beyond the reef: breast cancer awareness month

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

#SewPink Initiative Blog Hop 2025

#SewPINK Initiative Blog Hop 2025

It is my sincere pleasure to be a part of byAnnie.com ' s

Blog Hop once again.

My mother, Norma Rose, wanted nothing more than to

attend the Breast Cancer Survivor's Banquet.....

but things did not work out that way for her.

So any time I can support what Annie is doing

during this Initiative, I am honored to do so.

It is near and dear to my heart

Every day this month, you have the chance to touch base

with this great group of designers that Annie has assembled.

#SewPINK Breast Cancer Awareness Blog Hop 2025

"Join us each day in October for a blog hop of inspiration and education, as well as a fundraiser through the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and charity sewing opportunities. Be sure to check out each day's blog for information and giveaway opportunities."

Thank you Annie for your generous use of your platform for this great educational event.

https://www.byannie.com/blog/byannie-s-blog-1/sewpink-breast-cancer-253

While my projects may not be completely pink,

there is an ode to pink in each of the bags.

What a great byAnnie pattern,

CLAM UP

Grab this pattern, order your byAnnie supplies,

and take a day to make some varying size bags

for someone you know who might need a little pick me up,

or a set of bags for treatment travel.

(sizes shown are Large and Extra Large

and yes, they nest!)

(fabric used is in shops March 2026, available for order now

Winding Road by me, for Windham Fabrics)

Please leave a comment and we'll enter you to win a series of six

beyond the reef patterns

Winner will be randomly selected November 1.

Thank you Annie, for creating this place

for education

for inspiration

and for

support.

Natalie Barnes

www.beyondthereefpatterns.com

www.beyondthereefshop.com

The #SewPink Initiative's mission is to raise awareness for cancer throughout the year.

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

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.

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

#SewPINK Initiative 2019 byAnnie.com

it's October.breast cancer awareness month.

and I couldn't be more excited to be a part of the initiative

created by

byAnnie.com

to bring awareness to this special month

thank you

Annie!

in addition to the campaign, there is information about prizes, donations,

and the blog hop schedule here:

https://www.byannie.com/2019-sewpink

we chose to make the byAnnie

Zip It Up!

project

using

Windham Fabrics Collection

featuring fabrics and artists:

Woman's Wisdom by Carrie Bloomston

Celebrating Women by Maria Carluccio

Flower Power by Carolyn Gavin

with

Marcia Derse Palette accents

and thanks to Windham Fabrics

we'll be sending one lucky reader
(chosen from the comments below)

a stack of Palette and some of the designers' fabrics

please leave a comment to be entered
in the drawing for the fabrics
have you ever made a byAnnie.com bag or project?

I will be the first to admit it - I was intimidated by this project!!!
but who wouldn't jump in for such a great campaign....

the first part of the project prep was spent watching Annie's

GREAT

video tutorials about making zippers from her Zippers by the Yard

and her "how to" videos about installing zippers

the tutorials make it all so easy

byAnnie patterns are really specific and easy to follow
and I highly recommend jumping in and making any one of her projects

now that I've completed one of these great bags

(just don't look too closely....ahem....)

I think I'm ready to make a few more for girlfriends,

tucking in some of the information about

Breast Cancer Awareness

and Annie's Sew Pink Initiative

and that means shopping for more supplies:

byAnnie's Soft and Stable

Mesh Fabric

Clear Vinyl

Handbag zippers

and

Clips

after all, byAnnie's is donating 30% - yes, 30% of profits

on SewPINK items

sold on their online shop

(see below)

thank you, Annie

for this wonderful month full of fun projects

inspiration from designers

and education and resources

for all

HappiestDays.

Natalie

be.do.create

The #SewPink Initiative was created by ByAnnie.com LLC to raise awareness for breast cancer during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness month. They have pledged to raise funds to donate to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation through sales and promote action through giveaways.

For more information please visit their official #SewPINK information page: https://www.byannie.com/2019-SewPINK

To donate directly visit: https://give.bcrf.org/give/31404/#!/donation/checkout

To see the calendar of events visit: https://www.byannie.com/2019-SewPINK#calendar

ByAnnie will be donating 30% of profits on all SewPINK items sold on their web store. You can search for SewPINK items on their website or see the list of items here: https://www.byannie.com/index.phproute=product/search&search=sewpink