Question about yo-yos
10-25-2013, 03:23 AM
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I use the yo-yos to make leis for folks who are leaving the island. (Flower leis are given as a wish for the person receiving it to make a quick return).
I have used all tropical prints for some. The yo-yos are strung together through their centers to make the length you want and the ends are tied together. A small silk tropical flower and or bow can be attached to the front. Sometimes I use a button or bead as a spacer between the yo-yos to show off the fabric. Scraps of batting can be cut into circles and placed inside the fabric circle before the ends are drawn up to form the yo-yo. This gives an added puffiness.
I have used all tropical prints for some. The yo-yos are strung together through their centers to make the length you want and the ends are tied together. A small silk tropical flower and or bow can be attached to the front. Sometimes I use a button or bead as a spacer between the yo-yos to show off the fabric. Scraps of batting can be cut into circles and placed inside the fabric circle before the ends are drawn up to form the yo-yo. This gives an added puffiness.
10-25-2013, 03:48 AM
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Found this site on a craft forum: http://www.pinterest.com/creativemom101/fabric-yo-yo/
Lots of yo-yo ideas here.
Lots of yo-yo ideas here.
10-25-2013, 03:50 AM
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10-25-2013, 12:00 PM
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I remember when I was a child that someone had made a bedspread out of them, It was absolutely gorgeous. Of course, one needs a sheet underneath it. Good Luck.
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10-25-2013, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Quilty-Louise
Does anyone use yo-yos for projects but hate making them?
About 6 months ago I took up making yo-yos as a means to
"kill time" when my mom was in the hospital. By the time she
passed (about 2 weeks later) I was totally hooked on making
the blasted little things.
I do use them in some projects, but at the rate I am making
them which can be from 5-50+ per day and in several sizes/
shapes it is becoming quite clear that I may never get around
to using the majority of them.
Now for the real question I wanted to ask.
Do you think there is a "market" for pre-made yo-yo's in a variety
of colors/prints?
I DON'T plan to stop making them because I find that it is relaxing
for me to make while laying in bed watching tv, waiting for Dr. appt.
during my lunch break at work (when I remember to take one) etc...
Thanks in advance for any replies.
About 6 months ago I took up making yo-yos as a means to
"kill time" when my mom was in the hospital. By the time she
passed (about 2 weeks later) I was totally hooked on making
the blasted little things.
I do use them in some projects, but at the rate I am making
them which can be from 5-50+ per day and in several sizes/
shapes it is becoming quite clear that I may never get around
to using the majority of them.
Now for the real question I wanted to ask.
Do you think there is a "market" for pre-made yo-yo's in a variety
of colors/prints?
I DON'T plan to stop making them because I find that it is relaxing
for me to make while laying in bed watching tv, waiting for Dr. appt.
during my lunch break at work (when I remember to take one) etc...
Thanks in advance for any replies.
10-25-2013, 05:26 PM
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My mother made 1 king-sized, 2 queen-sized and 5 twin-sized bedspreads and three skirts with yo-yos. I love my bedspread (queen with lots of varied fabrics in it) and the twin bedspreads made in blocks of same color with white sashing between. In fact, when mother died, I placed a yo-yo, needle and thread in her hands in the coffin. We were so used to seeing her make them that it just seemed natural.
10-26-2013, 04:07 PM
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Thank you all for all the suggestions you have given me.
I DO plan to use some of them, but with as many as I am
making I know that I will never use them all.
My oldest daughter who also got hooked on making them
at the same time I did wants to make a summer quilt with
a sheet as the backing. She wants the "large" size (not jumbo)
and she wants ALL of the yo-yos to be made with fabrics that
have pink, as long as there is pink in them she wants the fabric.
So I am helping her to make them also, but I get tired of working
with fabrics that has pink, so I switch off to making other sizes,
and colors.
I recently purchased a magazine (forgot name at the moment)
that had 3-4 projects with yo-yos, and I have many other ideas
as well, but still if I made 3 of every project on my "to do" list
I don't think I would ever use all of them up.
I DO plan to use some of them, but with as many as I am
making I know that I will never use them all.
My oldest daughter who also got hooked on making them
at the same time I did wants to make a summer quilt with
a sheet as the backing. She wants the "large" size (not jumbo)
and she wants ALL of the yo-yos to be made with fabrics that
have pink, as long as there is pink in them she wants the fabric.
So I am helping her to make them also, but I get tired of working
with fabrics that has pink, so I switch off to making other sizes,
and colors.
I recently purchased a magazine (forgot name at the moment)
that had 3-4 projects with yo-yos, and I have many other ideas
as well, but still if I made 3 of every project on my "to do" list
I don't think I would ever use all of them up.
10-26-2013, 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by ILoveToQuilt
I've seen people use them around the perimeter of their quilts (attached to the binding). Adds a bit of extra flair to the quilt. Just a thought...I, too, am hooked on yo-yo's.
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