Sew Powerful Purses #362-375 (for 2025)

Happy October! I love the Autumn months with the cooler weather and pumpkins, the smell of pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon and other spices, the fall leaves in a variety of colors, and pinecones. I am not a huge Halloween fan, like most, but I do love seeing the various Halloween decorations around. I just prefer natural Autumn things. 

These 14 purses were made during the Sew-a-thon for Sew Powerful, which has now ended, but you can donate anytime in any amount year round as well. The Sew-a-thon was a success for me! I made 160 purses and received donations way above my goal, so thank you all for supporting me in my effort! The goal for Sew Powerful was not met, but they did receive quite a lot of donations. They received about 4/5ths of their goal. 

I shared one purse using this African mask fabric print recently, so here are the rest of them that I made using that fabric.

The flap lining here I had painted with a stencil awhile back. It was too light for the flap as it could get dirty too quickly, so I used this for the lining. The white fabrics were scraps I pieced together first and then stenciled with flowers. I like the stencil, so I need to find a better background fabric so I can use it on the exterior front next time.

I took this photo of a hot air balloon flying over my house on September 30th. This Saturday starts the annual Balloon Fiesta. The fiesta is a 9 day event in Albuquerque. I will be seeing lots of balloons of all shapes flying in the sky. I see balloons all year long, but the most is in October for the fiesta and during the cooler weather to get the lift the balloons need.

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