Originally Posted by
carolynjo
The "birthing method is merely another way to say "turn the quilt inside out so the right side shows."
I was talking about "birthing" the pocket. In this case, with right sides together, you sew it almost all the way around the pocket, leaving enough un-sewn to turn it right side out. Then, you just press it and top stitch it on. (Don't forget to pre-wash your flannel, as it will shrink.) I've never been exposed to yo-yos in real life, so can't give you any advice there. I was working with 5th graders, so we had to make it simple. We used whole cloth and 80/20 batting. They cut them out, sandwiched them, quilted them and added the pockets (with lots of help). I ended up binding them. In hind sight, birthing the whole thing would have been easier.
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