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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
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 Posted - Feb 05 2006 : 6:57:10 PM
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Hey I discovered today that a CD is 4 1/2" in diameter -- makes perfect 2" yo-yo's. And it's sturdy to trace around. I have two done!
Mine is just a little old fashioned garden where the flowers come together to praise the Lord, and teach all who look upon them to do likewise.
-- Celia Thaxter
http://therusticcottage.etsy.com
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Feb 05 2006 : 7:06:08 PM
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Wow...I don't have to wait to finish the tub of sour cream...hooray. I do have some old AOL cds around here somewhere that came in the mail!!!
Jenny in Utah
It's astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen...Frances Burnette
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
4439 Posts |
Posted - Feb 05 2006 : 8:28:53 PM
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One more yo-yo question and then I'm done for today. Do you all press the 1/4" around with an iron before you stitch? Or do you just turn under as you sew?
Mine is just a little old fashioned garden where the flowers come together to praise the Lord, and teach all who look upon them to do likewise.
-- Celia Thaxter
http://therusticcottage.etsy.com
http://rusticcottage.blogspot.com/ |
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Fabulous Farm Femmes
True Blue Farmgirl
792 Posts
Diane
Lakebay, Tacoma
WA
792 Posts |
Posted - Feb 06 2006 : 12:21:22 AM
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Just turm 'em under as you sew, Kay. They are so forgiving it doesn't matter if they hot or miss the 1/4" mark exactly.
No one needs to iron any more than they have to! |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Feb 06 2006 : 06:09:19 AM
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wowzer .. a cd .. that sounds huge .. but then .. i'm used to making 'dolly' yo-yo quilts! and they do 'shrink down once you gather them up .. i can hardly wait to get started .. but MUST get all these dolly patterns mailed out first.
anyone started looking at 'nature' yet for their color schemes?
True Friends, Frannie |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Feb 06 2006 : 10:34:54 AM
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Girls,
I find that while making a yo yo, if I keep my stitches close to the fold and not the raw edge I don't need to fold the raw edge under. When I pull it into a yo yo it has a neat top.
NANCY JO |
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Fabulous Farm Femmes
True Blue Farmgirl
792 Posts
Diane
Lakebay, Tacoma
WA
792 Posts |
Posted - Feb 06 2006 : 12:57:38 PM
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| Frannie, I have picked Blue as my earth color: because I am SO WONDERFULLY HAPPY to see blue skies again!!!!!!!! |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Feb 06 2006 : 1:34:38 PM
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I PICK YELLOW BECAUSE IT BRIGHTENS EVERYTHING AROUND IT.
NANCY JO |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Feb 06 2006 : 2:44:47 PM
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I pick green even though I won't see green for awhile yet here..I love the colors of both spring and fall..but this time of year I am thinking green!!
Jenny in Utah
It's astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen...Frances Burnette
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Feb 08 2006 : 10:56:18 AM
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Been making a few yo yo everyday, now that I figured out how to make a nicer edge, and use good thread they go right along. I still say they look more like little tiny shower caps then yo yo, but then they didn't have shower caps back when, so yo yo it is.
Nancy Jo |
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Bridge
True Blue Farmgirl
814 Posts
Bridgette
Southern
Indiana
USA
814 Posts |
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
4439 Posts |
Posted - Feb 08 2006 : 11:48:53 AM
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I'm picking pink because that is the color of our sunsets and also the beautiful pink roses that I love!
Mine is just a little old fashioned garden where the flowers come together to praise the Lord, and teach all who look upon them to do likewise.
-- Celia Thaxter
http://therusticcottage.etsy.com
http://rusticcottage.blogspot.com/ |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Feb 08 2006 : 2:18:09 PM
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MaryJane is calling them rosettes in her new stitching book...I think I like the sound of that too..sounds old timey.
Jenny in Utah
It's astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen...Frances Burnette
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Feb 10 2006 : 2:23:29 PM
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all these wonderful nature shades .. our yo-yo quilties will look like little gardens. i'm real interested in hearing the story of yo-yo's being named rosettes .. don't think i've come across that term for them here in the east. i might google it to see what i can find. can hardly wait for MJ's sewing book!!!!!!
True Friends, Frannie |
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Photobugs
True Blue Farmgirl
363 Posts
Pamela
Post Falls
Idaho
USA
363 Posts |
Posted - Feb 10 2006 : 11:03:47 PM
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I have one of those yo yo clown dolls mentioned in another post. I also have a diamond shaped piece made of yo yo's, I will photograph them tomorrow and post the pics.
I'd also like to be in the yo yo exchange. Sage green is my color.
Pamela
"I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!" |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Feb 11 2006 : 04:19:37 AM
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Pam
looking forward to your pictures,who made your yo yo clown?
Nancy Jo
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dgarnera
Farmgirl in Training
45 Posts
Debra
Pine Grove
CA
USA
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Posted - Feb 11 2006 : 08:34:31 AM
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I would love to do a yo-yo quilt. I saw one used as a table cloth in Sleepless in Seattle and always thought that would be a cute way to use one. We just bought a 1940's style farm house in North Dakota- one would look lovely on our table- in our new diningroom..
blessings,debra
Joyful momma of 5 plus 1 in the oven.. |
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Photobugs
True Blue Farmgirl
363 Posts
Pamela
Post Falls
Idaho
USA
363 Posts |
Posted - Feb 11 2006 : 3:51:44 PM
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Here are two photos of what I have:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/photobugspjt/album?.dir=/bd72&.src=ph&.tok=phj1RZEBe5vN6NfU
The first is of a yo yo clown. I got him at a yard sale last summer Nancy, so I do not know who made him. But he is vintage.
The second photo is of a bunch of yo yo's sewn together to make a dresser scarf, maybe?? Ot maybe it was the beginning of a quilt coverlet. I got it at a yard sale too, so I have no history on it.
It looks like they got it part way done and never finished it. I do have vintage fabrics and someday maybe I will get around to adding onto it.
I think I need to learn how to post photos right on the page I am writing on. If I get that down I can repost these photos.
Let me know if you can view them. Thanks, farmgirls.
Pamela
"I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!" |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Feb 11 2006 : 6:12:11 PM
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Pam
Yes I could see the pictures, good job, I don't know how to do that, have to work on it. Those were good yard sale finds, I can hardly wait until warm weather and the sales start up again, always room for one more thing!!
Nancy Jo |
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Fabulous Farm Femmes
True Blue Farmgirl
792 Posts
Diane
Lakebay, Tacoma
WA
792 Posts |
Posted - Feb 11 2006 : 9:55:08 PM
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| Nancy, sent you an email requesting your address for the Yo Yo flag project,hope you got it!! |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Feb 13 2006 : 10:38:58 AM
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Frannie
Did you know your yo yo quilt that you showed us hanging on your clothsline on this site is on google. I typed yo yo quilts and the first site that came up , there was your quilt.
NANCY JO |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9093 Posts |
Posted - Feb 13 2006 : 10:42:03 AM
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OK I checked again, its on the second page, after you type in yo yo quilts.
NANCY JO |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Feb 13 2006 : 3:58:22 PM
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nancy .. i can't find it .. .looked on the first and second pages after i googled. HALP! i'd love to find it! xo
True Friends, Frannie |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Feb 13 2006 : 4:14:14 PM
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I cut out a whole stack of yo yo ( or rosette) circles today...to keep in my car for those "waiting" times when I need something to do...much more productive than reading a magazine..which I tend to do if I don't have a project along. I did all '30's repro fabrics tht I love..nothing in mind for them yet..just want to get to making them. I like the idea of a tablecloth too..that would be fun..or just a runner we will see.
Jenny in Utah
It's astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen...Frances Burnette
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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Luzy
True Blue Farmgirl
922 Posts
Luanne
Pueblo
Colorado
USA
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Posted - Feb 13 2006 : 4:25:01 PM
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Frannie, I just found the topic that Nancy is talking about. Just Google 'yoyo quilts' and it's about the 7th topic listed. It says Mary Janes Farmgirl Connection and comes up with the Stitching Room and page one of the yoyo topic. Let me know if you find it. Luzy
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