Pink ribbon quilts for October

October is breast cancer awareness month. We all know people who have had or have been effected by breast cancer.  And as women, breast cancer is certainly an awareness campaign that hits close to home.

The onset of October  got us to thinking about how women channel breast cancer awareness into their quilting and incorporate the pink ribbon that's become a symbol for the fight against breast cancer.

Some women quilt beautiful pieces as gifts for the survivors in their lives. Some create incredible quilts in honor of those they've lost to breast cancer. Others quilt as a form of therapy and creative release while they themselves are  fighting cancer. 

We put together a Pinterest board of some of the gorgeous pink ribbon quilts we found., like the one pictured below from overbrookquilts.com. Just seeing these has us looking at all the pink ribbon fabric we have in the shop in a new way ‑- a new very meaningful and empowering way.

The next time you see the fighter or survivor in your life, give her a hug. Then give her a second hug and tell her that one's from us and that we're cheering for her.