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Old 06-24-2011, 04:45 AM
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Tote bags, table runners.....and I use them a LOT to embellish! They make great flowers!
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Old 06-24-2011, 04:55 AM
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Yes i made one for my double bed, but it would fit a queen. made it in a year.
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Old 06-24-2011, 05:37 AM
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Originally Posted by hobbykat1955
Originally Posted by butterflies5518
I have made a pillow, bed runner and working on a lap quilt with yo-yos sewn on strips of alternating fabrics.
lovely...and allot of work and patience. Did you machine sew or hand sew each on there?
907 all hand sewn - took about 6 months, the pattern is a Nancy's booklet.
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Old 06-24-2011, 05:51 AM
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I use them to make flowers on my quilt. Put a button in the middle and add stem and leaves. :P
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Old 06-24-2011, 07:15 AM
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Ha-ha, Funny you should ask about yo-yo's.
I just finished making 120 for a "Fons & Porter quilt, I made.
It's an Irish Chain called " Essentially Irish-Elements"
The yo-yo's are appliqued in the center blocks with leaves.
I have the quilt finished, all hand quilted. Now to put on the yo-yo's. This will be my Summer project when it is too hot to work in the flower garden. I can be inside where it is cool.
We are expecting temps in the triple digits this next week.
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Old 06-24-2011, 09:30 AM
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My cousin made a lovely vest out of yo-yos. She said it took a long time (and she's a petite lady) but it was worth the effort.
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Old 06-24-2011, 09:43 AM
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They are so pretty sewn together.Make a smaller project if you don't want to make a million of them.lol. Make a table runner it could be tappered to a point on the ends or a round one or octagon whatever shape. also I seen some really cute vests and tote bags.pillows are cute too. Good luck please post whatever you end up making. MARY
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Old 06-24-2011, 09:45 AM
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If you put a metal bottle cap inside the yoyo before drawing it closed you can then sew these together to make a really durable and cute hot pad. I just remembered making a bunch of these. Mary
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Old 06-24-2011, 11:20 AM
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http://www.flickr.com/groups/yoyogaga/pool/ Here is a website someone shared a while back with oodles of ideas and pictures of Yo Yo projects.
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I'm making yoyos to make the yoyo quilt featured in June 2011 american patchwork and quilting-So far I've made almost 200 of the 400 I have to have. I am also putting it on black strips. who knows when it will be done?
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