YO Yo on quilt
#1
I am making a quilt that has yo yo's sewed on the border. And I am wondering how I sew them on. I know by hand. But would I sew them on like a button or do you sew around the whole yo yo. I haven't gotten to there yet but just happened to think of it.
Pickle
Pickle
#4
You can also stitch a circle about 1/3 of the way away from the center if the yo's are large and you are concerned with them being tugged on during use--makes an interesting variation. I am currently making an Amy Butler Quilt that uses some GIANT yo-yo's 8-12" across so I plan to use the method above and then stick a smaller yo-yo on top to cover the stitching, but only on some--i think variety is the spice of life--or something like that!
#5
You don't say how large they are going to be but if they are large enough i would machine stitch it to the quilt before closing it up. Difficult to explain but I will try:
Whatever size your yo-yo is going to finish up, as an example, 2" make up your 5" fabric circle and stitch around the running stitches, easy to do with a Quick Clover yo-yo maker, then BEFORE pulling the thread closed draw a circle, 2" in diameter in the centre and machine sew around that circle thro' the yo-yo and the quilt, you then pull the thread closed, that yo-yo will never come off and they come out so beautifully uniform.
Whatever size your yo-yo is going to finish up, as an example, 2" make up your 5" fabric circle and stitch around the running stitches, easy to do with a Quick Clover yo-yo maker, then BEFORE pulling the thread closed draw a circle, 2" in diameter in the centre and machine sew around that circle thro' the yo-yo and the quilt, you then pull the thread closed, that yo-yo will never come off and they come out so beautifully uniform.