Making YoYos

 I'm trying to relax and cut down the need to work all the time.  I discovered a TV channel that has some good free movies so I've been watching them.  I generally like something easy to stitch while watching TV.  Enter YoYos.  It doesn't get any more mindless than yoyos.  

A long time ago I bought a stack of cut circles off an eBay vendor.  She misunderstood what I wanted and I ended up with a ton of dark plaid circles cut from men's shirts.  I've tried to use them but blech.  So I sorted through the circles, pulled the ones with which I could vaguely work & started stitching them.  It's nice to have a little stash ready for embellishing.

And then I just veered off the path and pulled out a piece of fabric I painted a long time ago.  The paint was acrylic which made the fabric stiff but the design is interesting.  I wanted to see if it would gather up into a yoyo.

This was a very large circle (7") & the fabric didn't gather well.  I have a stash of  rough torn fabric strips.  I pleated the edge of one and am stitching it to the circle's edge.  I like where this is going.

The big gaping hole leaves space for all kinds of embellishments.  I have a bag of very pretty sheer florals.  They rip well so I ripped a length and gathered it.  Inserted into the hole it fills that space nicely and adds some additional oomph!

Now I have a focal flower for one of the upcoming blocks.  I'll bead it and it will be a Star YoYo!  

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