yo-yos

Replacing Yo-Yo's On A Quilt from Podunk Pretties

Back in 2014, I got the opportunity to use this old truck as a quilt prop. I was super excited and didn't want to wait too long and miss out on the opportunity. At that time I was in the process of hand sewing the yo-yos on the newly quilted and bound Promenading Tulips quilt. For fear of missing out on this opportunity the decision was made to glue on the remaining yo-yos and sew them after the photos.

But I never did. Even when the glued yo-yos began falling off in the wash, I saved them, telling myself ...

added by Ann 2 years, 10 months ago. under antique fabric , crazy quilt , embroidery , family heirloom , painted embellishments , quilt repair , shattered silk , textile conservation , yo-yos

Yo-Yo Flower Basket from Ann Quilts

This lovely quilt came to me for washing - it had met with a disaster or two that had left stains. I'm happy to say that I got the stains out.

The quilt is huge, about 112" square, so the full quilt photos were especially tricky. So was laying it out to dry, because it was not much smaller than the plastic drop cloth I use at drying time and had to be positioned just-so.

Isn't this quilt lovely? Springtime personified. A good thing to post here in the Chicago area where winter snow came early and we are ...

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