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. 1: ByAnnie.com Kick Off

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. 10: Teresa Coates of Shannon Fabrics
Oct. 11: Beyond the Reef
Oct. 12: Sallie Tomato
Oct. 13: Suzn Quilts
Oct. 17: Snuggles Quilts
Oct. 20: Pat Sloan
Oct. 21: Knot and Thread Design
Oct. 23: Sookie Sews
Oct. 24: Mister Domestic
Oct. 26: A Bright Corner
Oct. 27: Sew Cute and Quirky
Oct. 31: ByAnnie.com Wrap Up

I have decided to make another round of the

Nesting Baskets

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,

Makers Collage

shipping to shops at the end of this year.

So, grab some thread, some chalk and graphite pencils, some clips

and some GREAT

Soft and Stable from byAnnie.com

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.

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.

https://youtu.be/JJSJVtUCwYc

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.

www.beyondthereefpatterns.com

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)

https://fundraise.nbcf.org/fundraiser/3516103

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!

email natalie@beyondthereefpatterns.com

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)

Sunday, October 10, 2021

The #SewPink Initiative Blog Hop

My mother always wanted to attend the survivor's luncheon at USC Breast Center - Keck Medicine of USC

Sadly, she was never able to attend that Luncheon.

She passed away when I was just in my 30's.

Breast Cancer has touched each and every one of us in one way or another.

But still -- still we need to be reminded.

ByAnnie.com

It is with great honor that I am happy to participate in the #SewPink initiative created by

ByAnnie.com LLC

"#SewPINK began with a blog hop. Each year we reach out to talented makers around the world to share their time and talents to help us promote healthy living and available cancer-screening resources!

We're as excited as ever for 2021's #SewPINK Blog Hop sew-lebrity lineup! This year will be packed with awesome prizes, patterns and projects, encouraging messages, and so much more!"

ByAnnie.com

"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

To find screenings available near you:

In addition to participating in the #SewPINK Initiative, Fat Quarter Shop invites you to support the National Breast Cancer Foundation with the goal of raising $10,000.

To find the #SewPINK donation to Fat Quarter Shop’s fundraiser visit: https://fundraise.nbcf.org/FatQuarterShop"

-Annie