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I found a tutorial on youtube on how the sew a binding on your quilts. here's a pic of my king size yo-yo I made. hope this works.

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here's another pic of my quilt.

Oh how pretty!Love all the different colors!!!! Are those 3" yo-yo's? Is it heavy? Difficult to get on and off the bed?

I always thought of making a quilt like this. Did not know how heavy it would be and if it could be washed without pulling apart. Love the colors. A good take and go project to use up scraps. It would make a nice cover for summer.

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nancyc20 the yo-yo are just a bit smaller then 3". and yes it is heavy. its not to difficult, but its much easier with two prople. quiltmaker I haven't had to wash it yet. but when I do wash it, I'lll be washing it in the bathtub. still not sure if I'll be drying it in the dryer.

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Here's a king size yo-yo quilt I recently finished because I didn't want the holes usually created when you sew yo-yos together I double layered them then because I didn't want to use any kind of batting I appliqued circles on the back to cover up my embroidery stitching. I added the pearl cotton stitching prior to the appliqued circles to add stability to the yo-yos. I made the entire quilt using batik fabric and we cover with it every night. I have washed it in my front load regular size washer and it did just fine.

OH My! that is a lot of yo yo's! what a job! A beauty too!
i think i like the doubled up one,i would be so afraid of moving the one with the holes...

The way you've done it makes it a very sturdy yo-yo quilt. Love it!!! great job.

Kayla, could you share your "recipe" with us! It's just so beautiful!

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No problem, I'll sit down this weekend and try to document all the steps I took and some approximate numbers. This was one of this wild idea that just kept developing over the 4 years it took to complete. It started with a much smaller throw I did with the under layer all black and white fabric and the top layer multi colors. If I put together a PDF document is there a way to attach it? Or is there a better method to use?

Let's check with Jayardi. She has saved all the PJ Party tutorials with PDF files. I'll pm her.

Oh my aching fingers! Those are beautiful! I saved one from an auction a few years ago and it had to be washed. I put it in an oversized lingerie bag and let it soak. I collect vintage fabrics and had to make a few replacements. I used an old misic CD for the pattern and it turned out the right size.

piney

Here are the steps I took to complete my quilt:

King Size Yo Yo Quilt

The finished size is very generous because I wanted it to drape completely over a pillow top mattress

I used one of those CDs we use to get in the mail all the time (like from AOL) as my template to cut my Yo Yo circles. You could do it completely random and scrappy but I wanted to see the stripes so on this one I used light batiks for the top rows and dark batiks for the bottom rows. I also made a lap quilt using black and white fabric for the bottom rows and multi colors for the top rows.

I cut 1,476 circles of the light fabric for the top rows and 1,554 circles of the dark fabric for the bottom rows. I then made the Yo Yos the normal way (I used hand quilting thread to gather my Yo Yos because it is a stronger thread) but because you do get tired of gathering fabric after I had enough for several rows I started assembling the rows and switched back and forth between gathering and assembling. WARNING the quilt does get very heavy to hold after several rows have been attached to each other so I started doing it in sections then joined them.

Assembly:
 I attached 41 light Yo Yos for each top row and 42 dark Yo Yos for each bottom row just using a whip stitch to join one to the next.
 Next layer a light row over a dark row so there are no holes and applique the dark row to the back of the light row to create 36 two row sets (you will need an extra dark row to put on the opposite side of the first set so that each side of your quilt looks the same).
 You will then use the same process to attach each two row set to another
 Use Perle Cotton and various embroidery stitches to secure the top row to the bottom row for
added strength (you could also use the decorative stitches on your machine which would make
this step much faster)
 Because I didn’t want the mechanics of all my embroidery to show on the back and possibly be a
toe catcher I appliqued 3 1⁄2 inch circles on the back (for this quilt I used rows of 40 of the same fabric but on the lap quilt I just randomly placed the circles).

That’s all there is to it. Since I didn’t wash any of the fabric before I used them in this project when I completed the quilt I shoved it in my front load washer and it turned out just fine we use it every night.

With the exception of the actual assembly of the two row sets to each other it is really a portable project.

Thanks for the directions...I PM'd Jayardi like I promised, but she never answered. It would be nice to tuck this away for future reference.

I hear back from Jean (thank you!) and have been trying to attach a file, but it's too big. I need to try a couple of other ways, but tomorrow.

It might be easier if anyone wants a copy of this in PDF format just PM me your email and I'll send you a copy