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Stitching & Crafting Room:  "official" YO-YO swap starts NOW  |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
 Posted - Mar 02 2006 : 08:50:05 AM
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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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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Bridge
True Blue Farmgirl
814 Posts
Bridgette
Southern
Indiana
USA
814 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2006 : 12:38:33 PM
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Count me in, I got my material and have 10 cut out!! Just waiting to find out how many more I need to cut out!!
~~Bridge's Boutique~~
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sugarsfarm
True Blue Farmgirl
272 Posts
Leah
Woodward
Iowa
USA
272 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2006 : 5:47:41 PM
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Sign me up Frannie!!...this will help me slim down my fabric pile!!
Life's messy!... Grab an apron! |
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
4439 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2006 : 5:51:32 PM
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I've been working too. I found a pattern for the cutest yo yo tote bag!
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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owwlady
True Blue Farmgirl
899 Posts
Jan
Tomahawk
WI
USA
899 Posts |
Posted - Mar 03 2006 : 08:40:33 AM
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| I'm in! I'll start cutting circles tonight. Thanks...Jan |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Mar 03 2006 : 2:53:57 PM
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i'm heading for indiana tomorrow for the weekend .. when i'm not driving .. i'll be sewing YO's! xo
True Friends, Frannie |
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2349 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
2349 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2006 : 05:53:42 AM
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Count me, too!!
Blessings
Catherine
P.S. Would anyone have objections to writing their name on the back of the yo-yo? I'd just love to have all the names of all the gals right there with the yos.
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
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CathyM
True Blue Farmgirl
344 Posts
Cathy
Tulsa
OK
USA
344 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2006 : 1:06:13 PM
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Count me in on the yo yo project. never done one before what why not?!?! lol it's be fun.
Cathy |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
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sugarsfarm
True Blue Farmgirl
272 Posts
Leah
Woodward
Iowa
USA
272 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2006 : 9:03:33 PM
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How do we write our names on the back of them? i hope im not being completly clueless...
You must be the change you want to see in the world.
Mahatma Gandhi |
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Bridge
True Blue Farmgirl
814 Posts
Bridgette
Southern
Indiana
USA
814 Posts |
Posted - Mar 06 2006 : 08:00:11 AM
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I was wondering the same thing Leah..........
I had thought of a quilters marker but my fabric is darker so I am not sure it would show up well.
~~Bridge's Boutique~~
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Mar 06 2006 : 5:59:31 PM
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hi girls .. i just got back from illinois/indiana .. what a FUN trip .. will write more of it later .. have to unpack treasures from the car!
i did manage to sew up a hand-full of yo's while having morning coffee and just before bedtime ..
hmmmmmm .. .let's see .... names on the yo's ... here's one idea .. if someone else has a good idea .. please share it!
it would not be 'on' the yo's .. BUT .. if we intend to turn our yo-yo quilt into a little table topper and if we put a 'backing' on our table topper this would work .. if no backing is planned ... we'll go to 'plan b'.
ooops .. gotta' go scrounge up some dinner .. honey hunk is yellin' that his stomach is growlin' ... will give you plan a and plan b after dinner. xoxo
True Friends, Frannie |
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sandi
Farmgirl in Training
35 Posts
fairview
tx
USA
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Posted - Mar 06 2006 : 6:35:33 PM
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| Hi Gals! I want to play, too. Bought some blue fabric today - bluebird blue in honor of the bluebird couple nesting in our backyard! Frannie, I found a black sharpie ultra fine marker works well written on the middle of the back - easiest to write before stitching. Would work fine on light & medium fabrics - no clue what to do on darker ones ?? What do y'all think?? I'm dying to stitch up some of these yo-yo's - daughter's wedding is Saturday and they are great stress-relievers for the mom-of-the-bride but will wait for "signing" rules!! Will send you my info via email......sandi |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Mar 06 2006 : 7:25:51 PM
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i'm using all kinds of different fabrics for the yo's .. so's i don't go crazy making a zillion all the same color/pattern. i don't think written names will show up on lots of them .. and some of the fabrics probably wouldn't take 'pen' either.
i would have to make up little 'labels' on muslin .. and sign my name .. if everyone did this .. and we made them about 2 inches by 3 inches that would give plenty of room for 'seams .. if we had 20 girls swapping the yo's .. we could take the little label that everyone sends to us and 'sew' them together into a little 'quilt' .. and attach it to the 'back of a backing' that we might make for our table topper .. (that would be "plan A" ...
plan "B" ... if we don't want to put a 'backing' on our yo's .. we could just make a separate little quilt out of the 'name tags' .. bind it with a nice fabric .. put a backing on it .. and make it into a ittle 'quiltie' ..
or a cute little 'bag' to keep our yo-yo quilt in when we are not displaying it.
or as the 'lining' of a yo-yo purse.
those are just ideas offa' the top of my very tired head tonight. if anyone else has some ideas .. let's hear them!!! xo
True Friends, Frannie |
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sugarsfarm
True Blue Farmgirl
272 Posts
Leah
Woodward
Iowa
USA
272 Posts |
Posted - Mar 06 2006 : 10:16:08 PM
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I like the idea of each person making a 2"x3" square for everyone in the Yo making circle, then we can decide on our own how we want to put it together, that way we have everyones names who participated.
You must be the change you want to see in the world.
Mahatma Gandhi |
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2349 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
2349 Posts |
Posted - Mar 07 2006 : 03:57:14 AM
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I just knew Frannie would make my idea so much better!!
I like the 2"x3" 'label'. Just dandy!! I didn't think about sharpie or such not showing up on some of the fabrics or that it would bleed and run.....would not be good for Farmgirl Yo-Yos.
Blessings
Catherine
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Mar 07 2006 : 05:10:44 AM
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Kay,
what is the pattern to the yo yo tote? hOw would you line it and how is the handle made. It sounds really cute!
NANCY JO
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Mar 07 2006 : 06:11:02 AM
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another way .. is for each of us to just simply include a cute little note or slip of paper with our name (and any other info we might want to give .. such as what our inspiration was ... when we sewed them .. a poem, etc. then when we each receive our 'notes' .. we could buy or make a little 'scrapbook' to go with the quiltie we make .. which would be a little 'journal' for our quilt.
are you girls finding any of these ideas your 'favorite'? we can go with the 'majority' vote. xo
True Friends, Frannie |
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sandi
Farmgirl in Training
35 Posts
fairview
tx
USA
35 Posts |
Posted - Mar 07 2006 : 06:46:51 AM
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| Frannie - love the note idea! could put them in a little friendship book by the quiltie! I can't stop making bluebird yo-yo's this morning!! Work to be done and I keep stitchin' saying "just one more!" Think I'll add some "blooming redbuds" & "Texas wildflowers" to the stash! Fun in Texas this morning........sandi |
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owwlady
True Blue Farmgirl
899 Posts
Jan
Tomahawk
WI
USA
899 Posts |
Posted - Mar 07 2006 : 08:01:09 AM
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| I vote for sending a note and making a little scrapbook. I think that's a great idea. |
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Utahfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1940 Posts
Portland
Oregon
USA
1940 Posts |
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blueroses
True Blue Farmgirl
1323 Posts
Debbie
in the Pandhandle of
Idaho
USA
1323 Posts |
Posted - Mar 07 2006 : 09:18:54 AM
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OK - I'm in. Just let me know how many - I will get started this weekend. I like the idea of using a CD as the template. These will be a lot bigger yo-yo's then I'm used to making, so will be more fun!!!
Debbie
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
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Bridge
True Blue Farmgirl
814 Posts
Bridgette
Southern
Indiana
USA
814 Posts |
Posted - Mar 07 2006 : 10:52:38 AM
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I like the note & scrapbook idea. I think I will take a picture of each one to put by the note in the scrapbook.
~~Bridge's Boutique~~
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OregonGal
True Blue Farmgirl
511 Posts
Chris
No. IL
USA
511 Posts |
Posted - Mar 07 2006 : 7:45:34 PM
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I'd like to share in the yoyo swap. I measured a cd and its 4.75" - is that what everyone else is using for a template? I want mine to be the same size. I'm a little confused about the name or note - make one for each yoyo, or will one other person get all of my yoyo's so only need one note, yes, no? I've never done a swap before (always wanted to) so have mercy, I'm a little clueless here.
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Edited by - OregonGal on Mar 12 2006 11:25:48 AM |
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Celticheart
True Blue Farmgirl
811 Posts
Marcia
WA
USA
811 Posts |
Posted - Mar 08 2006 : 6:30:55 PM
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I want to play too! I'll start making yo yos.
Marcia
"I suppose the pleasure of country life lies really in the eternally renewed evidence of the determination to live." Vita Sackville-West
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