Bead Quilts Update

Click here to view the completed 2010 Breast Cancer awareness beaded quilts (Beth and Stephany's squares are on quilt #3.)

Kudos to Jeanette Shanigan for a wonderful job, all of the quilts are beautiful!

Bead Quilt Squares

Beth and Stephany completed their squares for the 2010 Breast Cancer awareness beaded quilt. The turtles made it safely to Alaska before the deadline.

(Click photo to enlarge.)

Weekend Project - Bright Retro

This 3-drop peyote bracelet pattern is bright, cheerful and works up fast. Use as is or choose your favorite colors and add a wild button for the clasp.


Happy beading!

Beading Contests 2010

There aren't as many beading contests as previous years, hopefully, there will be more later. In the meantime, here are a list of the current contests. Dig out your beads and creativity - these are ending soon!

   Bead & Button - Bead Dreams
      Deadline for submissions is 05 April 2010

   Fire Mountain Gems - Jewelry-Making Contest
      Opened 12 January 2010, closes 09 March 2010

   Land of Odds - The Ugly Necklace Contest
      Opened 15 September 2009, closes 15 March 2010

   Rings & Things - Your Designs Rock
      Opened 01 January 2010, closes 28 February 2010

Write-on, Wipe-off

Do you write on your printed patterns while stitching? I do and I also check off the rows so I don't lose my place. Consider investing in a package of heavyweight clear plastic sheet protectors and a couple of Dry-Erase markers (extra fine point). You can write on the plastic and wipe it off when you are finished.

In addition to saving money on paper and printer ink, the sheet protectors are great for storing your patterns in a 3-ring binder.

Turtle pattern!

Turtle Pattern

Here is a turtle pattern you may use for the Beaded Quilt project. Feel free to change the colors and modify as you like. Happy beading!

2010 Beaded Quilt

We're starting out the new year by participating in the 2010 Breast Cancer beaded quilt project. The theme for this year is turtles. If you would like to join in, you can find the rules on Jeanette Shanigan's website:   Shanigan's Bead Shenanigans. You don't need to be a bead weaver to participate, they have ideas to get you started. For those who don't have the time to create a pattern, squares are provided on the website. Hurry on over, the deadline is March 1st!

Happy New Year!