Circle Week: Day Four
Welcome to Day Four with circles. The first quilt here is made entirely of CASHMERE! I used some salesman's samples of wool cashmere and made this 54" x 82" quilt for my husband. I cut quarter circles from one sample and squares from another and then raw edge appliquéd them on using a buttonhole stitch.
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| Wool Cashmere Quilt: 54" x 82" |
NO fusibles were used. NO interfacing. Just wool to wool.
Yesterday, I forgot to show you how I trim from behind my appliquéd circles. I leave the interfacing in until they are stitched - it stabilizes the edges so they don't get wobbly.
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| Trimming away behind appliquéd circle |
And we all are familiar with yo yos, right? These delightful little circles are fun to make and use as embellishments. These yo yos are made with authentic 1930s fabrics
I helped my daughter design this project using a large yo yo quilt that we selectively took apart and then mounted on a canvas. It hangs above her bed. We used a bazillion pins to anchor this!
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| Reconstructed yo-yo spread |
And I took several of these yo yo groupings and connected them into this little quilt. Lovely circles, right?
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| Small quilt made of yo yos |
And one more: This is a class sample for my Folded Hexagon Flowers workshop. It uses 3-D prairie points, yo yos and folded 3-D Hexagons.
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| Yo yos and other 3-D embellishments |
I was gifted a lot of yo yo's and am wondering if you put a liner or stabilizer on the back when sewing them all together to make maybe a bedcovering?
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful Thanksgiving.
A traditional yo-yo quilt has only the yo-yos; no liner (though that's also been done). It's not officially considered a quilt. And a wonderful Thanksgiving to you and your family, too!
ReplyDeleteDebby: I love your daughter’s “headboard”. Did you use an artist’s canvas as in oil painting? Exactly how did you pin it? I have an old yo yo quilt that’s in tatters and would love to do something similar. Great idea��
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