

Clear window pocket so I can slip in a printed label telling me what is inside. 

The back sides show the fabric used even better.

The back sides of these 2.

I got to use 4 pretty exterior fabrics that I had, along with 4 interior fabrics.

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Sew Powerful Purse #163 (2025)

This purse flap is made using raw edge fabric scraps in all shapes and sizes, layered tulle on top and then quilted to hold it all together.

Donated purse to Sew Powerful Purse Project.

The purse body is a home dec fabric.

Added back pocket.

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Sew Powerful Purses #159-162 (2025)

3 Scrappy selvage flaps and a scrappy pieced flap all paired with denim jeans that have been upcycled into purses. Donated to Sew Powerful Purse Project to some sweet girls in Zambia.

Selvage scrappy flaps.

Back pockets.

One selvage flap and one scrappy pieced flap.

Front jean pockets for an added front pocket.

Always fun to use the back denim jean pockets for an additional pocket.

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Sew Powerful Purses #157-158 (2025)

2 more purses donated to Sew Powerful Purse Project. Using up more scraps and upcycled denim jeans for purse bodies.

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Sew Powerful Purses #154-156 (2025)

3 More Sew Powerful purses to donate. I loved using up some of my fabric scraps to make these purse flaps. Paired with denim jeans that I upcycled into to purse bodies.

Scrappy purse flaps.

Denim jeans that were upcycled into these purses.

Back side all with pockets.

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Sew Powerful Purse #153 (2025)

I made this purse flap from a stack of donated pinwheel blocks I got from a free donation table at a group a couple years ago. Each pinwheel block was in different colors. I made a few purses before using a pinwheel block, but now I am sewing more of them. I had just enough of the Flip Flops (thong sandals) print to make this one purse. It was a fun print to use and perfect for pairing with the pinwheel quilt block as both scream Summertime to me.

I needed to add a few fabric strips to make the quilt block the right size for the purse flap.

Love those flip flops!

This print is so fun and perfect for summer!

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Sew Powerful Purses #151-152 (2025)

2 more selvage purse flaps paired with upcycled denim blue jeans for the purse bodies. These were donated to Sew Powerful Purse Project. I upcycled both the selvage fabric edges as well as using denim jeans that I upcycled into the purse bodies. Waste not want not 😄. I hope the girls who receive these enjoy them. I really wanted to use up the denim jeans and selvages that I had on hand and this is a great project for using them both!

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Sew Powerful Purses #145-150 (2025)

Here are 6 more purses using all kinds of scrap fabrics, yarn bits, vinyl scraps, the outer cut out bits from die cuts, felt scraps and more and then covered in a gold metallic embossed tulle and quilted. (I recently shared similar purses with blue metallic embossed tulle). I added buttons to all the flaps.

Donated these to Sew Powerful Purse Project.

Anything goes when using tiny bits of fabric scraps.

These flaps all look great once they are done. 

All the fronts look like these, but the lining may vary. The tie dye look fabric for the purse bodies was given to me by a quilter. Thanks Rosalie!

The backs all look like theses with pockets. Just love that bright wild fabric!

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