Welcome to The Blood Bag Project, a craft project that aims to raise awareness of the rare blood condition Diamond Blackfan Anaemia. Two year old Chloe suffers from DBA, meaning her bone marrow does not create new red blood cells. As a result, she becomes very anaemic and requires blood transfusions every 3-4 weeks. Chloe will need over 150 transfusions by the of ten. The project has been set up by Chloe’s auntie Leigh, who wants to encourage people to donate blood. Chloe’s main source of help is through blood donation. However, Leigh is unable to give blood herself and understands she’s not alone. This project is for those who want to help the blood cause by donating in another way. Download your free blood bag template here. To see a Gallery style view of all of the bags and blog posts, please click ‘Archive’, at the top of this page. The Blood Bag Project Website Facebook Page JustGiving> This is how many textile blood bags we have so far: You can also track the donated bags through this interactive map! Tumblr (3.0; @thebloodbagproject)http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/<p><div class="_wk"><span class="userContent">In a few weeks, The Blood Bag Project will be giving a presentation at the DBAUK Family Weekend! What an honour to be invited to speak! Putting the final touches into the presentation - Very excited, and very nervous!</span></div></p>http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/49432976527http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/49432976527Thu, 02 May 2013 13:20:00 +0100DBAdiamond blackfan anaemiacraftcraftivismtextilesblood bag projectleighlalovesyou<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a01c66125fb5311f7bfd2ebd9c00d952/tumblr_mlmc037DJW1rrpnxlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/35c75e46048e9a4b6c77872950f65274/tumblr_mlmc037DJW1rrpnxlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d53c33c6177f9cce364a7f4d98db7832/tumblr_mlmc037DJW1rrpnxlo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Jacque, Blood Bank Specialist and Textile Artist, St. Louis - USA</p>http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/48545001937http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/48545001937Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:43:15 +0100blood bagblood bag projecttextilescraftembroideryhand embroideryfrench knotsblood donationleighlalovesyou<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/596d2599bd6183a6d3066767f5d29e91/tumblr_mj3poffWnn1rrpnxlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0d9e6ac98bbf9361f8f878e29b8082fa/tumblr_mj3poffWnn1rrpnxlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Yasin, 11, Stepney Green School, London</p>http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/45102567799http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/45102567799Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:30:23 +0000blood bag projecttextilescraftblood bagleighlalovesyou<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/11cb5b21ae9dd8469f3762755dd2e7d2/tumblr_mj3pkiCDkH1rrpnxlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e537d3aea03cf728ded3feea4b619b94/tumblr_mj3pkiCDkH1rrpnxlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Raqeeb, 11, Stepney Green School, London</p>http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/45027875697http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/45027875697Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:30:43 +0000blood bag projecttextilescraftblood bagleighlalovesyou<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a659746f5f29be1fed044a48f9eb07ae/tumblr_mj3phjpYfH1rrpnxlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e85d86efa82124d81e51374f281a4f2d/tumblr_mj3phjpYfH1rrpnxlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Rahel, 11, Stepney Green School, London</p>http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/45020128065http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/45020128065Sun, 10 Mar 2013 13:01:46 +0000blood bag projecttextilescraftblood bagleighlalovesyou<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/80d60be5f8019598d1616a37d9b99506/tumblr_mj3pel8lS21rrpnxlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/454b297ce159877dbb6e32d69b990e09/tumblr_mj3pel8lS21rrpnxlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Mahdi, 11, Stepney Green School, London</p>http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/45015035882http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/45015035882Sun, 10 Mar 2013 10:30:42 +0000textilescraftblood bag projectblood bagleighlalovesyou<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/99b9fdb80e521a71cce5528022ede2f4/tumblr_mj3pax2Hvm1rrpnxlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f45f7c375fab8102153b12d84a66791f/tumblr_mj3pax2Hvm1rrpnxlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Aamin, 11, Stepney Green School, London</p>http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44942175640http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44942175640Sat, 09 Mar 2013 15:30:22 +0000blood bag projecttextilescraftblood bagleighlalovesyou<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/99d5e6ea1bbfef923d274312c10ff12b/tumblr_mj3p7rPccH1rrpnxlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dd9a3288f2b994bc47deefc5c3747127/tumblr_mj3p7rPccH1rrpnxlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Saqlaun, 11, Stepney Green School, London</p>http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44934724367http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44934724367Sat, 09 Mar 2013 13:01:27 +0000blood bag projecttextilescraftblood bagleighlalovesyou<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1c17febb40bb0efd27ae23dbe0929b68/tumblr_mj3p43KFau1rrpnxlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3ae91e2330a47dc69ab60ef4dc7b2711/tumblr_mj3p43KFau1rrpnxlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Yasin, 11, Stepney Green School, London</p>http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44929966120http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44929966120Sat, 09 Mar 2013 10:30:19 +0000blood bag projecttextilescraftblood bagleighlalovesyou<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0d1cf4ecb3d1bef7d227de6364947a9c/tumblr_mj3p0mIvR41rrpnxlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/77b83fabb13600f424155a20ef67d7a3/tumblr_mj3p0mIvR41rrpnxlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Saami, 11, Stepney Green School, London</p>http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44862472354http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44862472354Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:30:46 +0000blood bag projecttextilescraftblood bagleighlalovesyou<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9f04b77ca1188fd0ed140f48bab1098e/tumblr_mj3onzN4321rrpnxlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f82b466e3efd4f9a7bb2ffb40e8b479f/tumblr_mj3onzN4321rrpnxlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Muhammad, 11, Stepney Green School, London</p>http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44856602595http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44856602595Fri, 08 Mar 2013 13:01:31 +0000textilescraftblood bag projectblood bagleighlalovesyou<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/20817e05c3a162575b4e5031ea15a497/tumblr_mj3ojlMye21rrpnxlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d5e3e734bd18f6195a5b000a3257b33b/tumblr_mj3ojlMye21rrpnxlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Najib, 11, Stepney Green School, London</p>http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44852404935http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44852404935Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:30:25 +0000blood bag projecttextilescraftblood bagleighlalovesyou<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a935c5a549372f7e6fef1c73d0961c5e/tumblr_mj3oevLvWP1rrpnxlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9636a4c3d03924149f7ed73201e821cb/tumblr_mj3oevLvWP1rrpnxlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Mohammed, 11, Stepney Green School, London</p>http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44786304173http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44786304173Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:30:36 +0000blood bag projecttextilescraftblood bagleighlalovesyou<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c3efbbd7ccdf624d3e0c3cdcba02ebaa/tumblr_mj3oafmkVZ1rrpnxlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/704588b726d22534310b8cf6a2abd536/tumblr_mj3oafmkVZ1rrpnxlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Zain, 11, Stepney Green School, London</p>http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44781040453http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44781040453Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:01:33 +0000blood bag projectembroiderystitchtextilescraftleighlalovesyou<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bdafcfcfa8231f607ef84c3ec95066f2/tumblr_mj3o6pxT001rrpnxlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2a66b12f6dd2c7446f19955596742ca4/tumblr_mj3o6pxT001rrpnxlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Mohammed, 11, Stepney Green School, London</p>http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44776998282http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44776998282Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:30:22 +0000blood bag projecttextilescraftblood bagleighlalovesyou<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/db5571ef91353e4f015fa824064f804f/tumblr_mj3o2eigEG1rrpnxlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6bdf4d98afb4a7fe394f400cb2a5979c/tumblr_mj3o2eigEG1rrpnxlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Yamin, 11, Stepney Green School, London</p>http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44708658404http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44708658404Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:30:24 +0000blood bag projecttextilescraftblood bagleighlalovesyou<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2ad2d51e29016205cf33c32049c08992/tumblr_mj3nxiKsjQ1rrpnxlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/25d82eebc4e53920bf458ce6c4d709f4/tumblr_mj3nxiKsjQ1rrpnxlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Mo, 11, Stepney Green School, London</p>http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44703121900http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44703121900Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:01:31 +0000blood bag projecttextilescraftblood bagleighlalovesyou<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c6a226bc46784f9546dd5d552c082122/tumblr_mj3nqtZnXH1rrpnxlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/da529ddfb8bad63ee40bd1b3f297ea47/tumblr_mj3nqtZnXH1rrpnxlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Muhaimi, 11, Stepney Green School, London</p>http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44699053141http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44699053141Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:30:20 +0000blood bag projecttextilescraftembroideryblood bagleighlalovesyou<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cf30920177912c364939585a189e04ea/tumblr_mj3nhfTnOp1rrpnxlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/de528da206582ac982d6b79d3a7530ed/tumblr_mj3nhfTnOp1rrpnxlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Mohammed, 11, Stepney Green School, London</p>http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44630717166http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44630717166Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:30:44 +0000blood bag projecttextilescraftembroideryblood bagleighlalovesyou<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8657915274739b97e9a32bb9959c3b46/tumblr_mj3nehoAuz1rrpnxlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2596da3bec9418f40a33f1fb91238198/tumblr_mj3nehoAuz1rrpnxlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Usamah, 11, Stepney Green School, London</p>http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44615970635http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/post/44615970635Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:01:35 +0000blood bag projectembroiderylacetextilescraftblood bagleighlalovesyou