Yo Yo!

I told my husband I wanted to go and get a "YO YO" maker the other day. He was confused at why I wanted to make a yo-yo and why we couldn't just go buy one at Walmart in the toy section. I laughed and told him that it was not a  toy yo-yo maker but a fabric yo yo maker. I bought the large yo yo maker and have been sewing yo-yo's like crazy ever since!

Here is the yo yo maker. It runs 6-8 dollars at fabric stores or online. You can make the Yo-Yo's without it, but boy does it make it simple with it!

It is so much fun, and with my scrap material I don't even have to  buy fabric to make enough yo-yo's for my baby's crib quilt! All it takes is a 5 1/2'' x 5 1/2'' square piece of material and strong thread that won't break (quilting thread suggested).

 Each yo yo takes only a few minutes to make and is easy enough to sew that I can watch t.v. while doing it. I can't wait to see the finished quilt like this one shown in Better Homes and Garden's "Quilting" magazine. 

They suggest a turquoise or black background in a small print or solid pattern. I might do my background in a light blue or pink. 

To get the size for the crib quilt I typed in a google search and a few websites came up. Here is one I got some measurements from.http://www.generations-quilt-patterns.com/standard-quilt-sizes.html
When I finish the quilt I will post a picture....until then Happy Yo-Yo-ing!