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| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Mar 02 2006 : 08:50:05 AM
thought i'd start a new heading for our 'official' yo-yo swap with all the 'particulars' .. they are kinda' buried in the other topic:
here t'is:
size: 4-1/2 inch (the size of a CD i hear!) .. great template!!
color scheme: anything from 'nature'
turn your edges in for a more finished look.
directions: draw your template and cut out your fabric with your template ... 4.5 inches
turn the edges about an eighth of an inch (to the wrong side) and hand-stitch a straight stitch around the outer edge of your circle .. with a matching or coordinating thread .. and DRAW IT UP (gather it into a little 'pucker' or 'rosette' .. flatten it and give it a good 'tie-off stitch' so it does not come undone!
just start making a buncha' these .. and as soon as we know how many will be doing the swap .. we'll figger out how many to send to each person.
sign up: NOW until March 15 (need to know how many are doing this so we we'll know how many to make)
MAIL BY: April 15
then .. when you receive all your little 'yo's' .. tack them together and make a cute table topper (or anything you wish) .. and POST a picture of it if you can!
ONCE i know for sure how and how many are doing this (remember .. deadline for sign-up is March 15) .. i'll have you each E-MAIL me with your name and address .. and i'll get those lists out to everyone via e-mail.
clear as mud? any questions .. jus' let me know! xo, frannie
True Friends, Frannie |
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| sunshine |
Posted - Aug 09 2006 : 4:50:55 PM
please post some of the items you ladies have made would love ot see.
have a lovely day and may God bless you and keep you safe
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| Utahfarmgirl |
Posted - Aug 06 2006 : 08:29:22 AM
I'm going to make a table topper with my yo-yos. It's on the list, heh heh!
Come visit my Etsy store at www.chezPatricia.etsy.com
Farmgirls do it organically! |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Aug 05 2006 : 2:49:11 PM
I did a quilt top with the charm squares (the 6" ones from our first swap) and the yo yos from the swap...I will post a pic later today..I think I will add borders to make it a little wider..then it will be a nice generous throw size.
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| CathyM |
Posted - Aug 05 2006 : 1:57:39 PM
has anyone made anything with the yoyo's yet? I would love to see them if you have.
Cathy |
| blueroses |
Posted - May 11 2006 : 09:20:49 AM
I have to get to stitching all my yo yo's together. After next week, when school is done for the semester - I will be able to take a breath and work on all my stitching and crafties for the summer.
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
| owwlady |
Posted - May 11 2006 : 07:47:03 AM
I've marked the back of each yo yo I've received with a little bit of embroidery floss. One color for each girl on each of their 5 yo yo's. I just took one stitch where it wouldn't be seen and then tied it. Then I wrote on each note sent with the yo yo's which color I used for that girl's yo yo's. Now I'll always know who sent which ones. I'm just mixing them all up in a doll size scrap quilt which will hang on my wall in the living room with the rest of the quilts. This swap was sooooo much fun!!! |
| owwlady |
Posted - May 11 2006 : 07:39:58 AM
Got Betty Jo's email today. Thanks Betty...the only yo yo's I'm still missing are from Diane. I don't know if they were sent but never got here. I just wanted to let you know they didn't arrive. Thanks...Jan |
| cajungal |
Posted - May 02 2006 : 4:52:25 PM
I'm loving my yos. I keep looking at them during the day, too!!
Thanks to all y'all!!!...... Diane, Leah, Janet, Patty, Debbie, Jenny, Cathy, Sandi, Bridgette, and Chris. I picture in my mind all of us sitting in our special place at home or waiting at a kid's practice just stitching away for each other.....for gals we haven't even met, yet! Every time I look at a yoyo, I'm touched in my heart to know you all took the time to stitch them. Thank you!!
Blessings
Catherine
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - May 01 2006 : 7:24:33 PM
Got adorable yoyos from Bridge today..thanks so much! I espeically love that ladybug print!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
| blueroses |
Posted - May 01 2006 : 4:04:55 PM
I got yo-yo's from Bridge and Jan this weekend. Thank you so much. They're really pretty. Can't wait to get started.
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
| owwlady |
Posted - Apr 28 2006 : 07:40:23 AM
Thanks Leah, I'll write that down...Thanks Jenny, hope you enjoy them!! |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Apr 27 2006 : 3:56:59 PM
Got some adorable ones from Jan today..thanks so much!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
| sugarsfarm |
Posted - Apr 27 2006 : 12:11:06 PM
It was me Jan!!
You must be the change you want to see in the world.
Mahatma Gandhi |
| owwlady |
Posted - Apr 27 2006 : 07:41:54 AM
Bridgette, that's a really cute idea. I haven't decided yet what to do with mine. I want to send thanks to Aunt Jenny, Patty, Debbie, Cathy, Catherine, Sandi, Chris, and I didn't put the name down on the card of the person who sent the quote about "smelling like dirt" along with some pretty floral yo yo's. Please let me know who you are so I can write it down. Thank you everyone for the pretty, pretty yo yo's. This is so much fun. I love connecting this way. |
| Bridge |
Posted - Apr 26 2006 : 3:06:18 PM
Mine will go out tomorrow!! I plan on taking photos of each batch of my yo's and then making a little scrap book of them and listing who sent them. I may also add a few snip it's from this post!! I also plan on putting a picture of the finished project in the book. This is my plan!!
~~Bridge's Boutique~~
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| OregonGal |
Posted - Apr 25 2006 : 8:37:39 PM
yipee! Got some from Diane today - very nice! Three more to go - then I'm starting on my
vest......can hardly wait, been thinking about how to arrange the colors, maybe keep everyones yoyos together, or maybe not - will probably write whoever sent me the yoyo on the backside if I don't keep them all together, have to think about it some more.
"...a merry heart does good like a medicine, it has the power to cure." |
| sugarsfarm |
Posted - Apr 25 2006 : 12:24:26 PM
I do the same thing Chris!! hahaha...i just cant wait to put them all together!!
You must be the change you want to see in the world.
Mahatma Gandhi |
| CathyM |
Posted - Apr 24 2006 : 8:28:27 PM
I've received YoYo's from: Jenny, Leah, Patricia, Marcia, Debbie, Sandi, Chris and Diane, I love them all. Can't wait to the last four packages come, yay, then I can start my tote. I have a design idea already for them. I just hope it works out if it does I will take a pic and let ya'll see it  . I love getting mail.
Cathy |
| OregonGal |
Posted - Apr 24 2006 : 7:08:54 PM
Woo hoo, so far, I got yoyo's from, Debbie, Catherine, Sandi, Jan, Leah, Jenny, Cathy and Marcia - all different and all just super great! You gurlfrenz, it's makin my heart smile - I just keep looking at them, then I put them away, then I take them out and look at them all again. It sounds silly, I know, but they're making me smile inside out.
"...a merry heart does good like a medicine, it has the power to cure." |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Apr 24 2006 : 6:13:09 PM
I got several new "sets" today too..thanks so much gals..this is so fun!!!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
| blueroses |
Posted - Apr 24 2006 : 5:54:19 PM
Got some yo-yo's from Leah & Diane today. They're really pretty. Thank you.
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
| Utahfarmgirl |
Posted - Apr 24 2006 : 2:45:47 PM
Doin' the mailbox boogie today! Got great yo-yos from Diane and Leah! What a wonderful pile of yos!! Big farmgirl thanks to everyone!
Come visit my Etsy store at www.chezPatricia.etsy.com
Farmgirls do it organically! |
| Bridge |
Posted - Apr 24 2006 : 1:37:53 PM
Mine will hopefully go out in the next few days!!
I got them finished while letting my great-nephew play at the park yesterday.
But I do have quite a sunburn on my shoulders, I hope it turns tan and doesn't peel!
~~Bridge's Boutique~~
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| blueroses |
Posted - Apr 24 2006 : 11:43:58 AM
Thanks to Catherine. Received your package on Friday after a hard week of work. A ray of sunshine.
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
| Fabulous Farm Femmes |
Posted - Apr 22 2006 : 12:30:55 AM
Mailed mine today on the way to yet another surgery for my hubby...he's fine...sure can make alot of Yo Yo's sitting in waiting rooms, although most folks look at you funny.Like I care!I was being productive.
Thanks to all the gals whose have already arrived.Happy Dances galore at the mail box. My neighbor's must think they have a native american tribal dancer living next door....... |
