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The Emporia => Access All Accessories => Topic started by: Sara-S on November 04, 2020, 18:13:34 PM
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I just sewed my first purse for the Purse Project. The purses go to girls in Zambia, who tend to miss too much school because fo their periods (and a lack of sanitary supplies.) They ask volunteers around the world to sew the purses and hire local women to sew washable pads & make soap to wash them. The purses are meant to carry their pads discretely.
If you’d like to read a bit more;
https://sewpowerful.org/pages/purse-project
My first attempt has a few mistakes, but still came out usable.
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That sounds like a good cause...
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This is a very worthwile project to get involved with. Thanks for posting.
I have looked at the site & see there is a place in the UK to send them
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This is a very worthwile project to get involved with. Thanks for posting.
I have looked at the site & see there is a place in the UK to send them
Yes, indeed they do have a UK mailing address. I checked before posting here.
https://sewpowerful.org/pages/where-to-send-your-sew-powerful-purses
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I did another one last night. I didn’t make the same mistakes, but I did make new ones. The seam ripper was starting to giggle at me. But I ultimately got the desired result. Pics later.
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I finished 2 purses in the last day it so. Here they are;
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I downloaded the pattern and was surprised at the amount of work it is. I thought I might be interested in doing something like this to use up some quilting cotton but it's too fiddly for my taste. Kudos to you.
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Thanks @mudcat I did 2 more in blue. They are identical, so I just took a picture of the one.
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They look great @Sara-S well done. I'm sure there will be some young ladies very grateful for your time and effort.