Blog Hop Calendar

Live with Annie Schedule

Photo Contest details

#SewPINK Donation

This year, we are again joining forces with Fat Quarter Shop to promote a fundraiser. The goal is to raise $20,000 to donate to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

If you learn something new or are inspired by any of the fun #SewPINK events this year, we ask that you make a generous donation.

ByAnnie.com will match every dollar raised on the ByAnnie #SewPINK 2022 team fundraising page.

DONATE HERE

Annual Blog Hop!

#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 2022's #SewPINK Blog Hop sew-lebrity lineup! This year will be packed with awesome prizes, patterns and projects, encouraging messages, and so much more!

Want to see last years blogs? Visit the 2021 #SewPINK Blog Hop round up of each sew-lebrity blog!

2022 #SewPINK Blog Hop Schedule

#SewPINK Photo Contest Category!

#SewPINK Award: One participant will be selected to receive a $50 coupon to be used on ByAnnie.com in our Monthly Photo Contest.

We will also give away a number of $15 coupons to other wonderful #SewPINK submissions.

Share your story or experience with breast cancer, submit photos of Bosom Buddy or other related projects you've sewn (perhaps you made a bag for a hospital stay), offer advice or encouragement, or share resources. Maybe you have experience with another form of cancer. We welcome your thoughts as well. We're excited to see what you come up with, and what breast cancer awareness means to you!

Photo attribution: this Clam Up pouch was sewn, pieced, and photographed by Angela Bowman of Sewfinity for the 2020 #SewPINK blog hop.

This category is only for the month of October and November!

FIND THE PHOTO CONTEST

This project would be great to sew with your quilt guild for donations or for a specific friend or family member in mind. Bosom Buddy is simple, quick, and easy to make. In addition to the free downloadable PDF patterns, you can also find full-color printed versions of the pattern in packs of 1o HERE.

Pictured here is our friend Pati Beck wearing a Bosom Buddy. Pati is a long-arm quilter, Soft and Stable cutter, and a breast cancer survivor!

• We shared an interview with Pati about her sewing and breast cancer experiences. You can read all about it here.
• History of the treatment of cancer, with a focus on breast cancer.
• Find the free Bosom Buddy PDF pattern.

LIVE with Annie #SewPINK Specials

Join us for a month of special guests throughout the month of October!

We are so excited for the opportunity to learn some new skills from these talented artists:

• September 28, 2022 - Jennifer and Carolyn Gibbons talk about hereditary cancers and ways that quilters and sewists can help those who are dealing with those diseases.
• October 5, 2022 - Annie kicks off #SewPink with a trunk show of medical needs patterns.
• October 12, 2022 - Natalie Barnes of Beyond the Reef
• October 19, 2022 - #SewPink and happiness on a roll with Edith Minne of Renaissance Ribbons.
• October 26, 2022 - A visit with Carrie Bloomston - inspiring creativity

Early detection saves lives.

Despite its limitations, a mammogram is the most effective form of screening. It's not the most enjoyable appointment you'll have all year, but in 20 minutes a mammogram can identify cancer several years before any physical symptoms develop.

It's important to stay positive as you handle your screenings. 1 in 9 mammograms result in a callback for further testing, and 95% of these callbacks do NOT have cancer!

Find a screening program near you:

• Breast Screen (Australia)
• CDC.gov (US)
• WebMD (free screenings)

Why breast cancer?

Nearly 70% of the ByAnnie community - our customers, staff, and friends - are within the highest risk factor for breast cancer. Not only that, 1 in 8 women (and 1 in 833 men) will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.

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.

We understand there are many causes and other health concerns that require awareness. We encourage you to sew a ribbon block in colors that fit that cause and share it with us as well! We would love to include all when it comes to awareness.