Sew Powerful Purses #42-43 for 2025

2 more purses to donate to Sew Powerful Purse Project. Aren't these bunnies/rabbits cute? I am pretty sure these are from one of the Art to Heart books I have by Nancy Halvorsen, but I don't remember which book it came from? I do have a quite a few of her books because I love her sweet appliqué designs. Hmmm... maybe I should make other purses with some of her designs, reducing the sizes as needed to fit the flaps. Talk about going down a rabbit hole!!!😂😆😄🐇🐰🐇🐰🐇

2 cute bunny (or rabbit) purses. These bunnies started out to be fabric quilted postcards that never got completed as postcards. I found them recently and thought these would make such cute purses, so here are 2 bunny purses! I hope the girls find them cute.

Closer look at the bunny/rabbit. 

Front pockets and flaps linings. Isn't that flap lining perfect for the those bunnies/rabbits? Carrots, peas, radishes and roses, in case bunny gets hungry. 😄🐇🐇🐰🐰🐰

Back slip pockets.

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Knit Bunny, Quilt with a Bunny Appliqué & Matching Bag

A dear friend of mine has been going through a lot these past few months. Long story, but her husband passed away and it took nearly 2 months from when things first started with him until he passed. To say her life has been an emotional roller coaster is an understatement. My heart goes out to her, her daughter, her granddaughter and son-in-law. I have kept in touch, but I know it is still hard for her to deal with. I am sure it has been so surreal.

I felt that I could do nothing to help my friend during this sad time, but I thought about her and her family a lot. I was feeling anxious and restless myself, so I decided that sewing something for her little granddaughter, who will have a birthday in April, was one way to take my mind off it all and make a little something that might be helpful for this sweet little girl, although she won't be receiving it until April. I decided to make a mini tote bag with a matching quilt and I would give her a little knit bunny I had already made.

The mini tote is a pattern from Geta Grama, called Danielle. Danielle is a tote that comes in a few sizes, including this mini size. I thought that would be a sweet size for a little girl to carry her treasures in. I don't know if she has any favorite color, but this print with the butterflies seemed sweet and girly and had lots of colors and the colors were just right for Spring. I chose the purple accent and a pink floral for the lining. I used the same fabric for a quick little quilt that I added a bunny appliqué on. She can wrap her bunny in the quilt and put it inside the bag and carry it wherever she goes. Plus, there is a full front and back pocket to put other things inside as well. No closure was need for such a small bag and no pockets needed inside the bag either.

The mini Danielle Bag measures 8 1/2" wide at the bottom, 7 1/2" wide at the top x 8 1/2" high x 2 1/2" deep. I purchased the Bag Pattern Bundle which includes 5 bag designs in Small-Large sizes, plus mini sizes too.

Danielle Mini Tote, with matching quilt with an appliqué bunny and a knit bunny. This is a perfect gift for a little girl's April birthday as well as for Easter.

Quilt has butterflies and ladybugs, along with the appliqué bunny.

Closer look at appliqué bunny.

Bottom of bag.

Looking into the outside slip pocket, which is on both front and back sides.

Lining in bag with my label.

Knit bunny on quilt with bunny appliqué.

The back is a soft flannel and I quilted it in a serpentine stitch.

The knit bunny sitting on the quilted back flannel side of the quilt. The quilt can be reversable if she wants it to be.

Snug as a Bunny in a Quilt. Bunny all wrapped up in quilt. This can slide into the tote bag like this.

I hope she will love this gift as much as I loved making it for her. 

I enjoyed making this bag and have plans to make a few more bags in larger sizes from the pattern bundle I bought a few years ago. The patterns are also sold separately too. 

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Bunny Gift Tags/Ornaments

I made some Christmas gift tags that can be also be used an ornaments. These cute bunnies (rabbits) are a pattern from Michelle of Raspberry Rabbits that she sells on Craftsy. These are all made using wool and embroidery stitches. They got a bit wonky around the edges because I decided to zigzag around the tags about 3 times, so the edges were no longer real crisp. I might do the edges differently if I make any more.

I put this tag on the gift I gave my daughter. She has a real black (boy) bunny and I knew she would like this and she did! I didn't want to embroider a face on this one.

I made 6 tags in all. 3 boys and 3 girls. The tag at the top in the middle I added a yarn loop to hang on the package and the tree later. I did that to all of these as I put them on the packages.

I used an old felted sweater for the background of this tag.

The aqua sweater on this bunny was an old sweater that felted a little.

The background plaid wool was some wool yardage I had.

The background chevron wool came from some yardage I had. I cut his coat out of a plaid fabric, so it looks like a belt.

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