Purse Palooza 2015 at Sew Sweetness
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Purse Palooza 2015

Purse Palooza 2015 at Sew Sweetness

I can hardly believe that this is the 4th year of Purse Palooza! This is my most favorite event on my blog, and anywhere I go, people seem to be asking about it, so your wait is over! It’s Purse Palooza time! Here are the details, whether you’re new here or to refresh your memory from last year!

  • Every weekday from October 2nd – October 29th, 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!
  • Even more exciting…THERE WILL BE A GIVEAWAY EVERY WEEKDAY DURING THE EVENT! That’s right, 20 GIVEAWAYS! Tiffany of This Crafty Fox, Emma of For My Little Monster, and Kylie of My Lil Moo Designs are helping with the giveaway postings this year.
  • At the end of the event, you will get a chance to show me a purse(s) you’ve made in order to win some amazing prizes! Of course, international entries are welcome too!

Sew Sweetness Sloan Travel Bag

SCHEDULE

The following is the schedule of the bag pattern reviews. I will update each bag link as the post goes live, so check back here to see as the bag reviews come in!
           Raspberry SunshineSwoon Donna
Oct 7 – Teresa L. – Sewing Patterns by Mrs. H. Nappy Bag
           Jaime S. – Swoon Pearl
             The Nosy Pepper – Swoon Bonnie Bag
             Quilts My WaySew Sweetness Tudor Bag
             TerrySerendipity Studio Tulip Tote
Oct 22 – The Sewing Loft – Venna Tote
             Cloth Albatross – Noodlehead Rainbow Clutch
Oct 27 – Happy Okapi – Blue Calla Tansy Tote
             Darcie Mair – Sew Sweetness Soda Pop Bag
Oct 28 – Rebel and Malice – Swoon Nora Doctor Bag
             Very Kerry Berry – Noodlehead Double-Zip Wallet
Oct 29 – My Crafty Crap – Swoon Sheena
             Sovanisa – Swoon Charlotte
Oct 30 – S.O.T.A.K. Handmade – Michelle Patterns Aster Wristlet
             sewVery – Green Bee Scoop Tote
             Ree – Handmade with Seria Purse
Sew Sweetness Aeroplane Bags

Contest Rules

1. Check out all the purse pattern reviews throughout the month and get inspired to sew up a purse of your own!

2. Link up your completed purse right at the bottom of this post BETWEEN OCTOBER 5th AND NOVEMBER 14th. Your purse must be created and photographed between those dates; purses made prior to October 5, 2015 will be disqualified. The purse may be of your own design, or made from a sewing pattern. You can link from Flickr, your blog post, Instagram, or wherever else you host your photos.

3. There is no limit to how many purses you may enter, as long as they were made between October 5th and November 14th. Only one link-up per purse please, but you may make multiple purses, as long as each is linked up once.

*Note: Besides bags and purses, for this event I will also accept clutches, backpacks, wallets, etc.

If you have any additional questions, feel free to comment on this post and I will get back to you!

Sew Sweetness Petrillo Bag

Prizes

1stprize

 

2ndprize

 

1 randomly-drawn winner will receive a copy of Windy City Bags!

The designers of the Bag of the Month Club will be this year’s judges! Our new club opens for early bird registration on December 1, 2015, so stay tuned for more information!

Thank you so much to ALL of the sponsors from this year!

Swoon Patterns – By AnnieLil Moo DesignsBlue Calla PatternsEmmaline BagsThe Littlest ThistleWhistlepig Creek ProductionsCloBird DesignsChris W. DesignsSewing Patterns by Mrs. H. – CraftsyAmong Brenda’s Quilts and BagsBetz WhiteTwo Pretty PoppetsRadiant Home StudioFor My Little MonsterSerendipity StudioNoodlehead

How to Enter Your Completed Bag

You may link up a bag completed by you between October 5, 2015 and November 14, 2015. You may link up as many bags as you make during this time. Please link a photo from Flickr, your blog, Instagram, or other photo-sharing site.

 

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64 thoughts on “Purse Palooza 2015

  1. Thank you for hosting this event, I look forward to it each year.
    Impossibly Poppy

  2. Krista says:

    Yay! Purse Palooza is here! I am really looking forward to it. Thanks to everyone is involved in running it! 🙂

  3. Having just discovered your blog in the past few months, I did not know about your Purse Palooza, but am looking forward to it. Making purses, bags, totes and so much more is always fun. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful creative day!

  4. I am fairly new to the site,& this is my first time following a Purse Palooza, sounds fun. I am looking forward to the reviews, I have learned many new tips from other reviews and blogs I have read, & I love looking at pretty bags…:)

  5. Holly D says:

    I love love love Purse Palooza! I did not know it was happening again, so when I saw it on IG, I was real happy…real quick! Thanks for putting it together every year. I always learn something new

  6. Amy K. says:

    eep! Pursepalooza is the best!!! =)

  7. Anna L says:

    I love Purse Palooza! Do diaper clutches count? It opens up into a changing pad and I am going to be making one this week so thought I would ask 🙂

  8. Shimrit says:

    Wow, this is my first time here and I’m so excited to be here! I can see that I will get all the inspiration I need right here. Thanks for hosting such a great event!!

  9. Vondora says:

    What is the name of the pattern shown in the email?

  10. Sandra says:

    So excited!!!!! I’m a purse/wallet nut!

  11. Gayle S says:

    Can’t wait until October 28th! I can’t wrap my brain around the double zip wallet Anna has in her book. I hope Very Kerry Berry will give us a few pointers in her review!

  12. Maria says:

    Wow ! I am so enjoying my first Purse Palooza! It just so happens that I am off work all week ( due to surgery ) so I am eagerly stalking the blog every morning waiting for that first review to be posted. ( too impatient to wait for the email notification ) Wish I could take the whole month off just to read the reviews and make more of these great purses!

  13. Basia says:

    Hi Sara! Can I link up etui on child’s health history book? It’s kind of clutch. It’s my own design and idea.

  14. This is such a fun event!! I’m so sorry I missed the start but I’m very much enjoying reading it all now =)

  15. Deana W. says:

    This is my first Purse Palooza and I am so excited to see all the awesome patterns and bag makers.

  16. Basia says:

    Thank You for great event!

  17. James says:

    I am so lucky to have participated in Purse Palooza 2015.

  18. Holly says:

    Were winning bags posted somewhere?

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