beyond the reef: #sewpinkinitiative

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

https://www.byannie.com/blog/byannie-s-blog-1/sewpink-initiative-kick-off-2024-152

Thanks to byAnnie for showering us with this awareness!

In keeping with the traveling theme

a series of great travel accessories were selected from

www.byannie.com

(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

https://www.ByAnnie.com/SewPINK

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.

"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."

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