Sew Powerful Purses #59-63

5 more purses made for the Sew Powerful Purse Project.

I used up some already made quilt blocks for the flaps of these purses. The purse on the upper left was a quilt block that I had made that I wrote a fortune cookie saying on. I made several quilt blocks with different sayings on them that was intended to be made into a Fortune Cookie Quilt, someday. Well that never happened, so you will be seeing all those blocks slowly become purses through the magic of sewing. In case you cannot read what the fortune says here it is: "Your dearest wish will come true".

The brown fabric with a stripe were pillows that came with a sofa we had several years ago. Didn't even use the pillows. So I washed the cases and cut our purse pieces with them. I got 6 purses made using the fabric from the pillows. I still have to sew up 3 more of them, so you will see those when they are finished.

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Emma Cross Body Bag with Pieced & Applique Flap

I wrote another tutorial that you can find over on ChrisW Designs blog. I show you how to make a pieced flap (or bag) and a pieced flap with applique and embellishments. I made the Emma bag, which is a fun, quick sew that is perfect for little girls, teens or for someone that doesn't need to carry a ton of stuff with them.

I actually made 2 Emma Bags, but the first one here is what I use in the tutorial. The second Emma I pieced the entire bag and quilted it and added an applique on the flap. The tutorial is just a guide to get you going so you can do your own thing.

I pieced the background, added an applique heart, quilting and crystals on the flap for bling. I also made Kumihimo strap (Japanese Braiding).

On this Emma, I pieced the entire bag and added a heart applique on the flap. (I Donated this bag to raise funds for Alzheimer's Disease 2022)

I made a Kumihimo strap for this bag too.

Inside Emma is a slip pocket and a zipper pocket.

Check out my tutorial over at ChrisW Designs blog. 

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