I mentioned a couple of blogs ago that I have been busy
making yoyos during the shelter in place orders in my county. I will admit that this pandemic has got me
distracted and I have had trouble concentrating on anything. But believe it or not, making yoyos is
relaxing to me and making tiny ones (finished size about the size of a nickel
or even a dime) also helps me use up even the smallest of scraps.
Since I have a lot of green ones, I decided to make some
yoyo tree ornaments to put in my etsy shop. Yoyos are easy to make but if you have never
made one, here is a tutorial on how to do just that (be careful,
they can be addictive to make).
For this ornament you need 10 green yoyos and one brown
one. You want to arrange them in a
triangle shape with one yoyo at the top and 4 at the bottom. You don’t have to
use different fabrics for your green yoyos but I like the varied it gives. I put
them a little off center from one row to the next so they fit together better
(this is a little different from my tutorial).
I also sew them first by rows and then sew the rows
together.
Once that is done that last part is the brown yoyo which is
the trunk of the tree. Sew that under
the last row.
Now sew a thread hanger through the top yoyo and you have an
ornament. You don’t have to make the
yoyos as small as I did but remember the bigger the yoyos, the bigger the
ornament. So go find some green fabric and start yo-yoing.
©2020 Cheryl Fillion
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