YoYo Quilt

Here's the next project Ethel and I are working on. 

 Red and White Yoyo quilt.  Odd name, but that's what they call them.  

Made with a plastic template, which makes life a lot easier. Those poor women, in the "good old days" I can't imagine doing these without one.  

I never cared much for yoyo quilts, you usually find them with all different colored fabrics, and no backing.  Maybe that's why. But when I saw it done in red and white, I fell in looooove.  

Off to the fabric store, and of course you are limited at Joann Fabrics, so several shops later, and a thinner wallet, we had what we needed.  

One of the stops was at Hobby Lobby.  We didn't even stop for fabric there, but what a pleasant surprise, they have quite a collection.

 And quite a few red and whites.

This is a yoyo, the front is the scrunched up side. This size is 3 1/2"

You start off with a square and end up with this.

Ethel fought me on the football pattern. Then I showed her it doesn't matter as long as you have the color you want. 

She agreed!

Starting a nice little collection!

I had the basket full and stacked NEATLY, 

then my grandson used it as a step to climb on the bed.  

But he did put them all back in the basket for me.  

You could just imagine!

Think I have enough pins!!!!

See them ALL on the table. Time to arrange on the board. 

(the design board is insulation brd. covered with batting)

This was harder than it looks.  I didn't have an even number of fabrics,

 so arranging them was a challenge.

I had to walk away a few times, my eyes were going bonkers.

192 Later!

 (well I have 3 more to do)

looks like candy

Now I have to sew each one on the backing strips.....

 by hand. 

I'll post the progress of that later. 

Ethel's yoyo's are 2 3/8"....so she has to make 409 of these little suckers.

 May be awhile before you see hers on the design board.  

Just kidding Ethel! 

They go pretty quick.