One of our favorite blogs and pattern sources, BurdaStyle, has launched a heartfelt event that nearly all sewers and stitchers will have a stake in.  In the United States alone, cancer accounts for 1 in 4 deaths, and 1.5 million new cases will be diagnosed this year.  BurdaStyle wants to donate 150 bow ties to the American Cancer Society's Pink and Black Tie Gala by May 4th, 2009 and needs your help!  Join our Burda's Bow Tie Sew Along by downloading the free David Bow Tie pattern and sending your completed black or pink tie to BurdaStyle at 325 Gold st Suite 201 Brooklyn, NY 11201. The bow ties will be auctioned off at the Gala, and the funds raised will help support the ACS in their life-saving work, including patient services, national research, education, and advocacy initiatives.