5 November 2007
. . . made for my future home: A Yoyo Coverlet.
How to Make a YOYO:
Use any size circle as your pattern (I use 4″ diameter)
Place the pattern on scrap fabric and cut out.
Sew a running stitch around the edge, keeping the middle down, making it look like a cup.
Draw closed, knot, and flatten.
Ta-Dah!
In the Autumn of 2004, Momma, Breezy, and I made a yoyo wall hanging. It was made of 80 yoyos, and took us several weeks to finish. Once it was done and hanging up, we thought it was definitely worth the time and energy, but decided that we would not do it again.
But, I had the crazy lingering idea of making a queen sized quilt out of yoyos. I’m not sure what pushed me on, but I started the yoyos right after the 2006 4-H fair, so that I would have “plenty” of time to finish it in time to enter the next year.
Well, it took a long time. If you notice below, it took me over 400 hours to make it. Plus there was a lot of time put into the ironing and cutting of the material. You get the picture. The strange thing is I got it done in time. :) Just in time, the next day, I took it the the fairgrounds.
32 yoyos X 40 yoyos.
1280 yoyos all together.
Spent over 400 hours working on them.
Finished on June 11, 2007 @ 5:33 pm.
Technical name is Yoyo Coverlet, laid on a bed during the summer months.
I’m the kind of girlie that cuts material in mass amounts. Yep, that’s me.
(If you notice, the blue lines are “Mark-B-Gone” a marker that’s ink disappears when exposed to water. Just a little note, I wouldn’t advize leaving this on much longer than 6 months, it becomes very difficult to remove. I learned that from experience.)
If you want a large project (I adore them) to work on in the “crafts” department, and you’re up for callused fingers, carpal-tunnel, and lots of knowledge (books read aloud), then I believe you are ready to make a Yoyo quilt.
OH, AND I WAS JOKING ABOUT THE CARPAL-TUNNEL, BUT IT DOES FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE IT AT TIMES.
I throughly enjoyed this project, and recommend it fully, almost (as long as you are prepared for the above listing).
That is beautiful!!!!! I love yo-yos. This is something I have not tackled yet, I am a beginner at yo-yo making.
Very Beautiful !
I can see this requires alot of time and patience.Thank you for sharing.
Everything you make is so nice. I really like ALL of it.
I recently found your blog and have been reading through your archives. What a wonderful place to visit! I am enjoying it very much. Keep up the good work. Anyway, imagine how I gasped when I saw your yo-yo coverlet! IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL! I am a huge fan of the yo-yo…I put them on EVERYTHING!!! I always thought a coverlet would be too much of an undertaking for me, a busy mom of four children. But seeing your completed project has inspired me! I started cutting circles out of my scraps (I have lots as I do a lot of sewing) and I already have 92 yo-yos stitched up. I’ve a got a ways to go, but I look so forward to having my own pretty coverlet on my bed one day. Thank you for the inspiration, Emily Rose!
It’s beautiful!!! It’s one of a kind and so colorful!!
Maybe I could make one for a doll’s bed? ;)
Hi Emily,
Your coverlet is beautiful! How did you sew them all together? I think I might want to try this in a miniature form first! lol I’ve never made yoyos! lol
Eden, The yoyos are sewn together on the back by about 1/2 inch worth of tiny slip stitches on each “side.” (Before sewing them together, I marked the center of each “side” with a mark-be-gone pen, so that when I sewed them together all I had to do was align the side markings and know that it be straight and not lop-sided. After it was completed and washed by hand, the marks disappeared.)
Dear Emily,
Just had to look at this from a link Mrs. Fuentes made on her post today! I haven’t ‘been’ to ‘visit’ your blog since last fall & have missed the encouragement! This project is astounding. ASTOUNDING!! Many kudos to you and the Lord who gave you some incredible gifts (including perseverance!!!).
May lavender and zinnias and hyssop and sunflowers and roses shower their petals on your soul this day that the Lord has made. (Huge Gentle Smile) ♥
HveHope *-:¦:-
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(the flowers that we have currently blooming)
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That is a wonderful quilt I love it this will a great idea for me and my sisters to try out u rock
It’s beautiful. I can’t make things like that, but what I don’t get is how it was put together once you made them into little cups. I knit, do simple sewing but would love to learn more new things.