About the Bead It Forward Project
In 2014, the Bead &
Button staff will once again be organizing the Bead-It-Forward Bead Quilt project!
The theme for 2014 is “Turn the Tide on Breast Cancer.” As before, Bead & Button staff will collect squares of beadwork that measure 1.5 x 1.5 in. (3.8 x 3.8
cm) that are sewn on to 2 x 2 in. squares of Peltex or Lacy’s Stiff Stuff to assemble them into mini quilts, shadowboxes, ornaments and a “few surprises.”
These items will be auctioned at the 2014 Bead & Button Show with all
proceeds benefiting breast cancer research at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
You can use any beading technique provided the squares depict
ocean, aquatic and/or beach motifs and they conform to the guidelines below. The squares also need to be in the Bead & Button office by March 3, 2014, so you have plenty of
time to starting creating them now.
Tish Reed, who has organized the project for HBS for
the past several years, will be collecting squares and turning them in all at
once; so, be sure to bring your squares to the meeting and give them to her.
And, as usual, we will dedicate the January 2014 program to creating bead quilt squares.
Carefully read the guidelines below and click on the links to
download a submission form or for more information. Remember - only
one form needs to be submitted, regardless of the number of squares you send
in.
Guidelines for the 2014 Bead-It-Forward Project
“Turn the Tide on Breast Cancer”
- Each piece of donated beadwork must be 1½ x 1½ in. (3.8 x 3.8 cm) square.
- Each beaded square must be stitched to the center of a 2 x 2-in. (5 x 5 cm) backing, like Lacy's Stiff Stuff beading foundation. Chris Franchetti Michaels has written an excellent tutorial on attaching your beadwork to the backing. Click on the link below to check it out.
- Do not draw any lines on the front side of the backing with pencil, pen or marker.
- You may dye the backing or color it with permanent markers if you wish.
- All beads and objects must be securely attached to the backing with thread - not glue or tape.
- You may use any beadwork stitches or other techniques on your square and you can include beads in any color, shape, or style, but the overall motif of the square must reflect an ocean aquatic and/or beach theme.
- The beadwork must be sewn on to the squares. Squares that have been glued or taped will not be accepted.
- Do not stitch or draw anything (including guidelines) on the exposed backing around the square.
- On the back of your completed square, clearly print your name in permanent marker and draw an UP arrow (é) to indicate the desired orientation of the square.
- A square that does not conform to the above guidelines will not be included.
Forms and Other Information to Download
Tish Reed will be collecting the squares on behalf of Houston Bead Society Members and then sending them to Bead & Button all at once – so be sure to submit your squares to her at any of the meetings or e-mail her for her mailing address.
If your square is not received by Tish on or before February 15, it will not be included in the HBS package to Bead & Button. But, you can still submit it directly by mailing it to:
Bead & Button Magazine
21027 Crossroads Circle
P.O. Box 1612
Waukesha, WI 53187-1612
By submitting your square(s), you agree to relinquish all rights to your completed square(s) except recognition/acknowledgement of your contribution to the Bead-It-Forward project and the specific quilt/shadowbox/ornament/ other item in which it is featured. All items will be auctioned off at the Bead & Button Show in June 2014.
Click HERE to see previous bead quilt squares submitted by Houston Bead Society Members.
Click HERE to e-mail Associate Editor Jane Danley Cruz at Bead & Button with questions about the project.
Remember, to visit the Bead & Button page often for upcoming patterns and challenges.
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