Loralie Designs’ On The Mend: Embroidery With A Heart. Free Embroidery Stuff Post
Update: Congratulations to Eileen (Comment #105) – she’ll be receiving a copy of Loralie’s On The Mend embroidery collection. To everyone else – thanks for commenting and sharing your stories, but don’t go far, we have LOADS of stuff to give away! We will leave the commenting open on this one for anyone that wants to participate. The contest is now over, though.
Breast cancer is one of those things that touches the lives of almost everyone. Many have fought it, many are fighting it right now and, unfortunately, many more will find out they have an uphill battle on their hands. One of the ways that we can all help in the quest for a cure is to spread awareness. In this Free Embroidery Stuff post, we wanted to do something different. You can still tell us how you would use these designs if you want, that’s ok. But this is more than that. Since this touches so many lives, this is open to whatever is on your mind. Feel free to share your stories – or not at all – you can just leave your name as a comment to enter, anything is fine.
Also, I do want to take a second to mention that until we finalize the comments and the contest is over, your comment number may change. This is because some comments must be approved and do not show up right away.
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We will be giving away one collection of Loralie Designs’ On The Mend embroidery designs. One winner will be drawn randomly. For official Free Embroidery Stuff Rules (and official winner list), click here. This contest ends at 8/18/2008 at 9:59am.
This really hit home when my best friend was diagnosed last summer. She is same age as me (34). Both her grandmothers had breast cancer at the age she is now, as well. It’s been amazing to see how her faith has grown during this struggle. Since then, I suddenly have noticed just how many women ARE affected by this disease! It’s just unreal and I pray there is a cure soon!!!!
Teresa
My neighbor’s Mom passed away from cancer in her breast. About 2 months ago the Dr.s found cancer in her one breast and she decided to have it totally removed. About 2 weeks ago she had her other breast removed also. She was worried that she could have more cancer there in the future. She is 50 years old.
I WOULD USE THESE DESIGN ON A THROW AND GIVE TO MY BOSS SHE DOES REALAY FOR LIFE SHE DOES RAFLES TO EARN MONEY FOR CANCER
The designs are just great. To all People who have breast cancer, will get it, and have fought the fight to go thru it. God Bless you, I hope one of you wins the designs, And I pray for all of you, God Bless you all. I lost my best friend my mother to cancer. and my best friend too. so I know the pain of the fight of cancer. Please keep faith. All things are possible, Good Luck , Cookie Merchant,
these designs are great. as a nurse I could see many charitable uses and just to cheer up sick friends.I don’t know what a url is. so I guess I don’t have one LOL . Thank you Eileen
What a great quilt idea for Relay for Life fund raising. Cancer took both of my parents and several friends have had this disease. My heart goes out to all that fight and remain strong during their battle. I had been a chemo certified nurse early in my career and one thing I learned is that determination and strong will to live is a great adjunct to the healing process.
In memory of my friend Susan.
I would put these on a shirt for my good friend who is batteling cancer now. She has a wonderful sense of humor and would get a kick out of it.
I would wear this design on a shirt when I go for (CML) Cancer appointments.
I’m on my way for another ultrasound. It’s important to keep getting
the word out there for regular check-ups and self-examinations.
Loralie does this with her popular designs which sew out beautifully.
Keep them coming.
for Pauline
These designs are beautiful and it is so nice to know that we really have come a long way in our fight of breast cancer and will continue to do so.
I am a breast cancer survivor and I feel these design are
great ,I am also a Mammo Technologist and using these design are great form of awareness to the pulic with being use on different article. Please keep up the good work.
I have not personally dealt with Breast cancer, but have known others. These designs are such a nice tribute to these woman. What a wonderful quilt they would make to help someone deal with such an ugly disease.
thanks,
I have several friends hit by this dreadful disease. I would love to use some of Lorelies designs to brightern their days
I’m a survivor of breast cancer and have had the breast removed because I didn’t want to worry that the cancer would come back. I would put the designs on t-shirts and I would be very proud to wear them anywhere.
Thankyou so much for an opportunity to win these great designs. I had a biopsy done but turned I was very lucky and now are ‘watching’ it very close. It would be great winning thses designs and making a ‘statement’ about ‘BEING AWARE’ OF BREAST CANCER”.
Thanks again.
I have an aunt who had breast cancer about 5 years ago. She survived and today she is doing great. I support this cause whenever possible.
I adore Loralie’s designs. These for Breast Cancer are great – My grandmother and great aunt and mother are Breast Cancer survivors. They all were diagnosed at an older age but survived to 100 for my grandmother, 90 for my great aunt and my mother is still alive at 89. I have some very dear younger friends that have had major struggles with breast cancer. I am new to machine embroidery and would love to win – I would do each one of my “survivor” friends at least a sweat shirt – there are several that are just perfect for their personalities. Lorilie – is GREAT!!! Thanks!!
I was a lucky one. My breast cancer was found early. About 1 1/2 years ago, my younger sister found out she had cancer, the doctor thought it must have been breast cancer, but they never did find out the primary cancer. I made a shirt for her out of 4 of the Loralie pink on the mend fabrics. She looked great in the pink even without her hair! I lost her just over a year ago. She never lost the opportunity to have fun. I must tell one story about her. Since she knew when her hair was going to go, she planned a head shaving party at her daughters house. They wanted to go out to dinner first. The restaurant told them they would have to wait and to come back in 45 minutes. They returned to be told they would still have to wait a few minutes more. My sister said am I going to have to pull out my hair? The waiter said, I would like to see that, so she pulled out a handful!! She said he didn’t look at her the rest of the evening. I don’t think it even made him seat them any faster.
I used the remaining fabric from her shirt to make one for me. I love wearing my shirt.
Great way to celebrate life with these designs.
What a great idea for a quilt to give away to a charity to auction off
Loralie Designs are wonderful and there is not a better cause than the fight to cure breast cancer.
These wonderful designs coordinate with the fabric that I purchased. They would be great to use for my projects to donate to our local breast cancer support house. I make and donate things on a yearly basis for this VERY WORTHY CAUSE. My sister is a 19 year survivor, our niece has been tested and is positive for carrying the breast cancer gene and will have a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery next month and I have a cousin with breast cancer.
This is something that touches all of us with a mother, sister, aunt, friend, etc. We must give the support and love to those that are suffering and support fund raisers for a cure.
Dee
These designs are wonderful. My mother and grandmother survived breast cancer, but each lost a breast to it. But they survived. What a great cause!!!!!!!!!
Vicky
There isn’t anyone around who hasn’t been touched by this terrible disease. The designs are so wonderful and so full of emotion.
I love these designs. I would love to make a quilt with these ladies to use as a centerpiece for my “pink” day. “Pink” day is a day I treat all of my friends who helped me during my cancer. We have a wonderful girls day…lunch, painting nails, crafting…all that fun girl stuff:)
GREAT DESIGNS TO EMBROIDERY OUT ON BAGS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE OR HAD CANCER AND TRAVEL BACK IN FORTH TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENTS OR EMBROIDERY A SHIRT TO SAY THEY HAVE WON THIER BATTLE…………
CONNIE
I have lost several family members to breast cancer and have some others fighting the good fight now. I would love to win this set of designs so I could make some turbans with these designs on it to cheer them up.
Joanne Tressler
Loralie Designs sew out sew beautifully that a wall hanging made out of these designs would be such an inspiration to someone that has been through the cancer fight. I have sewn other Loralie Designs and they are so beautiful that I am sure that this one would be wonderful also. I would love to make a wall hanging with these designs to give to someone I know that has cancer.
I am so pleased that sewforless.com is showing your support for Breast Cancer Awareness. I truly appreciate that the designs in the On The Mend, Designs From The Heart collection are not only light hearted and very pretty, they are honest illustrations of the the issues and struggles that women with breast cancer deal with. Thank you…you guys rock!
Here’s hoping for a lucky day!
I lost the other “grandma’ – my son’s mother in law died last April due to breast cancer. I am still not over it. It just seems unreal. She had a mastectomy three years ago and her lymph nodes were clear. I was sure she was cancer free. I am pretty sure she thought so too. She had just gotten her reconstructive surgery done and looked healthier and happier than she had in awhile. She started to have some pain- thought it was the recurrence of arthritis that she had following a fall on a new tile floor in her kitchen. She went to her doctor – general practice- got medicine for arthritis. Medicine gave her some relief, but still had pain. She stepped out of her shower one morning and her leg broke. X-rays showed cancer in her bones-they looked like “swiss cheese.” Oncologist said that the cancer had been there for quite awhile. She was gone four months later.
This is one freaky disease. She was really good about taking care of herself. She did the chemo and radiation. She had blood tests and regular check ups. She did everything “right.” There are three wonderful grandchildren that will never now how cool she was. It breaks my heart.
On a lighter note, the 3 yr. old has her picture on his night stand and will tell you that is his “Grandma Sandy and she is in heaven.” The family visited Grandma Sandy’s grave on her birthday and the 3 yr. old had to “tee tee.” She is buried beside a little country church, very pretty and secluded – no one else was there that day, so his father found a bush and solved the problem. They were at the soccer field a few days later and the 3 yr. old had to “tee-tee” and wanted to use the bushes. When mama said that he couldn’t and that they had to find a restroom, he did not understand. He asked, “Why can’t I “tee tee” here, when I “tee teed” in heaven?”
Being realated to and working with many people who are either survivers or going through cancer theropy, The embroidery designs would help me make fun things to cheer up these people.
WHAT a great idea for embroidery design “on the mend”, thank you for making them.
We lost a member of our PTA family to cancer last year. Our PTA and school now host several events in her honor. It would be nice to put these designs on our pink tote bags that hold all of the donations from our parents and local doctors that go to women fighting cancer.
Those would be a great addition to anyone’s library.
My story is one with a bit of warning. In 1988 my Mother felt a lump and we had it checked. Because she felt some pain with it the Dr did not think it was cancer but we got it checked anyway. Turned out it not only was, she had two other tumors. So she had to have the full surgery on her left breast. She developed an infection which required another surgery and left with no option for reconstruction. Which did lead to a funny adventure. I was in the USAF at the time & about 8 months later we were being packed up to leave for another base. Mama didn’t alway wear her bra and “spare breast”. A few minutes after the packers did her room, Mama came to me crying, “They packed my breast!” So we had to unseal several of her boxes and go through them to find the box that she kept it in! The packers were very understanding but she was very embarrassed.
Anyway, the doctors put her on tamoxifin (sp?) after her surgery and never took her off of it. Flash forward 10 years – she has been cancer free!! all this time and doing very well. Still taking the tamoxifin, however, by this time, I am no longer in the service and suddenly they decide that she doesn’t need to take it anymore that she has been on it “too long”. That was in the spring of 2000. On May 3, 2003 she passed away. The cancer had invaded her ENTIRE body. When they finally did a body scan in April 2003, her whole body lit up like the proverbial Christmas tree. Including her brain. (We thought she had Alzheimer’s). Three weeks ago I read in one of my nursing journals that it is no longer suggested that they take a patient off of tamoxifen, ever, because of the high risk of the cancer returning. YA THINK?!?
So, my warning is this, if you or a loved one is on tamoxifen and the doctor wants to take them off, FIGHT them!! Tell them to read or re-read the latest journals! Refuse! Unless there is a darn good reason, allergies, confict with other meds, etc, don’t do it. My mother was not the only one, obviously.
I am one of those people whom survived cancer and the total hysterectomy at age 30. Not having been able to have children, i focused on spoiling and being the favorite aunt to any child. at age 32 I had a lump removed from my breast. I really never expected to live to see 40. but last fall right after my birthday, I started to have pain in my breast something aweful. it was so bad at times that I just would go and cry. I have had two mamagrams and they say there is nothing there. I know my body and if there is that much pain and discomfort, there is something wrong. I finally got the appointment to the “big clinic” and wait and see.
if you think something is wrong, get it checked, if you don’t like the answer, get another opinion…….don’t give up……life is too short as it is….
I just wanted to take a moment to chime in here. Normally I don’t comment but since the contest is over now, I figured it would be ok. I want to tip my hat to those who have shared their stories here. You never know how many people you have touched, but I guarantee that there are those who have read your accounts and may be inspired to go get checked, there are those who have taken a bit of hope knowing that they are not alone – or there are those stories that have made you smile. I thank you all for sharing.
These are wonderful designs that can be greatly used for fud raisers !
Hi I posted before but I just want to say I have looked and looked at those designs and they would be for any women going through any cancer !! They are beautiful , my hats off to Loralie and to you for posting this and giving away the set!!! This brings it to the front that cancer touches everyone in some way or another. I agree with every ones post, these designs on a tote, blanket, jacket. pillow any where LOL they would be a gift that would be cheerished for ever and ever! ( of my podium) God Bless ^j^ Beverly
I want to thank all who have sent me angels and crosses letters and prayers Thank you maureen Johnson
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Loralie is a genious! These designs are just what we need to get into a sunny mood. Using these designs for gifts to survivors is wonderful.
I’ve made small(11″ H, 13″ W, 2″ D)black, cotton, tote bags using the ‘all over design, with small figures’ for the lining. For a pocket I’ve embroidered the pink ribbon symbol. Some are differnt than others.
I am a breast cancer survivor. I had a lumpectomy in 1990 followed by chemotherapy, radiation and tamoxifin for 4.5 years. Twenty years later in 2010 I had a double mastectomy. Surprise, Surprise! Here I go again, but this time at 75, I am taking Arimidex. only and just recovering from implant surgery.
The contest is over, but I would like to buy more of the all over design and the panels. Where can I buy this fabric.
Thank you in advance.
June
Loralie is a genious! These designs are just what we need to get into a sunny mood. Using these designs for gifts to survivors is wonderful.
I’ve made small (11″ H, 13″ W, 2″ D) black, cotton, tote bags using the ‘all over design, with small figures’ for the lining. For a pocket I’ve embroidered the pink ribbon symbol. Some are differnt than others.
I am a breast cancer survivor. I had a lumpectomy in 1990 followed by chemotherapy, radiation and tamoxifin for 4.5 years. Twenty years later in 2010 I had a double mastectomy. Surprise, Surprise! Here I go again, but this time at 75, I am taking Arimidex. only and just recovering from implant surgery.
The contest is over, but I would like to buy more of the all over design and the panels. Where can I buy this fabric.
Thank you in advance.
June