Over 20 fabric yoyo projects for you to hand or machine sew. Big variety of projects. Fabric yoyo’s are simple to make and great for a travel project.
Let’s face it. Yo-yo’s are a lot of fun to make…..but they have a tendancy to sit around and not be used in anything.
Fabric Yoyo projects are perfect for summer sewing. Pack some fabric scraps, templates, needle and thread and you have the perfect sewing on the go project.
When the summer is over though, you might find your kit over flowing with more than enough yo-yo’s to make a queen sized quilt. Yeah, that happens quicker than you think!
Today we are going to find together projects that will get those yo-yo’s out of our drawers and into a finished project!
Really, yoyo’s can go anywhere and become anything you’d like. They are great for making flowers, pins, bags, quilts and more. The possibilities are only restricted by your own imagination.
Before you get started- here is a quick review on how to make your yoyo by hand~
Materials needed:
fabric cut with a circle template + the yoyo maker if you need
20 + Fabric YoYo Projects~
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Need some extra little help, templates or a reminder on how to sew that fabric yo-yo? Here are a few tutorials to get you started:
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Do you love fabric yoyo’s? What project is your favorite to make with them?
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I just love to yoyo…made several quilts
Besides buttons, what can you put in the center of yo-yo’s? Do you think you really need anything? I just made a quilt decorated with yo-yo’s and I didn’t plan to use anything until my quilter brought up the issue.
It’s up to you- Not sure that the button is needed. If you love them how they are, no need to add to it!
I made a queen-size yo-yo quilt and never cut circles. I cut squares, much easier, then sat with a pile of squares, folded them into quarters, and rounded off the raw corners. If you practice with paper squares, you’ll soon be able to eye-ball a nearly perfect circle. It was so much easier for me than the tedious chore of cutting the circles. Then when gathering and pulling the gathers tight, I made a knot on the outside, pulled my needle and thread to the inside, made another knot to be safe, and then ran the needle and thread through a small section of the inside gathers to hide the tail before cutting my thread. A tail that isn’t hidden in the gathers will eventually poke out and not look very neat. When hand stitching them together, I ran my needle with the knotted thread through the hole to the outer edge before stitching two together using tiny stitches, then made a knot, and drew the needle and thread to the inside before cutting. No tail will be visible.
Isn’t there a circle cutter for fabric that you could use.?
I believe there is, but I have not used it. You could also use a die from accuquilt?
I made pattern weights with yo-yos –washers in the center for the “weight”
When I was 12 we lived at my grandfather’s farm for the summer. When I needed a project to keep me busy, my mom suggested making a yo-yo quilt. Still have it, still in good shape 50 years later!
Thank you for all the ideas for on using “Yo Yo’s. I had a lucky find 30 year’s ago at a yard sell. It was a very old sewing basket full of Yo Yo’s. Well I truthfully did not do anything with them but now have gotten excited about starting a project. I hope to start something soon with maybe one or more of my great grandchildren.
Do you have ideas for Christmas projects using yoyo’s?