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    Old 05-15-2013, 01:53 AM
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    Cathedral window... started it 6 yrs ago after I won a trip to the Daytona 500 and wanted something to keep me busy on the plane and in the airport.
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    Old 05-15-2013, 02:39 AM
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    I sew strips 3-4 inches long to make sashings for later. Also bring a piece or 2 to mend. That way is is fun not work. Hugs
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    Old 05-15-2013, 03:35 AM
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    WoW... There are so many options. I usually take something with me when I go to the doctor's office or have to wait somewhere..... I can't stand to just sit anywhere. I often take an applique block that I'm working on or a red work block that needs to be embroidered. My cathedral window quilt is too big at this point to take with me anywhere but the individual blocks to hand stitch closed or turn inside out works. Let us know what you decide to do.
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    Old 05-15-2013, 07:09 AM
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    Originally Posted by auntpiggylpn
    Here is one where the yo yos are sewn to a quilt top http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/pdfs/Bloom_Quilt.pdf
    here is one where they actually put fiberfill inside the yo yos. http://mousechirpy-polkadotpineapple...-yo-quilt.html
    And here are some projects using yo yos. http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/techni...jects_ss2.html

    I believe that if you make a yo yo coverlet without backing, you lay it across another blanket; but if you attach your yo yos securely on all four sides, I don't know why you couldn't use it like any other blanket or quilt. I'm really liking the idea of putting the fiberfill in them!
    Thank you so much for these links! Great inspiration! :-)
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    Old 05-15-2013, 07:48 PM
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    I like to take redwork along with me, whenever I have too much time to sit, I find time goes by better if I am busy working on something, not a lot of thinking involved, I can carry on a conversation. lol (And I call that mulit tasking.)
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    Old 05-15-2013, 07:55 PM
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    My portable project is a panel that I'm embellishing with all kinds of embroidery stitches. I take it with me to the quilt group but am usually too busy visiting to get anything done!
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    Old 05-15-2013, 08:20 PM
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    My favorite is Grandmothers Flower garden. I've been making a huge one for 10 years. I usually only work on it while traveling or at a group meeting. Easy to take with you.

    Just don't do what I did one year and left a baggie of completed ones in the back of the airline seat.
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    Old 05-15-2013, 08:39 PM
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    I've been intrigued by Bonnie Hunters hexies in progress while sitting in airports and down time travel. Maybe that would be a good one for me. Those of you who do this do you like it?
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    Old 05-16-2013, 03:39 AM
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    I have a quilt as you go Grandma's Flower Garden. I make each hexagon into a mini sandwich and then stitch them all together.
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    Old 05-16-2013, 03:47 AM
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    I like to do my cutting when I go someplace. I try to prepare the night before by getting the pieces into manageable sizes and finish the squares or triangles on the go. I have a cutting mat that is about the size of typing paper. I can get a lot done. It feels good not to waste time.
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