The Sewing Mom

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I am offering free shipping on this tote bag to anywhere in the U.S, and only $5 shipping to anywhere else.

This tote bag is a 1 of a kind and was designed by me to show off the beautiful ladies on the fabric. I am selling this bag at the special Breast Cancer Awareness price of $30 with free shipping in the U.S., and a low $5 shipping cost to any other country. Payment via PayPal.

The %100 cotton fabric is from the Breast Cancer Awareness collection and I love the ladies on this print. This is a large tote bag with plenty of interior room and no shortage of pockets. The straps are reinforced for strength and lined with soft batting for comfort when carried on your shoulder. The interior is completely lined with coordinating fabric and has a polyester batting inner lining for softness and support. There is a magnetic snap for closing the bag.

As many of you all ready know, I am a friend of several people who have had to battle breast cancer and, therefore, I’m also a supporter of breast cancer research. There are of course, many ways to support breast cancer research and I have chosen to make monetary donations to a few select organizations and support individuals who do things like 3-day walks.

Cryo-Cell has recently partnered with the National Institutes of Health to perform research the potential treatment of breast cancer using stem cells collected from menstrual blood. This is exploratory research to determine if stem cells collected from menstrual blood can be used in the potential treatment of breast cancer. The research will use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to track stem cells. The ability to use MRI to monitor the journey of menstrual blood stem cells in the body holds great promise in the utilization of menstrual stem cells in the future of treating diseases.

Cryo-Cell, America’s most established cord blood bank,  is committed to excellent customer service with highly trained customer service consultants available 24/7.   There are certainly many reasons to consider storing cord blood, and now, with Cyro-Cell’s partnership with the NIH, their research using stem cells easily collected during the menstrual cycle, could be a huge step forward for breast cancer research.

I wanted to update on the very special tote bags I created from a variety of Breast Cancer Awareness fabrics. 2 of the tote bags went to Laurie, one for herself and one she purchased as a birthday gift for her very good friend Nikki. I had the pleasure of meeting both ladies last week and I feel so proud of where my tote creations are heading. You see, Laurie and Nikkie will be using the totes to carry some of their supplies when they participate in the 2008 Dallas Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk beginning this Friday.

This walk is a huge undertaking, 60 miles of walking over a 3 day period. Prior to attending the walk, participants raise funds in support of breast cancer research. Please visit their site to read more. While you’re visiting, please consider making a donation, small or large, to this great cause. There aren’t too many people who have not been touched in one way or another by breast cancer.

This tote bag is available for $40. I will provide a discount to anyone who has donated $10 or more to any of the legitimate Breast Cancer funds or, if you have or plan to walk in any of the Breast Cancer fund raising walks such as the 3 Day walk. If you qualify for the discount, the bag is $25.

I decided to design and craft another fun  quilted tote bag in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I love all of the ladies on this fabric! They appear again on the inside of the bag as pockets. The bag measures approx. 12″ wide at the bottom and is approx. 15″ high. There are 5 interior pockets and it has a magnetic snap closure. The bag has been machine quilted and is made of 100% cotton, quilt quality fabric. The tote bag as well as the handles have batting for added support and softness. This bag is machine washable.