how/when do I attach yo-yo's?
 

I am using fabric yo-yo's for the center of flower blocks on a lap sized quilt. I will be quilting this myself on my Juki TL2010Q. What is the best way to attach them and when do I attach? Hand sew them? Machine sew them? Before or after quilting?

Thanks

It all depends on what quilting pattern you are using. If you are using a large meander you can attach the yo-yos first and quilt around them. If you are doing a grid and will have quilting under the area where the yo-yos go, then you should quilt first. I would hand stitch them because machine stitch will show on the back and may take away from your quilting design.

Oops, forgot the quilting info...I plan to do FMQ in a petal pattern around the edges of the flower petals and maybe a leafy vine in the sashings. It would not be meandering/stippling. Similar to this picture that I found on google. The blocks are shaped a little differently, but I can still do a similar quilting pattern.

Can the yo-yos be atached by machine before sandwiching?

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