SewPINK: Drop Zone Zippered Trays

SewPINK: Drop Zone Zippered Trays

We love participating in SewPINK each year - this is our 5th year! What's SewPINK? It's an online event focused on breast cancer awareness hosted by the wonderful team at ByAnnie. Their goals are to raise awareness, promote screenings, foster community, and support breast cancer research. 

This year I made a trio of zippered trays with ByAnnie's Drop Zone Sewing Pattern. We love the quality of ByAnnie's products here at Sewfinity, and so we offer many of them in our online shop. SewPINK gives me an excuse each year to go back in our warehouse, peruse through her patterns, and match them up to the fabrics we offer.

I chose Drop Zone because it's a small and simple project: it doesn't require attaching a zipper pull and there's no binding to apply. Plus I think the tray design is pretty genius.

SewPINK 2024 - Drop Zone Zippered Trays - Sewfinity.com

As I was going through our fat quarter fabric bins for pinks, I started a palette of very pale pinks, some peachy-pinks, a couple of creamy neutrals, plus two Essex Yarn Dyed colors. The resulting fabric stack made me gasp, it was so pretty. So I made it into a bundle for you: SewPINK 2024 Fat Quarter Bundle.

SewPINK 2024 Fat Quarter Bundle - Sewfinity.com

I chose 5 fat quarters and got to the fun "work" making all 3 sizes of the Drop Zone.

SewPINK 2024 - Drop Zone Zippered Trays - Sewfinity.com

For the small version I made a half-square triangle of Kona Cotton in Bellini and Dusty Peach, using Snow for the lining. The quilting is a simple diagonal crosshatch.

SewPINK 2024 - Drop Zone Zippered Trays - Sewfinity.com
SewPINK 2024 - Drop Zone Zippered Trays - Sewfinity.com

For the medium version I made a color-block of Kona Bellini and Snow, lining with Dusty Peach. Quilting is a curved crosshatch.

SewPINK 2024 - Drop Zone Zippered Trays - Sewfinity.com

For the large version I used Essex Yarn Dyed in Blossom - the first time I've used a linen blend in a pouch. It turned out great! I lined it with Kona Natural and quilted with radiating straight lines. For more info on the quilting design, see page 53 of the book: WALK by Jacquie Gering. I've also used this design on a Clam Up pouch!

SewPINK 2024 - Drop Zone Zippered Trays - Sewfinity.com
SewPINK 2024 - Drop Zone Zippered Trays - Sewfinity.com

Here are the supplies I used to make the 3 zippered trays:

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These trays are such a great project! I love the way they open up to be completely flat and when zipped closed they're a diamond shaped tube. They're pretty perfect for storing sewing stuff. I'll be using the medium size for my favorite quilt binding supplies :)

by Angela Bowman, Owner of Sewfinity

SewPINK 2024 - Drop Zone Zippered Trays - Sewfinity.com
SewPINK 2024 - Drop Zone Zippered Trays - Sewfinity.com
SewPINK 2024 - Drop Zone Zippered Trays - Sewfinity.com

Want to see what I made in previous SewPINKs?

 

The #SewPink Initiative was created by ByAnnie.com LLC to raise awareness for breast 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
To find screenings available near you: 

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3 comments

These are delightful! Thank you for sharing your work.

Pam

I love these bags!

Beryl Stoots

Oh, my, Angela! These are amazing. I love the ombre effect you get by combining the beautiful pink solids and the quilting is fabulous!
Thanks so much for joining us for #SewPINK. You’re awesome!

Annie Unrein

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