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Oh Joy!

December 10, 2015

Joy, FMQ, LKennedy

Good Morning, Quilters!

I have been a good little girl--working on finishing all of my little quilts.  (I’m hoping Santa will notice and bring me more fabric and threads!)

Yesterday, I finished a piece started last year (or was it 2013–I’m soooo very far behind!)

This quilt needed something…..

Joy, FMQ, LKennedyEven after I added the polka dot binding, it still needed a pop.

In less time than one murder-mystery, I hand stitched a teaspoon full of beads…

Looks a bit like snow!Joy, FMQ, LKennedyHere’s a little tip for beading I learned from Cindy Needham’s Craftsy video.

Press your beads onto a piece of rolled tape and place the tape directly onto your project.

The beads are in easy reach and no SPILLED BEADS!
Joy, FMQ, LKennedyThat puts joy in this quilter’s heart!Joy, FMQ, LKennedy

Hope YOUR day and your quilts are filled with JOY!

Lori

PS…All tutorials, images and information are the property of Lori Kennedy at The Inbox Jaunt and are intended for personal use only.  Feel free to re-blog, pin or share with attribution to The Inbox Jaunt.  For all other purposes, please contact me at lckennedy@hotmail.com.  Thanks!

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25 responses to “Oh Joy!”

  1. Linda Martindale says:
    December 10, 2015 at 9:35 am

    What does the back of this quilt look like? Could you show a photo of it? and do you do your quilting designs thru the backing?

  2. loosecannon2 says:
    December 10, 2015 at 9:42 am

    Lori,
    For me, beading is a frustration that can put me out of the quilt studio for a long period of time. I try not to sew through the back of the project & yet find that tiny hole in the bead that is rolling all over. I will definitely try the tape trick & praying it will work as some of the beads are as luscious as jewels. Thank you ever so much Lori for sharing.

  3. Lucie the Happy Quilter says:
    December 10, 2015 at 9:43 am

    Great tip for beading Lori.

  4. Lu says:
    December 10, 2015 at 9:46 am

    So pretty Lori. I just love your work. Thanks for the eye candy this am.

  5. Terry Sheldon says:
    December 10, 2015 at 10:00 am

    Love your design! My only suggestion (and you know I rarely have any!) is, I think you should use a heavier (and shinier?) white thread…to me, your beautiful quilting doesn’t stand out enough. Just MHO…

    1. WordPress.com Support says:
      December 10, 2015 at 10:07 am

      Thank you! I agree.

  6. Aaynne says:
    December 10, 2015 at 10:17 am

    Hopefully . . . one day my creative juices will POP like yours! So lovely. You continue to be such an inspiration. ***smiles***

  7. Whiskers says:
    December 10, 2015 at 10:21 am

    Thank you, I needed this.

    I don’t remember where I learned it, but there is a “beading mat”–actually a piece of Velour blanket material that beaders use to solve this problem. The beads nestle down in the fuzzies and don’t roll around. I also save the black Styrofoam meat/bakery trays to put under my beading projects when I am working on them.

    I hope you put a hanging sleeve on your little project so that it doesn’t get lost under the Christmas cookies and mail.

  8. lucybas98 says:
    December 10, 2015 at 10:45 am

    What a beautiful design! “Joy” is one of my favorite words all through the year.

  9. Kathe S. says:
    December 10, 2015 at 10:45 am

    Love it, Lori. You are so inspiring. Your post made me chuckle as I am doing the same….just yesterday finished a Christmas wall hanging from…..let me see….so long ago it was started that I don’t remember when!

  10. Jackie Clauson says:
    December 10, 2015 at 10:50 am

    The beads are a perfect addition! Love, Love, Love this little quilt!!!!!

  11. QuiltShopGal says:
    December 10, 2015 at 10:53 am

    How beautiful. And I absolutely love the beads. Total #CreativeGoodness

    QuiltShopGal
    http://www.quiltshopgal.com

  12. lavonne says:
    December 10, 2015 at 11:46 am

    I love your work but the background doesn’t seem right – too wrinkly and plain. it needs something. Not quite Lori yet.

    1. Lori Kennedy says:
      December 10, 2015 at 12:33 pm

      LOL! Now that the beads are on it, too hard to go back and add more quilting, but you are right–not my normal hyper quilting!

  13. Joanne Matthews says:
    December 10, 2015 at 2:06 pm

    It’s beautiful, thanks for sharing. You are so kind with your knowledge. Merry Christmas xox

  14. Marianne says:
    December 10, 2015 at 2:45 pm

    Wow! Gorgeous!

  15. Rosemaryflower says:
    December 10, 2015 at 4:45 pm

    I think this is really really cute. I would love to receive this as a Christmas card. You could make zillions and send them out to all of your beloved friends
    Merry Christmas Lori, to you and your lucky family

  16. treadlemusic says:
    December 11, 2015 at 8:51 am

    With so many loose ends on my lists, I really shouldn’t be looking at this!!! I LOVE IT!!!! The beading is perfect and I might try a grid-type background, placing the beads at the intersections. Maybe……………possibly………sigh…………………..

    1. WordPress.com Support says:
      December 12, 2015 at 9:30 am

      There’s always time for one more!

  17. Anne Babb says:
    December 11, 2015 at 8:52 am

    Adorable! I may make one like it for my mini quilt exchange Christmas 2016. That is..if I practice FMQ a lot and actually get good at it!

  18. Betty says:
    December 11, 2015 at 9:08 am

    BEAUTIFUL!

  19. Linda in Calif. says:
    December 11, 2015 at 10:04 am

    Lori – it is beautiful and such a WONDERFUL design.

  20. tehachap says:
    December 12, 2015 at 3:25 am

    Would love to see the other side… is this a Candle Mat? It seems small for a quilt.

  21. Marta. south Georgia says:
    December 26, 2015 at 10:02 am

    Trying to catch up and empty Inbox…I “handsewed” beads as stars in the sky on a Sunbonnet Sue Angel block…used dental floss instead of thread. I pre- cut lengths of floss and threaded each bead. I placed those onto a piece of velveteen fabric for safekeeping as I worked. I threaded a floss with embroidery or other large eye needle. I put the needle thru the block fabric from the front and removed the needle
    in the back. Then I tied the ends of the floss a few times to secure the bead. This worked great for me. The floss fit thru the bead as my needles had not. I trimmed the floss to shorter length. I had cut it 6-8 inches for the threading/tying process. This success for me took the dread out of pretty embellishing with beads.

    1. WordPress.com Support says:
      December 26, 2015 at 12:58 pm

      Great tips Marta. Thank you!

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