Yo Yo Crazy!!
Check out the super cool plates recently given to me- Thanks Lisa and Stuart!!!
I've always loved looking at the netting and tulle in fabric shops, they evoke visions of fun costumes, pretty ballerinas, princess curtains... but being a quilter I soon walk by and head for the down to earth cottons.
That was until a week ago, when I came up with the perfect excuse to fill my trolley with wonderful fluro netting.
To make Yo Yos!!
I made a few with just netting...
and then I wanted to see how I could play with the transparency of the netting.
I stuffed the puff with a different colour netting
I then tried sewing netting over fabrics..
Some I liked...
I'm not sure about these ones with metalic fabric..
My favourites are these ones I made with flocked netting, but then I do have a thing for spots...
These netting YoYos are still at the experimental phase but I'm really like the effect. They have a fun, ethereal, floaty quality about them.
Hee hee...I kept joking about making a YoYo as big as my head... so I did...
A fun garden decoration...
Give Away Winners
Thank you to everyone who entered the give away in my last post and thank you so much for all your wonderful compliments. I really really appreciate your support of my humble blog.
Okay, announcing the 2 winners...
Donna of The Cat's Meow Two
and
Heather Bassett - I don't think she has a blog.
Ps I hope you're not sick of YoYo's yet because I've also been working on a Yo Yo sampler quilt, I tell you I'm totally obsessed!! but I'll save those photos for another day...
30 Comments
Love those fun yo-Yosemite Rachael... The colours are so you! Congratulations to the winners and thank you for hosting this giveaway!
ReplyDeleteLove the netting yo-yos! Such an original idea! And your plates are gorgeous too!
ReplyDeleteThey are so pretty Rachael! A couple of Years ago there was a large Quilt at the Quilt Show made of Yo Yo's I don't know if you saw it!
ReplyDeleteLove them!!! yes spots are my fav too! I liked how you inserted one inside the other.. cute idea...
ReplyDeleteEu também amei a criatividade de colocar um dentro do outro.
DeleteYou have the most creative imagination ! Yo yo's are fun to make. The big one would make a good center medallion !
ReplyDeleteHee hee, so much fun, love the dotty ones!
ReplyDeleteWow! I've never seen so much innovation with yo-yo's. Your netting with the dots, your layers of prints and netting, just wonderful. They are their own little creatures, dancing and playing, almost like jelly fish. Really fun!
ReplyDeleteI love them all!! Your garden yo yo is sure to draw the birds and bees!
ReplyDeleteLove those dots!!! And netting is just perfect for the garden--as long as no critters decide to do any redecorating. The giant yo you would make great outdoor party decor too, hanging from eaves and from tree branches. Fun!
ReplyDeleteThese are such fun. Another great idea for embellishments, they would add such interesting texture.
ReplyDeleteRD! They look like candy! So pretty! I see them on curtains or something in the window with light passing through them.
ReplyDeleteVery cute!
ReplyDeleteI dont think Ive ever seen tulle yoyos before. They look utterly delightful.
ReplyDeleteExactly what are you going to do with the gigantic one? (which had me laughing my head off by the way!)
What a fun idea - can see you enjoyed yourself there! They could be quite pretty appliqued as flowers on a bright quilt couldn't they? Look forward to seeing your yoyo quilt.
ReplyDeleteHilda
Thanks for the magazine win - I don't have a blog, but here is a link to one of my flickr photos you might be interested in. My quilt group has a monthly bee, and this month the organiser asked for 'trees please', any type of tree block using a lovely echino fabric she supplied. I made a large yo-yo for the tree,but not as large as your garden decoration!
ReplyDeleteOf course - I forgot the link.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/18091623@N08/8653192599/in/photostream
I love how light and airy these yoyo's are! They're lovely. I can't wait to see what you do with them! And that one as big as your head.....AWESOME!!! :o)
ReplyDeleteThe polka dot ones are super cute! Too funny about the big one.:)
ReplyDeleteThe colours are lovely. You are definitely thinking outside the box!
ReplyDeleteLove the latest yo-yos. The giant one is just genius!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic idea Rachael, they are awesome.
ReplyDeleteI love your netting yoyos. They look great. I want to see what you do with them.
ReplyDeleteyour big yoyo cracked me up this morning. I just love it! Your too fun.
ReplyDeleteLike you I like the dotted tulle. They are all very fresh and clever and new - love that.
You are having so much fun with these, wee
I love this post!!!!! Too cute =D I think you definitely need to decorate your trees with giant yo-yo's LOL!!!! Keep showing them off, I love seeing them!
ReplyDeleteeeeeep! so much fun, love, love, love the flocked ones!
ReplyDeleteYou are hilarious! I like the ethereal quality of the yoyos. I have the butter dish that matches those plates, i love it!
ReplyDeleteYou are hilarious! I like the ethereal quality of the yoyos. I have the butter dish that matches those plates, i love it!
ReplyDeleteSome of these remind me of shower caps! I'm not a fan of the metallic fabric (for anything!), but I love the fabric and net yoyo's. I have a yoyo template thingy somewhere...
ReplyDeleteUne belle idée qui me donne envie de tenter avec du tulle.
ReplyDeleteJe n'avais pas vu la date du poste presque 10 ans après.
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