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01-06-2011, 04:40 PM

#31

Ritzquilts

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Not to sure I would hang it as it would be very heavy even with backing on it...But I would do a backing so you could put over chair couch etc, even a quilt rack

01-06-2011, 04:40 PM

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Luv Quilts and Cats

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Very pretty! I am sure you will get lots of ideas on how to shore it up on this site. I am so glad your niece was to display it.

01-06-2011, 04:45 PM

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daisey

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Really Cool!

01-06-2011, 05:46 PM

#34

klgreene

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Quote:

Originally Posted by PegD

That's alot of Yo-Yo's. Very Pretty.

Those are my words exactly.

01-06-2011, 06:26 PM

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Grandma Peg

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That is just gorgeous, alot of work and memories.

01-06-2011, 06:33 PM

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JEM65

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That is so special....I hope you can figure out a way to save it.

01-06-2011, 07:12 PM

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marymc

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Yvonne

This quilt is gorgeous!

I made a yo-yo quilt almost 50 years ago. When I finished the yo-yo top I attached the quilt to a bed sheet by tying it in the middle of every yo-yo. This helped stabilize the quilt but the yo-yos have still pulled apart in a few places. It makes a very heavy quilt. I don't think I'd recommend hanging it at all. I'd be afraid the weight would pop all of the seams.

Here's where my quilt is posted. If you look closely you can see my ties in the centers of the yo-yos.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-1959-1.htm

That is so beautiful! I am rethinking the hanging idea. I will have to talk with my niece when we start working on it, maybe we can find another way to display it.

01-06-2011, 07:41 PM

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MoMiMi

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How many yo-yos do you think are there? It must have taken years to make.

01-06-2011, 07:42 PM

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kbs

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I remember yo-yos. My mother still has a box of those never put together.

01-06-2011, 07:45 PM

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earthwalker

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How lovely...even nicer if you can work on the restoration together. Maybe it could be draped over a guest bed or a day bed? I think hanging it could cause a lot of stress on the fabrics.