For Pinks Sakes! Blog Hop & YOU can participate and WIN!!
DID YOU KNOW:
Staying at a healthy weight, being physically active, and limiting how much alcohol you drink can help reduce your risk of breast cancer.
***Regular screening can often find breast cancer early when treatments are more likely to be successful. ***
DID YOU ALSO KNOW:
In my past life, I was a Mammography Technologist?
That's right! I was the lovely lady who got to 'squish' 100 breasts in every shift - all in a day's work.
I was also the person your doctor sent you to when your routine mammogram came back with a possible abnormality, and you needed further imaging.
It takes a special type of person to be a breast imager - it's a physically and emotionally draining job - but it's a rewarding one, too. And how many people can say, that several times, on a daily basis, I would get hugs from wonderful women (of whom I just inflicted pain upon??), none of whom I had met before that day. Not too many. (But then again, I'm a pretty modest person - I truly am - but I won't be modest about this - I was damned good at my job!).
From the diagnostic perspective, I have seen my fair share of breast cancers. But more importantly, have seen my fair share of women (and men!) who were about to go through, were going through, or had been through their share of breast cancer Hell. And even though I didn't know these people personally, I treated every.single.patient who walked through my exam room door as I would my own mum, aunt, or sister.
So when Anna came to me and asked if I would be a part of this blog hop in honor of her very brave mother-in-law whom is currently battling breast cancer, I didn't even bat an eye - of course I would. Because although I've never had breast cancer, I've been around it quite a bit as a health care professional, and I know how important support, of any kind, is.
The Hop Challenge was this:
Make a pink block, any size over 4", and post about it!
Send the blocks on to Anna, and she'll be making a gorgeous charity quilt to donate to the center where her mother in law receives her treatments (the Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion in Grand Rapids, MI) (easy peasy lemon squeezy)
I've made a few blocks which I'll be passing along to Anna for her charity quilt.
Block 1 - a simple 4 patch, made of pink charm squares:
a simple strip block, I had these from the ends of my 60-deg triangle project, so I joined them together and squared them up:
All of the blocks I made for Anna, 4 simple large HST blocks made from layer cake pieces in there, too:
All of the blocks I made for Anna, 4 simple large HST blocks made from layer cake pieces in there, too:
so a total of 16 pink blocks heading Anna's way....
...and I've also received a block from an awesome reader of mine, Jen, who wanted to participate so I'll be passing the block on to Anna and Jen will be entered to win some goodness, too!
Interested in participating? Wanna make a pink block? Wanna enter to win some yummy prizes??
If you're interested in making a pink block over the size of 4" for an awesome cause, and in doing so, enter to win some awesome prizes (don't have time to make a block? NO PROBLEM! there are other ways to win, too! Anna has other ways you can enter! you can promote the hop, make a donation, and more!)
>>>>> head over to Anna's blog {HERE} to read about how you can enter to win some goodies on August 2 from Pink Chalk Fabrics, Pink Castle Fabrics, or the Fat Quarter Shop!
I want to thank Anna at Life Sew Crafty for asking me to be a part of her wonderful blog hop - and before I forget, make sure to visit the others participating in the hop, too! Here's the schedule:
May 10
Anna @ Life Sew Crafty
Sarah @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict
Robin @ Miscellaneous Thoughts
Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures
May 24
Jess @ Quilty Habit
Melinda @ Quirky Granola Girl
Kristyn @ Melon Patch Quilts
June 7
Amy @ The Calico Cat
Leanne @ Devoted Quilter
Terrie @ Quilting Nonnie
June 21
Carla @ modern bias
Meli @ Munchkin Quilts
Stacey @ The Tilted Quilt
Julie @ The Crafty Quilter
July 5
Erin @ Sew at Home Mummy - you are here - *smooches*
Lyanna @ BlueStripedRoom
Heather @ Quilts in the Queue
July 19
Katie @ Swim Bike Quilt
Sarah @ {no} hats in the house
Katie @ Snuggle Up with a Dish from Karma
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