Fabric yo yo is  a  hand sewn cute little  circle fabric  with the gathered pattern  on one side  .You can use it in many different  craft project .


Let me share with you  step by step how to make a fabric yoyo quilt  . It's  fun  but  it can be very time consuming if you  want to make a big project such as  yoyo quilt bed sheet..  So, a lot of people prefer to purchase the ready made fabric yoyo where you can save a lot of time and work.



If you cut 4.5" diameter wide. 1/4" for  seam  allowances along the outside circle. Then the finished yoyo will end up with 2" diameter. Remember always  add and extra 1/2" seam allowance  for  any size of circle pattern.
For example - 4" diameter yoyo pattern will end up with 1.5" finished yoyo
                    -4.5" diameter yoyo pattern will end up with 2" finished yoyo.
Therefore if you want to make 2" finished yoyo , you should  cut a pattern twice of the size . That means 2"x2"=4" diameter plus 1/2" allowances and the total size of the pattern would be 4.5".

Before you get started, it's important to preshrink your fabric to assure that the finished item does not shrink and bleed  .
You can sook your fabric overenight in warm water or add in some mild soap  if neccessary (hand soap) which helps to take  off the excess dye from fabric.
I usually  choose to hang  the fabric on the drying  rag to drip dry, or you can use dryer as well.

Material you need

- Fabric - light weight  to middle weight fabric is recommended.
- scissors
 -pencil
 - Needle
 -Thread

Instruction


1) sketch your desire size of circle ( commonly 4.5"diameter) on a piece of  thick card board.and cut it off.
2)Trace your card board circle pattern on the wrong side of the fabric with pencil and cut it . Make sure you  allow  an extra  1/4'   for stitching .

3) Hold the circle  withe wrong side of the fabric facing  up .Fold approximately 1/4" of the raw  edge towards the wrong side of the fabric   and run your stitching  along outside the circle  using double thread.
4) Once you have finished the stitching, pull the end of the thread to scrunch together all the way through to form a yoyo shape.
5) Last step ,don't forget to tie the loose end to stabilize the piece
6) Now you have your fabric yoyo done. See the Ready made fabric yoyo quilt

What you can make with fabric yoyo
There are so many  craft project you can do with yoyo. For example,  bed sheet quilting,blanket, scrapbooking, stuff toys, embellishing curtain, purse, more...
You can come out with your own creative idea for any project you want. It's very fun to work  with.