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Yo Yo Table Topper

This is a wonderful decor item to spark up a dull sofa or use as an overlay on a table. The yo-yo design provides lots of texture. Bring this traditional technique into your contemporary lifestyle.

Fabric requirements:

  • Color A: 2 1/3 yd
  • Color B: 1 1/4 yd
  • Color C: 1 yd
  • Color D: 3/4 yd
  • Color E: 1 1/2 yd
  • Color F: 1/2 yd
  • **Note: The layout illustration shows the fabric placement.

Supplies:

  • Jumbo Yo Yo Maker (Art No. 8708)
  • Large Yo Yo Maker (Art No. 8701)
  • Needles
  • Quilting thread for yo yos
  • Scissors
  • Thread to match the fabric for sewing yo yos together

Instructions:

  1. Make yo yos following the instructions in the package.
  2. Using the Jumbo Yo Yo Maker (Color A: make 36, Color B: make 15, Color C: make 10)
  3. Using the Large Yo Yo Maker (Color D: make 36, Color E: make 96, Color F: make 24)
  4. Follow the pattern below.

Yo-Yo Pattern

**Note: You can set the yo yo maker directly on to the fabric and cut around the disk or you can pre-cut squares. Cut 8 ½” squares for the Jumbo Yo Yo and 4 ½” squares for the Large Yo Yo, set the yo yo disk and plate on the square, then trim to the disk.

Assembly:
Follow the layout illustration using thread that matches the joining yo yos. A whip stitch centered on the yo yos to be joined is all that’s needed. No backing or batting is required.

**Note: The border jumbo yo yos were added after the body was complete.

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