Charmed

A couple of weeks ago I had one of those fleeting project idea thoughts flit through my head.  I was looking for a particular fabric and stumbled across a picture of a very lovely YoYo quilt.  I have been looking for something to occupy my hands in the evening and was sort of leaning towards embroidery until I saw the quilt. 

It perfectly fits the bill.  It’s easy, it’s very portable – I can have a nice little basket with my circles precut and my needle and thread.  And Charm pack squares are the perfect size.  I envision the quilt to be done all in lighter pastel shades and very scrappy. 

On the web page I saw that the person had actually bought a bag of pre-made YoYo’s at a garage sale.   I kind of like the idea of rescuing a forgotten project and incorporating it into my quilt so I’ll have to be on the lookout. 

So this idea joined the many ‘wouldn’t it be nice…..’ ‘oh, I’d love to…’ ideas that constantly float around my head.  Then I stumbled on a tutorial by Heather Bailey (of the coveted Freshcut line).  It was just the push I needed to get started.  I went to our local quilt shop and bought a charm pack (Moda’s Apron Strings) and I’m off and running.  I modified Heather’s steps slightly in that in addition to the 4" circle template I cut out for cutting I also cut a 3 1/2" circle to help me iron down the seam allowance. 

This may end up being my life’s work since I’ll need about a gagillion of the YoYo’s to make a quilt.  Hey ~ 7 down – It’s a start.