Friday, January 16, 2015

Bead-it-Forward is something dear to my heart. If you don't know what that is let me tell you. Beaders stitch 1 1/2 inch squares on a theme. They are assembled into quilts, ornaments, and other items. These items are sold and the proceeds go to benefit beast cancer.  This years theme is "wild about finding a cure." The squares are to be animal related. When I think of wild animals a lion is the first thing I think of so I chose to stitch a lions face. I googled lion images and chose one. Then I sized it to the graph paper. Next I cut out his face and laid it on the paper and roughed sketched it in. His mane was cut and traced around his face. I used colored pencils and made the pattern.  It took me a couple of tries but I like how it turned out. Jeanette Schanigan is who started this. She is a beader from Alaska who's Mother died of beast cancer. She started with about 20 people and this has grown to be a worldwide challenge with hundreds of beaders participating. I am proud to have been part of this for the last six years. The reason I hold this to my heart is that my Mom and Sister have both had breast cancer. I consider it an honor to help with this cause. If you want to know more about it here is the link http://bead-it-forward.com/ You can find patterns to stitch squares and see past years entries.  I want to thank Amy Severino for tanking over the task of making the quilts and selling them this year.

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  1. Your square is so sweet. What an honor it must be to be able to contribute to this cause that is so near and dear to your heart.

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    1. Thanx Val, I am glad that you like my design. Yes honored is exactly how I feel about being part of this.

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  2. What a great cause and idea ... and lovely pattern that you've created! Love your lion

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    1. Thanx Cynthia, I am glad that you like my design. I am passionate about this and more than happy to spread the word about it.

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  3. What a fantastic post taking us through your process of creating a pattern!! The lion came out beautiful. I'm sorry to hear about your mom and sister.... Thanks for participating and for spreading the word about Bead-It-Forward!!

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    1. Thanx Amy, I am pleased that you liked my post and my design. My Mom and my sister both lived because of early detection so don't be sad. I think most of us know someone who has been touched by this horrible disease so I an thrilled to be a small part of this. I showed my square and talked about the project at another of my bead groups last night.

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  4. Becky! ( I am not sure if my previous comment went through so sorry if this is a repeat comment!) I love this post and how you take us through the process of creating the pattern. The lion came out beautiful! Thank you for participating and for spreading the word about Bead-it-forward!

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  5. Having a cause dear to your heart makes for a more thoughtful donating experience. You did a wonderful job on this multi-step process. And the brave and mighty lion is perfect for this theme! Beautiful, Becky :-)

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    1. Thanx Christine, I wanted to document my process in hopes that it would help others who would like to participate. I am glad that you like my choice.

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