Bit of a TASK!!

This is how I spent the majority of my Saturday. . .

Sewing and . . .SEWING. . .

. . .and SEWING!!

After a 10 hour day sewing my back is killing me!!! I don't usually have that kind of time to sit and sew but, today I needed to work on finishing my task of making the bitty purses for a big event coming up.

I didn't quite finish all of them but I did make 64 of the 80 bitty purses along with the cute tags that are tied to the handles. I was really excited that the tags even coordinated and felt pretty lucky that I had paper to match.

Here's a few pictures of the tags. . .

These tags were so fun to make.

I used a 2" scalloped circle punch to make the tag and a flower punch by Quikutz for the flower. I also used a flower stamp by "Stampin-Up" and the words are from a stamp set by "Hero Arts." The tags are tied to the handle using a 6" piece of 1/4" ribbon.

I hope the pictures inspire you to make some bitty purses of your own. I plan on making more for Mother's Day and filling them with goodies and maybe even some earrings to give to the special Mother's in my life. I have quite a few women who have blessed my life!

Here are the purses grouped in their respective colors. In some of the pictures you will notice that the lining became the outside and the outside became the lining. The purses are actually reversible which is really fun. When the lining fabric was more plain I left it inside.

Purple-Yellow Group

Blue-Red Group

Black-Yellow Group

Blue-Green Group

Blue-Pink Group

Green-Pink Group

Black-Pink Group

Blue-Red Group

I'm hoping there's a favorite color for everyone!
I'm still working on two groupings.
One Orange-Yellow and another Blue-Pink

Well, I've taken some Advil and I'm headed off to bed. I plan on sleeping in until 9am if I can.

Goodnight. . .and Sweet Dreams!!!

Please Note:
For those that missed the tutorial link in my 100th post here it is! I will also be posting it on my sidebar for those that may want to always know where it is. Check back soon. I think I'll be adding a few quick tips to Suzie's tutorial that I learned while making over 64 bags. Have fun making these fun little purses. Just so you know I've been talking with Suzie through email and it was fun to learn that she made up the mini purse. Isn't it sooooo cute? I just LOVE it and lots of other's have too! Bravo Suzie!!

Make sure to leave some COMMENT LOVE for SUZIE when you go by for a visit. Thanks!! Oh and BTW the bags are for a quilt retreat. Shhh! Don't tell anyone, it's kind of a surprise. I'm hoping that none of the ladies read my blog, yet! LOL!