Announcing Purse Palooza 2012!!
I have put together a fun event to get you sewing a purse for the summer! Here's how it works:
1. Every weekday in June, I have 2 amazing guest bloggers scheduled to share with you a purse sewing pattern review. The review will contain detailed information about what they thought about the sewing pattern, modifications they made, what kind of interfacing they used, and more! Get inspired!
2. Even more exciting...THERE WILL BE A GIVEAWAY EVERY WEEKDAY IN JUNE! That's right, 20 GIVEAWAYS! Your Giveaway Fairy Godmother is Kim from My Go-Go Life - she has some unbelievable giveaways planned!
3. At the end of the event, you will get a chance to show me your purse in order to win some amazing prizes!
 |
| My free tutorial: Caliti Convertible Clutch |
Pattern Review Schedule
All About Bag Interfacing
June 4 - Sara @ Sewsweetness (Pat Bravo Capri Bag)
Kim @ My Go-Go Life (Sew Sweetness Lindsay Tote)
June 5 - Meg @ Fashioned by Meg (Anna Maria Horner Art Student Tote)
Lindsay @ Lindsay Sews (Posie Rosie Little Things Jane Market Bag)
June 6 - Kaelin @ The Plaid Scottie (Liesl & Co. Day in the Park Backpack)
Colleen @ The Busy Bean (Amy Butler Perfectly Pleated Clutch)
June 7 - Bree @ My Crafty Crap (Jenna Lou Designs Mabel Bag)
Ayumi @ Pink Penguin (Signature Bag from Kumiko Fujita)
June 8 - Tamiko @ Patchwork Notes (Hexagon Patchwork Bag from Natural Patchwork)
Jessica @ A Little Gray (Pat Bravo Verona Bag)
June 11 - Jessica @ Sew Crafty Jess (Amy Butler Spice Market Tote)
Amy @ amylouwho? (V. and Co. Favorite Bag)
June 12 - Sara @ The Pretty Pickle (Charlie's Aunt Casablanca Clutch)
Lindsey @ LRStitched (Noodlehead Envelope Clutch)
June 13 - Erin @ 2 More Seconds (Michelle Patterns Bucket Bag)
Caroline @ Carolina Fair (V. and Co. Carry All Tote)
June 14 - Ali @ a squared w (Paisley Pear Pretty Pleats Bag)
Rachael @ Imagine Gnats (Jen Giddens Pocket Tote)
June 15 - Holly @ Bijou Lovely (Noodlehead Go Anywhere Bag)
Katie @ There and Back (Sweet Pea Pocket Purse)
June 18 - Monique @ Sew Fun by Monique (Millie's Market Tote from Happy Home by Jennifer Paganelli)
Katie @ Swim, Bike, Quilt! (Green Bee Scoop Tote)
June 19 - Jennie @ Clover and Violet (Lunch Bag from Pink Penguin)
Joanna @ Shape Moth (Emmaline Bag)
June 20 - Jen @ Bettycrockerass (While Baby Naps Metal Clutch)
Krista @ The Spotted Stone (The Sometimes Crafter Amanda's Knitting Bag)
June 21 - Katy @ The Littlest Thistle (Noodlehead 2-4-1 Tote)
Terri @ Sew-Fantastic (In Color Order Lined Drawstring Bag)
June 22 - Elizabeth @ Don't Call Me Betsy (Amy Butler Weekender Bag)
Sarah @ Fairy Face Designs (Lisa Lam Organised Office Bag)
June 25 - Kerry @ Very Kerry Berry (bag from Suzuko Koseki)
Laurie @ On the QT - Quilting Tangents (Betz White Hexie Hipster)
June 26 - Julianna @ Jednoiglec (Charlie's Aunt Kitchen Garden Bag)
Jeni @ In Color Order (Bari J. State Street Tote)
June 27 - Melissa @ Bittersweet Designs (Bella Nonna Boutique Shoulder Bag)
Michelle @ I Like Orange Too (Left Bank Granny Bag)
June 28 - Kay Whitt @ Sew Serendipity Studio (tutorial: adjustable strap with metal slider)
Amy Barickman @ Indygo Junction (tutorial: installing grommets/magnetic snaps)
June 29 - Kelly @ Kelby Sews (Pat Bravo Paris Bag)
Bianca @ Sweet Diesel Designs (Lisa Lam For Pleat's Sake)
 |
| My free tutorial: The Underwater Stripes Bag |
1. Check out all the purse pattern reviews throughout the month and get inspired to sew up a purse of your own!
2. Join the Purse Palooza 2012 Flickr Group.
3. Link up your completed purse to the Flickr Group BETWEEN JUNE 4th and JULY 11th. Your purse must be created and photographed between those dates; purses made prior to June 4, 2012 will be disqualified. The purse may be of your own design, or made from a sewing pattern.
4. You may link up to 2 views of the same purse. More than 2 photos of the same purse will be removed from the group.
5. There is no limit to how many purses you may enter, as long as they were made between June 4th and July 11th, 2012.
 |
| My free tutorial: The Urban Jungle Bag |
The Prizes
First off, there will be a team of lovely judges that will choose 1st through 6th place. ALSO, 3 randomly chosen winners will be picked out of EVERYONE who completes a bag! Some great chances to win!!
1st Prize
* $50 gift certificate from Fat Quarter Shop
* 3-pack of books from Martingale Publishing* $50 gift certificate to Zipit
* $70 Pellon gift pack (*this prize ships to the U.S. only)
* fat quarter bundle from Art Gallery Fabrics
2nd Prize
* 3-pack of books from Martingale Publishing
* $50 gift certificate from Sew Fresh Fabrics
* $30 gift certificate to Spoonflower
3rd Prize
* 2-pack of books from Lark Crafts Publishing
* $80 prize pack from Olfa Cutting Tools
4th Prize
* $20 gift certificate to The Quilted Castle
3 Randomly Chosen Winners
$20 gift certificate to Pink Chalk Fabrics
The Sponsors
Thank you to all of the lovely and extremely generous sponsors!
Art Gallery Fabrics // Amy Butler Design // Artsy Crafty Babe // Noodlehead // Izzy and Ivy // Serendipity Studio // Martingale & Co. Publishing // Betz White // Sis Boom // Atkinson Designs // Mommy's Thimble // Sew Fresh Fabrics // Bari J. // C&T Publishing // Michelle Patterns // Clover and Violet // Indygo Junction // Marie-Madeline Studio // Pellon // Pink Chalk Fabrics // Lark Crafts Publishing // The Quilted Castle // Fat Quarter Shop // Craft Apple // iThinkSew // Emmaline Bags // Bag Purse Frames // Zipit // Oliver + S // Ellen Medlock Studio // Charlie's Aunt Patterns // Spoonflower
Grab a button, and let's get this party started!!
This will be fun, I was going to make a purse for vacation, I guess I'll have to wait a few weeks before I can make it! I'll be going out of town July 12! LOL
ReplyDeleteI plan to join as soon as I get home from work today, put I grabed the button, and it is very over sized. How do you bring in down in size.
ReplyDeleteI have absolutely no desire to make a purse (just not my thing) but I cannot wait to see what everyone else makes. What a fun idea!
ReplyDeleteOh no -- I love making purses and I love buying purse patterns. With all the reviews, I have a feeling June's going to be hard on my wallet... :D I'm really excited for Purse Palooza!
ReplyDeleteMy gosh.....how to keep up on all this???
ReplyDeleteI have just about tired of little pouches, so it's time to move up in size.
This will be fun.
Woohoo! I have buttoned up already. Oh, and I'd always envisaged Kim in fairy wings ;o)
ReplyDeleteThis is right up my alley. Looking forward to trying out some new patterns and learning some new techniques!
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteI´m in! And grabbed a button for my blog. I looove purses, and learning as much as possible about purses!
ReplyDeleteSounds great! I was thinking about making some purses earlier and now, there'll be some great projects and inspiration to see =D
ReplyDeleteI am so excited I found your site! This is great and I can't wait to see each days new inspiration!!
ReplyDeleteOh! I can't wait! I'm going to write a blog post about it this weekend. Yay!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing :)
ReplyDeleteYay! so much fun and awesome participants. I'm looking forward to it!
ReplyDeleteYay! And I love seeing my friend Katie's name up there in that list with fab bloggers!!
ReplyDeleteI'm in! I have a project in mind - I bought the pattern a few months ago but have been a bit nervous about starting it as it features a technique I haven't done a lot of - time to put on my big girl panties and GIT 'R DONE!
ReplyDeleteI'm always up for a sewing challenge!
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh - this is going to be the Best EVER !!! what fun
ReplyDeleteThis is so timely cause I just decided to make purses to sell! Hopefully I'll get some ideas to design a purse of my own! Just hope I don't miss the kickoff!
ReplyDeleteJust a quick query before I sign up - since i saw nothing to the contrary i am making the presumption that this is open to us international folk. Am i correct? Cheers, Karen
ReplyDeleteHi Sara, i can't figure out for the life of me how to add your button to my blog! Any tips? Would be much appreciated, thanks! Sabs (sabinamoolla{at}hotmail.com)
ReplyDeleteWow - this looks like so much fun. I'll probably watch with envy from the sidelines but maybe I can pop in now and then too!
ReplyDeleteOh...this will be fun. I love making bags... many thanks to Wendy of Craft's Apprentice for bringing me here.
ReplyDeleteI'm really excited about this. I pulled out my pattern :) baby steps, right?
ReplyDeleteHow did I not know about your blog or this Purse Palooza until today?! I love making bags. Check out my blog sewvery.blogspot.com to see some I've made. I'll definitely be playing along. Thanks, and I can't wait to be inspired by all the wonderful bags being reviewed.
ReplyDeletewow, this is awesome! can't wait!!!
ReplyDeleteHow do I get a button? I saw this in an earlier post. I'm new here but totally excited. I just opened a handmade boutique featuring handbags designed by me!! But I need help and hopefully this its it. Thanks Monica
ReplyDeleteMuito bom!!!!
ReplyDeletehugs
Maria Filomena
I'm grabbing the button and will join the party. LOVE making bags (o:
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a lot of fun. I made two dresses from Kay Whitts "Fashion Formulas Dresses" and was just thinking a purse is what I need. Ok, count me in. I have to look for fabrics and peruse through Kays book "Sew Serendipity Bags" to find a nice summer purse. Oh-gooody!!! I just love sewing!!
ReplyDeleteDo beach bags count? I've got one planned but I can do a purse too if I need to.
ReplyDeleteI like this idea will want to try to do this, thank you.
ReplyDeletePatricia
Starting on my first bag today, it is cut and ironed, tomrrow to sew!! Yippee! Thanks for hosting such a fun month.
ReplyDeleteDay 2 of my Quilt-As-You-Go quilt block UFO bag. Using up stash fabric, batting and 2 blocks from an abandoned Block of the Month series. Should have followed a tutorial I found from one of the blog hop hosts this morning! Making it way harder for myself than it should have been :) Patterns are a wonderful thing. My next bag will follow one!!
ReplyDeleteI don't see any mention of the daily prizes anywhere? Am I just confused lol?
ReplyDeleteI love both bags. The fabrics are beautiful. I've made lots of purses and would enjoy making those two bags.
ReplyDeleteGita
This is so much fun! I FINALLY went and made myself a bag thanks to this! =)
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the awesome information and inspiration!
This comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteI've been following over the past month. Love the inspiration. I've made my purse and it is now in use. I just need to add it to the flicker group.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your "All about interfacing" post, it was very helpful.
Just was scanning the pool, the judges are going to have a hard time, there's some amazing talent in there.
ReplyDeleteReally nice purses looking gorgeous
ReplyDeletevery nice thank you so much ^^
ReplyDeleteI know this event is over (boooo that I missed it) but there's so much great info in these reviews. Will add a link from my blog!
ReplyDeleteI was married to a man for 20 years and with him for 27 years. We have 4 children together. we were high school sweethearts and grew up in the same town and we went to the same schools all our lives. Our relationship was always a struggle. I always felt like he really didn’t love me, almost as if he tolerated me. Our sex life was great when it happened. I felt used most of the time so when he would want to be intimate I was reluctant. He began sleeping on the couch 10 years ago and that was not good. Whenever a special occasion was at hand he would neglect to acknowledge me with a card or gift, when I would complain he would say “grow up we have 4 kids” that hurt. I tried so many things to fix him and change him but it just didn’t work. I threatened several times to eave and as usual nothing worked. His parents lived right beside us and they interfered way too much in our marriage. That of course caused alot of anger and resentment. There were times when I felt he may have had an affair but i never had any proof. As things got worse i got us into therapy but the therapist said in order for therapy to work you have to be open and accepting and willing to change, my husband wasn’t! we tried three different attempts and three different therapists and they all said the same thing. I started to see a therapist myself and she helped me a lot to better myself and go back to school. Everything got really bad and finally I called the mediator. We were in our 4th session with the mediator when my husband decided to tell me he was seeing someone else and that she made him happy and that he had moved on. He told me it was our family notary, she is 31. My husband and I are 44. At that point I decided to call a lawyer and file for divorce. I feel so empty, sad and alone. my kids are hurt as well. I am terrified and feel like my heart is shattered into pieces. I still love him and it hurts so much to know he is with someone else. I am feeling guilty now, I feel that maybe I didn’t try hard enough.before i contacted this spell caster who help me out in my problem now we are all happy together in happy family this is the email address doctorsunshinehope@yahoo.com he can also help you in your problem he is very good in power i did not believe him before until help me in my problem.
ReplyDeletemy regard to you all.
To Buy Handbags Online, always try to check that Brand’s performance you are going to buy. For example Price Comparison, Product quality, Product’s Material, Online availability. As Thia handbags are made according customers choice and need.
ReplyDeleteCute purses! I love the fabric! There is a great fabric store in Calgary that sells ones you've shown. I wonder though do you use a different fastener on them?
ReplyDelete