Saturday, October 26, 2024

#SewPINK Initiative Blog Hop 2024





I traveled every weekend, for seven years....
to be with my mother
during treatment
during recovery
during complications
during it all

(bags above are Travel Duffle Bag 2.1 and Get Out of Town 2.1)

Today, technology is so much better.
Treatments are so much better.
We can be so much better.
Please visit
Thanks to byAnnie for showering us with this awareness!


In keeping with the traveling theme

a series of great travel accessories were selected from
(including EVERYTHING I needed to complete the projects!)

Grab a friend or two, and hit the road.
But be sure to make a few great gifts to share with your travel mates.


I thot this would be a fun travel gift - add a gift card
to a restaurant or coffee house at your travel destination!


These are made with Sally Kelly's new fabric, TWILIGHT, for Windham Fabrics
(ships February 2025)
I cut enough fabric from fat quarters
to make eleven of these easy peasey wallets


The next thing on my list was the Petit Four Baskets
Using byAnnie's Soft and Stable makes everything so crisp!


(now to make the last three!!)


We'll be working our way through the "Piecekeeper Project Bag"
and "Cut it Out!"  for more great travel gifts.
And posting on our ig or fb pages
@beyondthereefpatterns

Grab some friends, hit the road, 
and 
appreciate your time together.

Until that time, please take a look at the links to all of the participants
for this year's
SewPink.

And if you can, donate.


Help us raise funds for research.

Nearly 70% of the ByAnnie community - our customers, staff, and friends - are within the highest risk factor for breast cancer. Many members of our ByAnnie family have witnessed their loved ones endure countless treatments and make painful goodbyes. For us, it’s personal. We imagine it’s personal for you, as well.

In joining forces with Fat Quarter Shop, we are encouraging donations to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Through their research, we move closer to prevention and cures. 

ByAnnie.com will be matching all funds raised during the month of October 2024 (up to $10k) and encourage you to donate, if you can. 


#SewPINK


Tuesday, October 11, 2022

#SewPINK Initiative Blog Hop 2022



 ...if it has been a year, 

it's time for you to schedule your appointment!!


I just made my appointment this last week.
When is your appointment scheduled for 2022?  
(leave a comment below with your 2022 Mammogram date
to be entered in our giveaway!!)

Every year, Annie Unrein, founder and creator of byAnnie.com 
takes the time to put together this great event
SewPINK INITIATIVE
It's a great way to raise awareness about breast cancer.

And I am honored to be included, again, this year.

Click HERE for a list of participants in this year's Blog Hop, and for more great information!!

Blog Hop 2022 Schedule

✂ Oct. 3: Emmaline Bags
✂ Oct. 4: Hugs‘N Kisses
✂ Oct. 5: Clover & Violet
✂ Oct. 6: Fat Quarter Shop – The Jolly Jabber (you’re here!)
✂ Oct. 7: Sewfinity
✂ Oct. 11: Beyond the Reef
✂ Oct. 12: Sallie Tomato
✂ Oct. 13: Suzn Quilts
✂ Oct. 17: Snuggles Quilts
✂ Oct. 20: Pat Sloan
✂ Oct. 23: Sookie Sews
✂ Oct. 24: Mister Domestic
✂ Oct. 26: A Bright Corner


I have decided to make another round of the

Because, well, we all need an easy gift to make, 
and they are one of my favorite patterns featured at byAnnie.com,

Know someone starting treatment?
Put a few necessities in a Nesting Basket, and gift it as your way
of saying, "I'm here for you!  I got you!  I support you!!!"

For my version of these Nesting Baskets,
I decided to use my upcoming line of fabrics by Windham Fabrics,
shipping to shops at the end of this year.



So, grab some thread, some chalk and graphite pencils, some clips
and some GREAT
As a matter of fact, order two or three of the bags of this product
because, well, it's a staple that should be in
EVERYONE'S
Studio!


My tip of the day is,
prep, prep, prep
Once you sit down at your sewing machine,
you'll be ready to follow Annie's detailed instructions
and these baskets will come together in no time!


Thank you for letting me be a part of this great event, Annie!
And thanks to all of you out there, for inviting me into your Studio.

Remember to leave a comment below to be entered in a drawing for a giveaway!
We're going to create three (yes, three) giveaways, too.

Leave a comment below, on the blog, 
telling us the date of your 2022 Mammogram
to be entered in a drawing for six beyond the reef patterns 
and a fat quarter bundle of Makers Collage!

Then leave a comment at @beyondthereefpatterns on Instagram
and again, a comment on @beyondthereefpatterns on Facebook!
(two more ways to enter a drawing for six beyond the reef patterns, 
and a $25 gift certificate to our online shop!)

That's three ways to be entered for some great giveaways
just by telling us the date of your 2022 Mammogram!  
Stay Healthy!!!

HappiestDays.
Natalie.

Share with #SewPINK 

The #SewPink Initiative was created by ByAnnie.com LLC to raise awareness for breast cancer throughout the year. Our efforts culminate in an annual blog hop during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month to promote self-care, awareness, early detection, and support for those affected by breast cancer. 

To learn more and see the calendar of events, visit: https://www.ByAnnie.com/SewPINK

Breast cancer affects 1 in 8 women, and unfortunately, many of us know someone or have ourselves been affected by this disease. The good news is we can do something about it because breast cancer is detectable with monthly breast self-exams and mammograms

To find screenings available near you: 

In addition to participating in #SewPINK, Fat Quarter Shop invites you to support the National Breast Cancer Foundation with the goal of raising $20,000. To find the Fat Quarter Shop fundraiser, visit: https://fundraise.nbcf.org/team/fqs

ByAnnie.com will match every dollar raised on the #SewPINK fundraising page.


Monday, October 11, 2021

#sewPINK Initiative Blog Hop - byAnnie's Nesting Baskets

#SewPINK Blog Hop

caution:  Nesting Baskets; you can't make just one!!!



It is my honor to be a part of the #SewPINK Initiative
Blog Hop
2021

But the big thank you's go out this month to
www.byannie.com
"Our goals were to raise awareness, encourage people to get their screenings, come together as a community, and donate to breast cancer research. We believe breast cancer awareness is important all year. Although we emphasize awareness in October (Breast Cancer Awareness Month), our continuous goal is to provide resources and awareness year-round."

It's time to make that appointment for your screening!



I asked Annie and her team if I could make
Nesting Baskets
For this set of baskets, I used Our House fabrics
by Windham Fabrics (coming to shops this Spring)
and a light grey variegated Aurifil 50 wt thread.
Wonder Clips are very helpful, as are sharp scissors for precise circle cutting.




First, let me tell you just a few things about this pattern.

1.  Your best success will be to use Soft and Stable from byAnnie
WARNING:  At first glance, you think opening the package is going to be like 
opening one of those new queen size mattresses that come in a small box
Let go of that idea.
It is a GREAT product, and yes, you can fold it back up and get it back in the bag.
It's easy to accurately cut with a rotary cutter.
It WILL compress when stitched.
(I do sew on a Janome HD-9, but no special heavy duty machine is really required)
Soft and Stable is magic stuff.  
If you use byAnnie's Soft and Stable, you will have great results!


2.  Be sure to read all instructions.
WARNING:  Falling asleep at night imagining how to make these nesting baskets
is not going to help you figure out how to make these.
And guessing at the dimensions and what goes where is just not the right approach.
As my minister once said in a sermon,
"If all else fails, read instructions."
And this pattern is full of great information. 
Just follow the detailed step by step instructions -I promise, these are easy to make.



3.  Be ready to make more than one set of these Baskets.
WARNING:  Once you've made the first of three, you'll be ready for more, more, more!!!
They get easier with every one that you make.
And while you're sewing, you start thinking of all of the different 
"themed fabrics" you can use to make these.
Halloween!!!!
Hanukkah.
Christmas.
New Baby.
Neutral Low Volume Prints for home decor!!!!

Let me just tell you, you can EASILY make a set of these in an afternoon.
And they would be a wonderful gift to give, and to receive!!!
(see offer after signature line)



Finally, let me just remind you - 
Follow the hashtag #SewPINK on social media. byAnnie's has exciting things planned! 

"Schedule your mammogram, know your risk factors, and support your friends. 
Breast cancer doesn’t take a break, neither will we."
-Annie

 Oct. 1 (Fri):Fat Quarter Shop - The Jolly Jabber

 Oct. 2 (Sat):Sallie Tomato

 Oct. 4 (Mon)Hugs ‘N Kisses

 Oct. 6 (Wed)Sewfinity

 Oct. 11 (Mon):Beyond the Reef

 Oct. 13 (Wed)Great Heron Thread Co.

 Oct. 15 (Fri)Love You Sew

 Oct. 15 (Fri)Emmaline Bags

 Oct. 16 (Sat)Meadow Mist Designs

 Oct. 18 (Mon)OklaRoots

 Oct. 20 (Wed)Suzn Quilts

 Oct. 20 (Wed)Teresa Coates

 Oct. 22 (Fri)Knot and Thread Design

 Oct. 23 (Sat): Shannon’s Studio

 Oct. 25 (Mon)The Littlest Thistle

 Oct. 27 (Thur)Mister Domestic

 Oct. 27 (Wed)Sookie Sews 


Thanks to Annie and her team,
we are reminded that it's important
to participate in October's Breast Cancer Awareness Month,
caring for ourselves, and caring for others!

HappiestDays.

Natalie.






If you'd like to make a set of these baskets
in Merry & Mod fabrics by Windham Fabrics,
please donate $36
to the fundraiser that byAnnie has set up 
to match the Fat Quarter Shop donation
(click on this link, below)
Email confirmation of your donation of 
$36 to the link above,
and we will send you these three pieces of 
Merry & Mod fabrics
A total of 3-1/2 yards of fabric, for your donation.

You'll need to go to byAnnie.com to order the pattern and 
a package of Soft and Stable, but then you'll have everything you need
to make a set of Christmas Nesting Baskets!

with your donation confirmation, and your mailing address.
And we'll send you 3-1/2 yards of fabric, sent right to your door.

(Pattern and Soft and Stable can be purchased from www.byannie.com)

(free shipping to US addresses only, please)