Make a Boob at Fellesforeningen for kreftrammede

The last workshop I did in 2011 was at November 8th at a cancer patient group. I forgot to ask if it was ok for me to take pictures of them at work, so I cannot do so.

The boobs, however, can freely be shared with you.

October 18th workshop

The second day-time workshop I was prepared to be alone, but I started setting up anyway in case someone would show up. I know daytime is difficult for many people. By the time I had unpacked my little suitcase (better to roll than carry your stash!) I was starting to feel unwell. In hindsight I am quite happy that I did not pass anything onto others.

I had to take a picture on this inspirational page on the wall, with sayings about light and sunshine like “With every loving thought we can catch a ray of sunshine for our heart”, “Those who appreciate little moments of happiness, collect sunshine for the difficult days in life” and “The sun often shines where you least expect it.” Great advice indeed!

I left early though, and made a few boobs resting comfortably on my couch.

Unfortunately I had to cancel the last of the scheduled workshops due to illness.

October 12-13 boobs

Boobs decorated at the workshops on the 12th and 13th of October. The pictures were taken the same day and unfortunately not marked with which day they are from - although I'm confident the first 3 pictures are from the first workshop.

Aren’t they fabulous!!

Boob Mail; The ladies at Quilte Huset/Vestlandsdrakten

I received a call a while back from a group that meets at Quilte Huset/ Vestlandsdrakten in Bergen, asking if they could make boobs for this project, and of course I said Yes, please do.

Last week they arrived; 60 glorious boobs from Bergen:
Appliquéd ones,
pieced ones
and plain ones (not so plain are they!)
Thank you so much to all you ladies who have made these boobs; they are beautiful!

Boob Mail, Liz

Liz from UK sent 8 gorgeous boobs, each one dedicated to one of her loved ones who have had breast cancer including a male relative.It’s a little known fact that men get breast cancer too; my father did several years ago which is one of the reasons why I decided to do this project in the first place.

Thank you so much for your little works of art, Liz, they are beautiful!

Boob Mail, Caroline

Caroline from UK sent these finished boobs this summer:
Nine patched
and pin wheeled
and crazy and embroidered ones.

Thank you so much for your contribution, they are wonderful!

Boob Mail, Magnhild

Magnhild sent all these beautiful boobs weeks ago, and again I am so sorry for being so late posting them!

Cheerful scrappy ones
Funky quilted ones (love the ones with the Nazca-ish lines!)
And lovely plain ones
Thank you so much, Magnhild, your boobs are added to the collection and will be put to good use!

Boobs, May Guild meeting

My friend, Inger Marie, brought a couple of boobs to Make a Boob Day at our guild, Rogaland Quiltelag. I insisted I would take pictures and post them before they got decorated, and here they are.
Kari brought a bag filled with beautiful ribbons. Some of them might be used for hanging boobs; I’m still thinking of additional ways of displaying boobs besides appliquéing them onto quilts.
I also found this beautiful flower in the bag.
Thank you, Inger Marie and Kari, for your boobs and bling and support; all good!