Yo Yo Yo!

I've been itching to try making some yo-yos ever since they started floating about all over blogland. I was thinking about making a little wall hanging out of denim scraps left over from some purses, but was inspired to make this instead when a friend of mine lamented about the starkness of her guest bedroom. I seized upon the color scheme and made this sweet little quilt.

I meant it to hang in a little wall space between her mirror and towel rack, but now that it has materialized it seems a lot bigger than it did in my head. It's only 10" by 12", but trust me when I say that is a lot bigger than it sounds. I just hope that my friend finds a suitable place to hang it. And, while I'm at it, I hope that she likes it enough to hang it in the first place.

The yo-yos were a lot trickier than I anticipated, but they probably would have been easier if I had made them a little bigger. Hindsight and all that. Anyway, my first attempt took a L-O-N-G time and wasn't terrific. Then, I had the brilliant idea of using freezer paper to speed the process along. I cut out my circle of freezer paper, ironed it on the fabric, and then cut a 1/4" seam allowance around the edge of the paper. Sewing up the seam went loads faster using this method and they came out prettier, too. I had debated using the buttons on the yo-yos. I though they looked too big on the tiny flowers, but I'm happy with the result. I'm not sure if more yo-yos are in my future. Only time will tell.