Take a small circle of fabric and do a running stitch around the edge; pull
the thread tight til the circle made by the thread is about the
circumferance of your little finger. Make sure that the raw edges are tucked
in. Flatten.
You have just made your first yo-yo. Make a jillon more and join them
together (stitched at the 4 compass point where the yo-yo's touch).
My Gran made one when I was a kid (sometime in the very early 60's). I
rapidly grew to hate them! :-)
kate
PS: It was very pretty when it was placed over a white bedspread, but not so
pretty that I feel moved to make one of my own!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Suzi Clarke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 11:14 AM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] yo-yo quilts
At 15:07 24/01/2006, you wrote:
My Mom passed away 3 years ago. In her stash, there were yo-yos. I made
them into pillow tops at Christmas and a laptop quilt for my niece. I
still had pieces, as well as yo-yos left, so now I have a stash of yo-yos
and "yo-yos to be". I knit charity items while watching TV, and
sometimes, also stitch up a few yo-yos. I have collected photos of
completed yo-yo bed quilts to guide me toward my final goal.
O.K. Information please - what is a yo-yo quilt - not a term used here.
But then quilting in the U.S is not quite the same at all, anyway!
Suzi (wishing for an extra day this week!!)
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