From My Quilt Collection - Vintage Yo Yo Quilt

I thought I'd share one of the quilts that I live with everyday. This one lives happily on the back of what I call my "Mama Bear Mission Rocker". (Mama Bear because it's not too big and it's not too small.) I purchased this quilt about 8 or 9 years ago from a quilt shop in Indiana. I hope you enjoy the photos.

Photo: Jamie's Mama Bear chair modeling the Yo Yo Quilt

Photo: Entire Yo Yo Quilt spread out on the floor for the "big picture" view.

Photo: 12 of the Yo Yo Blocks

Photo: Single Yo Yo Block. Click on the image for an even closer view.

Photo: This is the backing of the Yo Yo Quilt. Any idea on the age, based on this fabric?

If you are interested in printing a pdf of Making Yo-Yo's the Old Fashioned Way, there is a FREE downloadable instruction sheet with full scale template, and photos on my web site - http://www.thescrap-bagsshop.com/ just go to the downloadable pattern section.

Enjoy a bowl of Yo............Yo's!

Are your holiday preps running you ragged?
Need a way to relax at the end of the day?
Here's my suggestion . . .

1) Pour your self an eggnog, hot chocolate, apple cider, beer, glass of wine, or cup of coffee. You get the idea.
2) Sit down in front of the fire or TV or both if you are that fortunate.
3) Make YoYo's!!! Hand stitching something simple that doesn't take a lot of thought can be very relaxing and restorative.

Peace and Love, Enjoy!

Scrap-bags Patterns + Kingyo + Yo Yo's = THIS!

Remember my post of Monday, September 21, 2009  Kingyo & Yo Yo's, the one where I was unleashing my creativity with the Kingyo Collection from Red Rooster Fabrics?

WELL . . . here's the result!

Scrap-bags Patterns used include:

Knotty But Nice

Yin-Yang

Easy Zip Wallet

Checkbook Cover

Fat-Quarter Scrap-bag

Fabric Yo Yo's - Learn How!

Make Yo Yo's the classic way by visiting this site for instructions.
How to Sew a Basic Fabric Yo-Yo.

or watch this YouTube Video and see Pat Sloan demo the new Clover Yo Yo maker.

Kingyo & Yo Yo's

I am so inspired by these fabrics, courtesy of Red Rooster Fabrics.

Collection: Kingyo

This is the kind of day that designers dream of

. . . yardage to play with

. . . and a little time set aside

. . . I'm unleashing my creativity

 . . . and I can't wait to see what manifests!

Visit Red Roosters Website to see more of this collection.