Friday, July 17, 2015

We're All Ears - July Challenge

This month Erin has given us a really cool challenge :African made quilts.  The main theme are the African quilts made by the women of the villages. I was really enthralled with the colors of the different quilts and how they were made from clothing and other items that were not useful anymore in their current state. But cut up they could be made into hand sewn quilts.It was interesting on how different and so very colorful the quilts were. For the entire story you can go to We're All Ears.


"The quilters start at one of the corners of the sari and work their way around it, usually in a counterclockwise direction. They fix patches made from the family's old clothing to the sari with a running back stitch that eventually covers the entire quilt, both patchwork top and sari bottom. Some quilters create small, close-spaced stitches, others spread them further apart. The stitches exhibit a distinctive rhythm that is part of the individual quilter's visual signature."
~Professor Henry Drewal


Interestingly enough I had been at Hobby Lobby a few days before Erin posted the challenge and had purchased some multicolored chip stone beads. I didn't have any thought on what I would used them for. I just liked them. So when this challenge popped up, well I knew what I would be using. My multicolored chip stone beads. 


 In fact I so loved the earrings, I made a necklace and bracelet to match. 

This was a great challenge and I can't wait to see what others did. To see more hop over to Erin's blog  and feast your eyes on more ear candy!.

Til next time:

Keep on beading!

Veralynne 


10 comments:

  1. Just fabulous mini chunky earrings. You out did yourself with a complete set. I too have a bracelet going tomatch the earrings. Great job. luv it

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  2. Love your earrings and how they turned into a full set, the bright colours are perfect to wear for summer!

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  3. Wow, love the set. Great idea to make matching pieces.

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  4. Your earrings are really pretty! I don't blame you for creating a whole set!

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  5. Wonderfully colorful...a beautiful interpretation!

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  6. Wow, you've made an entire set! So colorful! Beautiful earrings!

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  7. The mix of vibrant colors in those chip beads is perfect for the challenge. Nice set!

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  8. Your colourful chip stones are a perfect foil for the quilt in the photo. I like that you made yourself the complete set.

    Mona

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  9. Ear candy! I love that! And I also love that you got so super inspired this month. The set you made is fun and playful and would go with everything in your closet! Thanks for playing along with me. Join me on August 7th for our next We're All Ears inspiration! Enjoy the day. Erin

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  10. Very pretty. I love the bead clusters.

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