Sew Powerful Purse #107 (2025)

I found one more flap I had made with the hand embroidered herb in a pot. This one must have been hiding in the bag of flaps I had made 😄. All done now.

I used crayon to color the pot and the leaves. A few added buttons. I sprayed with Scotch Guard to help keep it clean.

I used upcycled denim jeans for the purse body.

Made a back pocket.

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Sew Powerful Purses #84-86 (2025)

Here are the last 3 purses of hand embroidered Herbs with crayon added. All of these have upcycled denim jean bodies. All flaps were sprayed with Scotch Guard. Donating these to Sew Powerful.

Back pockets.

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Sew Powerful Purses #81-83 (2025)

Another 3 embroidered herb flaps with crayon added. 2 with upcycled denim jean purse bodies. These will be donated to Sew Powerful.

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Sew Powerful Purses #78-80 (2025)

Years and years ago I started doing these (and 6 more) herb embroidery from an Aunt Martha iron on herb embroidery pattern. I thought I might make a quilt or several small quilts with them. I started a few and they sat for years. I found them later and colored parts with crayon and finished the embroidery on the ones that hadn't been stitched yet.  I thought these would look great for purse flaps for the Sew Powerful purses that I make to donate to girls in Zambia, so that's what they all are now. 

I sprayed them with Scotch Guard to help keep them cleaner. I hope it worked as the spray was more foamy than spray. I hadn't used it much before and it never really sprayed well, even shaking the can as directed.

I am glad I made these into purse flaps as they look pretty good and are going to a good cause too.

2 with upcycled denim jeans, including the front pockets from the jeans, which adds bonus pockets to the front.

The back denim jeans pockets too. I cut the back out with the pockets still attached. I used to remove the pockets and sew them back on so they would be straighter, since back jean pockets are at a slight angle when you wear them. It's easier to leave them attached.

I have 6 more made with different herbs that I will share soon too.

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