Sew Powerful Purse #359 (for 2025)

Today is the last day for the fundraiser & Sew-a-thon. Please go HERE to make a donation in my honor by September 30th until midnight Pacific time.

Thank you for your support, it means a lot to the sweet girls who receive these purses with the hygiene items inside. A HUGE thank you to all who have donated in my honor this month. I appreciate it so much, but more importantly the girls in Zambia who will benefit from my/our effort are the real winners here. Hugs to all.

I cut 4 more kits yesterday and finished sewing them, so I have now doubled my goal of making 80 purses this month to completing 160 purses in September!!! Pat on my own back. Whew, I amazed even myself sewing so many purses.

I batch sewed them assembly line style. I started with 3 large sacks full of purse kits that I had cut previously in August (which is allowed). Then I would sew the flap to the flap lining and the pocket to the pocket lining and only sew these one after the other on all 3 bags of kits. Then it was time to press and turn right side out. Next, all of those got topstitched. Now I was ready to start assembling the rest of the pieces into the purses and that went much quicker as no stopping to press, turn and topstitch. So for a few days in September I didn't have any purses finished to report, but I was sewing a lot! Once I got to the assembly stage I would complete several purses per day, as many as 17 purses one day! I completed all I had made kits for and was 4 purses shy of doubling my goal, so I cut out 4 more kits and sewed them all yesterday to bring my total to 160 purses. Sewing assembly line goes faster as you repeat the same step over and over. That's how I work best and if you are a patchwork piecer/quilter that is how most quilt makers sew too. I could be sewing more purses today, the last day, but I think I completed enough and need a break 😂.

I used scraps from the body fabric, along with other scraps I had to make the flap.

I got quite a few purses out of this African mask fabric. I bought this fabric years ago on sale for about $1 or $2 a yard (been so long can't remember exactly), and I bought the rest of the bolt. I loved the colors in the fabric and I made a few things using it. Thought it was time to use it up and making these purses was the perfect project for using up the fabric. I have many more to share similar to this one, which I shall share later.

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Sew Powerful Purses #354-358 (for 2025)

2 days left for the Sew-a-thon & fundraiser for Sew Powerful. My goal was to make 80 purses this month, but I have exceeded that by nearly making double that number. I need to cut and sew 4 more purses today and finish by tomorrow in order to double my purse goal and then I will have made 160 purses this month! 🎆🎇 I think I can do that! 

Won't you please consider a donation to fill these purses and more with the monthly hygiene items the girls in Zambia need to help them to stay in school all year? It takes $10 to fill one purse with these items. You can donate anonymously if you want to as well.

Please go HERE to make a donation in my honor by September 30th until midnight Pacific time.

Thank you for your support, it means a lot to the sweet girls who receive these purses with the hygiene items inside.

Meanwhile, here are some purses that I have completed. Upcycled denim jeans, folded log cabin quilt blocks on 4 flaps, and added ribbon on one flap.

These are folded log cabin blocks that I set on point and added denim around to create the flap.

Pockets on the fronts of the purses.

One more folded log cabin block and a scrappy denim flap with added ribbon.

2 more denim pockets for the fronts. 

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Sew Powerful Purses #352-353 (for 2025)

2 purses made with fabric selvages for the flaps.

I made these for the Sew Powerful Sew-a-thon and fundraiser.

Still fundraising through the 30th of September, so if you would like to help fill these purses with hygiene items for the girls in Zambia, it cost $10 per bag. Please go HERE to make a donation in my honor by September 30th until midnight Pacific time. Thank you so much! 

Fun bright fabrics.

Had to make one back scrappy as that was the last piece of the exterior fabric I had left, other than tiny pieces. I rather like that scrappy back.😁

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Sew Powerful Purses #350-351 (for 2025)

2 more purses finished for the Sew Powerful Sew-a-thon and fundraiser.

Still fundraising through the 30th of September, so if you would like to help fill these purses with hygiene items for the girls in Zambia, it cost $10 per bag. Please go HERE to make a donation in my honor by September 30th until midnight Pacific time. Thank you so much! 

I love these scrappy purse flaps! The one on the left has a scrappy pieced background and I added an appliqué flower over it. The one on the right is a 4-patch Posey quilt block (or Easy Stack as some call it too) that I set on point and added scraps all around it. I need to play with those Easy Stack blocks when the Sew-a-thon is over. 😉

Fronts of purses with pockets.

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Sew Powerful Purses #345-349 (for 2025)

5 more purses finished for the Sew Powerful Sew-a-thon and fundraiser.

 Still fundraising through the 30th of September, so if you would like to help fill these purses with hygiene items for the girls in Zambia, it cost $10 per bag. Please go HERE to make a donation in my honor by September 30th until midnight Pacific time. Thank you!

I have had these little suns for a long time. They were only a scrap each, so into a purse flap they went. So much prettier in a purse!

Front and back have this fabric. 

All 3 scrappy flaps, but each different.

The fronts of the 3 purses and the back side is the same fabrics as these.

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Sew Powerful Purses #342-344 (for 2025)

3 more purses for Sew Powerful Purse Project Sew-a-thon (and fundraiser). Still fundraising through the 30th of September, so if you would like to help fill these purses with hygiene items for the girls in Zambia, it cost $10 per bag. Please go HERE to make a donation in my honor by September 30th until midnight Pacific time. Thank you!

3 different scrappy flaps.

Scrappy back of one purse. I like doing some scrappy backs too.

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Sew Powerful Purses # 339-341 (for 2025)

Another 3 purses finished for Sew Powerful Purse Project and Sew-a-thon! This is the last week for the Sew-a-thon fundraiser and making purses for the Sew-a-thon. The purse making will still continue all the time, but Sew Powerful needs to most purses now to serve as many girls as possible. Please check out my previous posts if you would like to donate in my honor as the links are on several of my previous posts with links to click on. Thank you!

Purse on the left was a leftover Twister Pinwheel block I had, so I added scraps around it to create the flap. The center purse was also a leftover quilt block I added scraps around.

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Sew Powerful Purses #336-338 (for 2025)

3 more purses done during the September Sew-a-thon for Sew Powerful. I am still sewing purses. So far this month I have completed 118 purses! I have more to finish. How many purses will I complete for this month? Every purse I make goes to a girl in Zambia so she can stay in school and not miss any days during her monthly cycle. Sewing is my passion and helping these young ladies is my pleasure. I am so glad that I can use my sewing knowledge and talent to create these purses for these young ladies so they can have a better life. Women helping women is power, kindness, and love. Scroll to the bottom of this post and make please help by making a donation to help fill the purses with the hygiene items needed for these young women. By doing so, you not only help these girls, but the women who sew the reusable pads, laundry soap bar, sew uniforms and more as they are able to have a job with respect and dignity to help their families. Thank you so much!

Back purse on the left I made scrappy.

Won't you please consider a donation to fill these purses and more with the monthly hygiene items the girls in Zambia need to help them to stay in school all year? It takes $10 to fill one purse with these items. You can donate anonymously if you want to as well.

Please go HERE to make a donation in my honor by September 30th until midnight Pacific time.

Thank you for your support, it means a lot to the sweet girls who receive these purses with the hygiene items inside.

Sharing this post would really help too! If I don't ask for donations then Sew Powerful won't receive any donations to help the girls, so I just have to ask, which isn't easy.

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Sew Powerful Purses #330-335 (for 2025)

6 purses finished for Sew Powerful and the Sew-a-thon. 

These are super scrappy flaps with tiny scraps and covered in a gold embossed tulle and quilted.

The purse fronts.

Bee theme scraps and an appliqué house flap.

2 selvage flaps.

Purse fronts.

Won't you please consider a donation to fill these purses and more with the monthly hygiene items the girls in Zambia need to help them to stay in school all year? It takes $10 to fill one purse with these items. You can donate anonymously if you want to as well.

Please go HERE to make a donation in my honor by September 30th until midnight Pacific time.

Thank you for your support, it means a lot to the sweet girls who receive these purses with the hygiene items inside.

Sharing this post would really help too! If I don't ask for donations then Sew Powerful won't receive any donations to help the girls, so I just have to ask, which isn't easy.

Hugs!!!

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Sew Powerful Purses #327-329 (for 2025)

3 more purses finished during the September Sew-a-thon for Sew Powerful.

Scrappy pieced flap, a partial Dresden Plate with a button bee, and a painted heart flap with added appliqué flowers.

Purse fronts.

Backs of purses. Center purse is scrappy.

Won't you please consider a donation to fill these purses and more with the monthly hygiene items the girls in Zambia need to help them to stay in school all year? It takes $10 to fill one purse with these items. You can donate anonymously if you want to as well.

Please go HERE to make a donation in my honor by September 30th until midnight Pacific time.

Thank you for your support, it means a lot to the sweet girls who receive these purses with the hygiene items inside.

Sharing this post would really help too! If I don't ask for donations then Sew Powerful won't receive any donations to help the girls, so I just have to ask, which isn't easy.

Hugs!!!

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Sew Powerful Purses #322-326 (for 2025)

Another 5 purses sewn. All kinds of happy scrappiness.

A long time ago I experimented with making tiny pieced Friendship Stars. Sewing this tiny is harder than sewing larger quilt blocks. I had no idea what to do with them back then. I find things I put away from time to time and came across the stars and knew they needed to be on purse flaps, of course! They sure look good on purse flaps and I hope the 2 girls who receive these purses will love them. The purse bodies are upcycled denim jeans.

All scrappy flaps here.

The fronts of the 3 purses.

And the backs of the purses are also scrappy! I just didn't have enough left of any of the fabrics to create the back sides, so I had to piece together scraps of whatever I thought would work. I kind of like having a scrappy back as well.

Won't you please consider a donation to fill these purses and more with the monthly hygiene items the girls in Zambia need to help them to stay in school all year? It takes $10 to fill one purse with these items. You can donate anonymously if you want to as well.

Please go HERE to make a donation in my honor by September 30th until midnight Pacific time.

Thank you for your support, it means a lot to the sweet girls who receive these purses with the hygiene items inside.

Sharing this post would really help too! If I don't ask for donations then Sew Powerful won't receive any donations to help the girls, so I just have to ask.

Hugs!!!

Or use QR Code:

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