In recent weeks, I have been making a lot of yoyos. Most of them have been my mini yoyos but I
decided to make some flowers with leaves.
I thought I would share the flower with you.
You start with a completed yoyo. I showed how to make a yoyo in an earlier
tutorial. I made this Yoyo with a 4”
circle and it finished about 2” in diameter.
You can make the flower what ever color you want.
The leaves you might want to choose a green color but you
really can use whatever color since it is your flower. You want to start with a 4 inch circle and
before doing any stitching, cut it in half.
Now take one half and fold it in half right sides together. You will now want to stitch along the straight
edge. Repeat with the second half of the
leaf fabric.
(I used dark thread so you can see the stitching. You will want to use matching thread. You can also do this by machine. I just like hand work.)
Now turn the leaf right side out and center the seam in the
back.
With the curved edge of the leave, turn down a small seam
allowance and stitch around the edge like you did with the yoyo.
Pull it in tight to gather the edges and knot off the
thread. You now have a leaf. Do the same with the other half circle.
Now what to do for the hole of the yoyo? You can keep it open as it is. Or stitch a button or some other
embellishment to cover the hole. You
might even want to sew a smaller yoyo there.
When the center is complete, turn the yoyo flower over to
the back and stitch the leaves to the back
(Make sure the seam of the leaf is facing away from the yoyo flower.).
Arrange them in any way you find pleasing. You may want to stitch the leaf down at the edge of the yoyo so that it lies flat.
Once everything is sewn together, you can stitch or glue a
pin back to the back of the yoyo to make it a fabric piece of jewelry. Or thread a fabric loop to one side as I did
to make it an ornament. If you do the
flower in red and then add green leaves, this would make a great Christmas
ornament.
©2020 Cheryl E. Fillion
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