Yo-yo Quilted Vest

A couple of years ago I was walking around a farmers' market with my dad and I saw a quilt made of yo-yos. It was ridiculously expensive and as I looked at it I thought, "I could make this myself." Since then I have always wanted to make a quilt like the one I saw but could never find the time to try. After seeing the quilting contest it was the perfect opportunity for me to try my hand at making yo-yos. After seeing the first couple of entries I decided I needed to think of something more creative to do with yo-yos, the result being a vest.

The techniques used for making this vest were all very easy to do (I learned them myself as I made this vest) and just require a lot of patience. I used any spare time I had, like in between classes, to try and work on my vest. Although I have some background in sewing clothing, I am a rookie with hand-sewing.

Step 1 Supplies

For this vest you will need basic cotton fabric. I bought mine in smaller pre-cut squares because they were cheap and allowed me to get several different patterns. I chose pink and yellow as my main colors because of the changing of season to Spring! I used about a yard and a half of fabric for my vest. You will also need scissors, thread (I used Coats & Clarks Dual Duty), something to trace with, and a circular object, I used a small bowl which is approximately 3 1/2" in diameter. The diameter of the yo-yos will be about half the size of the circles that you will cut out. 

Note: The amount of fabric will vary depending on the size of the vest being made. You may want to buy extra or make sure that if you do run out that you are able to buy more.

Comments

[ahouston]

I kinda liked it when it didn't have the strap up the middle. If you left it open in the back "one giant armhole" like you said... then you could attach some fabric to the bottom to make a really cute dress!! XD

[ShoutOUT]

I'm going to make this when I'm having my vacation, definitely.

[dana-dxb]

thats a pretty nice idea ill try it 4 my little 1
thnx 4 sharing it

[pandoracharms]

wow!is very good!

[javajunkie1976]

That kitten you have as an avatar is adorable!! Lunius, you're right I should have looked closer, I was too overcome by the really cute model.

[lunius]

that's pretty awesome.. You should start selling those..

and javajunkie, if you look closely, she said earlier that she made it that short because it's getting warmer, and that it'd be simple to make it longer..

[shmooly]

Thanks! I was actually thinking of maybe selling this one that I made afterwards but now that it's done I can't let all my hard work go!

[javajunkie1976]

Is it really supposed to be that short? I would have made it longer. At least to the waist. Good instructable anyhow. I like the racerback style.

[kewpiedoll99]

It's terrific! And now we can all see how much work would go into an entire quilt made of yo-yos...

[YellerKitty]

I love this project ... I've always thought yo-yo's were so versatile and colorful, the possibilities are endless. In your last sentence for this step (joining the yo-yo's), I think you meant to say, "Make sure to KNOT each one securely ...". Knowledge is a wonderful thing, but in this case, the knots are just as important! Thanks for sharing this ... that vest would totally look adorable on my daughter!
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[shmooly]

You're right, thanks for pointing that out! I wrote this late at night so I guess I was kinda sleepy. I hope your daughter enjoys it!

[slu6alka]

Looks good:) Thanks for sharing :P

[Mrballeng]

My daughter will love this. Thanks