SewPINK: Awareness Ribbon Zip It Up

My friend Annie Unrein of byAnnie.com started the #SewPINK Initiative, an online event focused on breast cancer awareness. Her goals are to encourage people to get their screenings and to donate to breast cancer research. This is our 3rd year participating, and we are only too happy to participate and to help support this worthy cause.

Here's what I came up with: an awareness ribbon Zip It Up organizer. Annie has so many wonderful sewing patterns, and it's so fun experiment with inserting our awareness ribbon block into her projects. I have to say it's pretty perfect on the front of this case!

SUPPLIES

To get the pattern piece for the body of the case, I made a patchwork panel including a 6.5" block of our free Awareness Ribbon foundation paper piecing pattern, then followed the instructions in Annie's Zip It Up sewing pattern to make the small case. Take a look at the pattern for all the required supplies, but I thought I’d call out a few:

MAGENTA 9 FQ BUNDLE + BLACK

I chose pinks from our Magenta 9 fat quarter bundle of Kona Cotton Solid fabrics: Honeysuckle for the ribbon, Sassy Pink for the background, Baby Pink for the interior, and a variety of pinks for the outer pocket. I used Kona Cotton Black for the accents.

ZIPPERS BY THE YARD AND ZIPPER PULLS

I used Zippers by the Yard in black, which is basically a long length of zipper tape without any attached zipper pulls. Then I took a few colors of individual zipper pulls and slid them onto the zipper tape. I was worried about that process, but it was WAY easier than I thought it would be. I love this zipper option so much that I offer it for sale at Sewfinity.com: Zippers By The Yard - Black Multi. Make sure you watch the quick video I made to learn how to attach the zipper pulls!

SOFT AND STABLE

In my opinion, there’s no substitute for Soft and Stable [Amazon]. Nothing supports like it. It's what gives structure to this organizer, allowing it to be sturdy and supported. And it quilts like a dream (I used Aurifil 40wt thread in Dove and Medium Grey).

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INSTRUCTIONS

For the front, starting with the 6.5" ribbon block, I attached a 2" x 6.5" strip to the bottom, 2.5" x 8" strips as left and right borders, then a 10.5" x 11.5" piece to the top. One fat quarter of Sassy Pink was just enough for the background, with some careful cutting. The "ribbon block background" pieces are all used to make the foundation-paper-pieced ribbon block. Here's the cutting layout I used:

For the outer pocket, I made 5-strip patchwork of 2.5" x 9" strips. I loved how the wavy quilting turned out on one of the monochrome Clam Up pouches I made, so I made that happen on this back pocket. It coordinates so nicely!

Here are my notes on piecing and quilting, in case you'd like to make one, too.  

 

Want to see what I made in previous SewPINKs?

• 2020 - Awareness Ribbon Pillow
• 2019 - Awareness Ribbon Pouch

2021 BLOG HOP SCHEDULE

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

✂ Oct. 2 (Sat):Sallie Tomato

✂ Oct. 4 (Mon): Hugs ‘N Kisses

✂ Oct. 6 (Wed): Sewfinity (you are here!)

✂ 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. 22 (Fri): Knot and Thread Design

✂ Oct. 23 (Sat): Knot and Thread Design

✂ Oct. 25 (Mon): The Littlest Thistle

✂ Oct. 27 (Thur): Mister Domestic

✂ Oct. 27 (Wed): Sookie Sews 

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: 

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

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 fundraiser, visit: https://fundraise.nbcf.org/FatQuarterShop 

To learn more about the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, visit: https://www.bcrf.org/