And I am going to use my internet resources to see if I can come up with another way of explaining yo-yos! LOL
The following information came from Alaska State Museum
Yo-Yo quilts take determination and perfection because each individual circle
must be exactly the same size in order for the quilt to be pieced together correctly.
The Yo-Yo quilt was a popular style of quilt making in America from the
1920-40s. Yo-Yos, or tiny circles of fabric, were gathered up at the
edges and sewn together to create a three-dimensional effect. Yo-Yo quilts
were popular because women could carry the little circles of fabric with
them and make Yo-Yos whenever they had a free moment.
Yo-Yo — a novelty quilting technique in which circles of fabric are gathered into flat pouches and sewn together to make bedspreads or other items. The technique has
roots in nineteenth-century handwork, but became very popular in the twentieth century.
At the above website, there is also a picture of a finished quilt. It might give you a better idea of what I am talking about.
Hopefully this helped...if not, expect another explanation tomorrow! LOL
Monday, August 18, 2008
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3 comments:
I have heard of yo yo quilts from other people. Sure is nice to see what they are talking about. Thanks for the photo.
God bless.
Right Jodie I think I get the idea now. So in a sense they join where they touch and the rest is holes??
Ummm clear as mud but think you will get what i mean. It certainly a novel idea and will look forward to seeing how yours pans out. Do you have a design plan? lots of questions i am just so curious lol
The Quilt Guild that I am part of has many ladies who make yo-yo quilts.
My understanding of yo-yo quilts (like from the 1800's) was that apparently they were made to go over the top of a white/light colored whole cloth quilt.
LOL, my opinion of them is that they were the pioneer's version of "busy work," so there weren't idle hands, or however that saying goes.
I admire you for your determination to keep on sewing & quilting. I've become mired in a great mess, and now I've taken on the mouse saga too.
=) Gayle
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