It’s official—I’m a bona fide bead-a-holic. I need an intervention. As you can see, a plain binding was not enough. I had to bead the binding (as if I had nothing else in the whole world to work on). And I’m certainly not a bead snob, although I do love expensive beads too. All the beads on this quilt are from the craft shop. The small black and white are glass seed beads, the red hearts are plastic pony beads, and the large white ones are faux pearls (I had to use them to keep the hearts from falling off).I only broke one bead and knew I should have chosen a larger one for the that particular spot where I would pass the needle through several times, but didn’t bother to go back and switch it out, so there you go, I had a semi-disaster to fix, but will never make that mistake again when using irregularly sized glass beads.
The beaded edge looks outstanding with the red, black and white background fabric, so I used two jump rings at the top for hanging. I will add some kind of applique on the back and make it reversible (I’m really into two-sided quilts these days, as well as beads), so look for more on this quilt in the weeks to come!
happy quilting!
looks great!!love the red hearts. They look like candy!
Oh my gosh! It was cute before, but now look at it! I LOVE the black and white edging. And the little hearts are just perfect. I’ve tried to resist beading, but have recently come to know the joys of it myself…
I love the beads. What a sweet idea.
Cute, cute, cute! It was good before, now it’s even bettah!
What a charming little piece. The beaded edging makes it really great.
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adorable!@! the beads really finish it
A friend and I were discussing alternative ways to finish off our quilts… wait til I show her your beading! It’s adorable. Just the right amount of whimsy.
love the sentiment! love the beads! i’m experimenting with single beads around the binding at the moment, but i think you’ve just inspired me to go a bit further.
The beading looks great. It makes a cute piece even cuter. I think it is terrific.