My first tutorial to you!
I’ve been making these little cuties all day. They are those little sewn circles called Yo Yo’s and they are so much fun to decorate with! The possibilities are endless with them. I think I might make myself a little pillow or something. Anyway just wanted to share them with you~ Here is a simple step by step way to make yourself some Yo yo’s!
Step1- Find yourself a circle for your yo yo. On the wrong side of your fabric, trace around the pattern.For example I used a coaster to trace onto my fabric. It was about a 4″ circle
Step 2- Cut out that cute little circle :-)
Step 3- Iron down approx. a 1/4 inch fold all around your circle. This makes it easier to sew, although you don’t necessarily need to iron it down.
Step 4- Fold under a scant 1/4″ along the edge of your circle, as you stitch close to the folded edge. Use strong thread and make sure it’s long enough to go around the full circumference of the circle, with some to spare.
Step 5-Once you’ve stitched around the entire perimeter of the fabric circle, gently pull your stitching thread until the edges gather to the center. Make a couple of stitches to secure your gathers, then knot and trim your thread. Squash your yo-yo flat with an iron, with the gathers centered on the top of the yo-yo.
And there you have it! A cute little Yo yo! Careful they are addicting to make!
June 19th, 2008 at 1:15 am
That’s very fun honey! You’re a good teacher!
June 19th, 2008 at 6:02 am
That was Vin by the way on my computer.
June 19th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
This is great!!! I hope you have more of these in the future!
June 19th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Kesha I thought of the name that was used when I was small, for the “yo-yos” you are making. We called them rosetts. Housewives used them to decorate alot — flowers in vases — lace & rosetts on curtains — Rosetts made of satin, pillow cases to decorate the bedroom. It was depression time and was a way to use the scraps from the cloth they used to make our clothes. As a little girl I thought of them as pretty and fancy. They made all sizes. You surprise me, you are so artistic.
June 20th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
You make it seem so simple, easy and fun!
June 22nd, 2008 at 4:59 am
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