I am a Bronze Level Prize Sponsor for the 2024 Sew Powerful Sew-a-thon

Hello everyone, I wanted to let you know that I am one of the sponsors this year for the Sew Powerful Sew-a-thon. As a Bronze level sponsor, the total value of the prize equals $100, but I could divide it into more than one prize and I decided to create 2 prizes (each prize is valued at $50). I created 10 purse flaps for the the Sew Powerful purses and 2 winners will win 5 flaps each.

I used different techniques in creating the purse flaps too. For each prize I made a flap out of selvages, batik pieced flap, a painted flap, a pieced flap with an appliqué butterfly on it, and a raw edge scrappy quilted flap. So, do you want to see the flaps I made for the prizes? Of course you do! Check them out below:

If you would like to join in on the Sew-a-thon & Fundraiser for 2024, you can pre-enroll now and get some fun extras. Check it out here!

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Kokopelli Scrappy Table Runner

A friend gave me a panel which consisted of all small Kokopelli squares in a  different colors. I cut out 10 Kokopelli's (2 of each color) and then sewed batik scraps around each square. I turned it into a table runner with the Kokopelli's facing into the center, so that when used as a table runner wherever you might be sitting, you will see the Kokopelli right side up.  The backing and binding is also a Kokopelli print.

Measures 12" x 30".

This is the backing and also the fabric I used for the binding.

There are a lot of Kokopelli squares in the panel, so I made a second table runner (just need to quilt and bind it) and also a purse flap for the Sew Powerful purses that I make to donate. I will write a bit of an explanation about Kokopelli to include with the notecard so that the girl receiving the purse will know who Kokopelli is.

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Sew Powerful Purse #109-111 (2024)

Last year I thought I had sewn up all the flowers and quotes from this panel fabric that I had, to make the purses for the flaps, but I found these 2 in my bag of kits and so I finished them. I think that is the last purses with these flaps (but don't quote me on that)😄!!!

I love these panels, but if they were a bit smaller, I could have used up more scraps of fabric and the top of the panel would be seen from the front instead of the top folding over to the back. I could have not sewn any fabric at the very bottom I suppose too, but I liked to frame the panel with my scraps. I am sure the girls who receive them will be thrilled. 

Two more finished. *Note: I published this post on June 20, 2024, but for some reason Blogger published this with the date of June 7th, 2024 instead, so it got buried in my past posts and no one saw it. Weird! This messed up my count of these purses being numbered out of order in my postings, but I added these to the Sew Powerful Purses page in the correct order. Blogger has been doing some different and strange things lately.😕🤷

Back slip pocket too.

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Sew Powerful Purses #92-93 (2024)

Still sewing purses from the kits I cut out last year! I forgot about some of these purse kits or flaps I had finished as I grab a kit to sew and complete the purse. 

Batik fabric with an appliqué heart in black fabric.

The fabrics in this purse were donated to me. I made the scrappy fabric heart as a hanging notecard for the girl who receives this purse.

I added a slip pocket on the back of the purse. Back of heart with stamped affirmations.

African children print cut in a hexagon with scraps sewn all around for the flap. I think this was the last piece of that fabric I cut into a hexagon. I made several purses from this border print scrap that was given to me.

The lining fabric was also given to me by the same woman who gave me the African print border fabric (the hexagon on the flap). I made the scrappy fabric heart as a hanging notecard for the girl who receives this purse.

Back of purse and stamped notecard with affirmations.

2 more Sew Powerful purses are complete to help change 2 girl's lives for the better. Yay!

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More Southwest Prints Portable Pockets in Small-Medium-Larges Sizes

19 more Portable Pockets in assorted Southwest fabric prints.

4 medium size in the same print, so showing 2 with the zipper side and 2 with the mesh pocket side.

4 medium size here as well.

These are the small sizes.

2 medium and one small.

2 large sizes.

This is a small size with the zipper side.

The small showing the mesh pocket side.

Medium with the zipper side.

Medium with the mesh side.

Here is a peek inside one of the Portable Pockets.

These are a large and a small size from the zipper side. I love this fabric and only had a small piece of it. It looks painted.

The mesh pocket side of the large and small.

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Sew Powerful Purses #80-91 (2024)

Here are more purses, mostly in browns. To me browns are rather boring, so I do try to add some other colors to the flap. I received a lot of brown fabric donations, so wanted to use them, but I am going to only do more colorful purses now as the girls prefer brighter colors and so do I! 😄 I might have some purse kits in browns that I cut already that could be buried in the large bags that I stack the kits in, so of course I will sew those, but I am not cutting out anything that is not colorful anymore. Perhaps the brown ones will go to the mom's or caregiver of the girls?

Here are 12 more finished purses:

There was a white ghost line on the front and back of the purse, so I stitched a decorative stitch on some brown ribbon and sewed it to the purse. It adds a nice contrast and interest, so I may just stitch on more plain ribbons to add a decorative touch, even if I don't need to cover up something😆.

This is the back of the purse.

I love stitching the buttons creating little flowers on them.

The running animals was near the selvage of the fabric had mostly African animals (see the first purse at the very top), so I wanted to use these animals too. I used them in the purse below on the front and this is the little part of the flap seen from the back.

The animals here with the above photo showing them on the back of the flap.

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