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| This is what I have worked on this week. I wanted a change from my dark rag quilt runner and so I started this. I wanted something bright and simple for spring and summer.
I thought it would go faster than it did because I started out making such large yo-yo's for the center but it still took a lot of work and more fabric than I expected. I JUST had enough! I just got the collander antique shopping a week ago and I was trying to find the perfect place for it for now and I guess the center of the table is good enough. :)
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- Posted by honeysuckleridge (My Page) on Sat, Mar 17, 07 at 12:58
| Oh I wish I could see it close up!! I love Yo Yo's. It does look beautiful. ginger |
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- Posted by craftylady-2006 (My Page) on Sat, Mar 17, 07 at 15:13
| Your table runner is beautiful Sweets and I love that colander, fantatic color. My sis took a colander and filled it with deer moss, separated the moss in the middle a bit and inserted a faux flower plant. P.S. Love your dining area table and benchs. Sal |
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| Beautiful!I have never seen a table runner made from yo yos, very clever idea, bet you will be makeing them for all the holidays, the colander is the perfect touch! Happy Crafting Oddie |
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| I took a picture of it from above yesterday. I guess I just never got around to posting it here.. Sal, thanks for the compliments. The first time I walked into my FIL and step-MIL's house I saw their table and knew I found the table I would just die to have! About a year later, Ames had them on sale for $188. DH and I put it on layaway and got it a few months later, right before all the Ames stores shut down. This poor table looked like H#LL until New Years. It was pine and had a crappy finish and it just showed everything and didn't look clean. I refinished it two days before New Years..not the best idea..but I LOVE it now. I was covering it all up with a table cloth for so long that it's nice to get to enjoy the table with just a runner! oddie, I actually saw an all white yo-yo runner with a crocheted edge in The Country House catalog about 3 years ago. I saved that catalog to show my Gram because I knew she had been working on a bag of yo-yo's for some time but we never saw what these things looked like assembled! About a year later, I started making my own. I have wanted to make that runner for the longest time but I either was doing something else or didn't have enough fabric. This isn't exactly like that one but it was my attempt at my own. I don't like following patterns at all. I go with whatever I want to do! |
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- Posted by williamsburgjane (My Page) on Sun, Mar 18, 07 at 10:34
| Your yo yo table runner turned out beautiful! I love your table and benches too. I just might have to try the runner in colored yo yos to match our decor. :o) |
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- Posted by thrift_shop_romantic (My Page) on Mon, Mar 19, 07 at 16:06
| The lighter color really gives it a unique quality, and it works so well for this time of year. |
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| It is realy lovely thanks for sharing |
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| Where do i find patterns for yo yo crafts. I have a bunch of yo yo's made up. |
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| Trish, It's been 5 years since I posted this so I was a little surprised when I got a message in my email about this post! lol I haven't posted here in YEARS... Try looking around ebay or etsy or other sites for yo-yo crafts....Search on Google images for more ideas.. I mostly just came up with stuff off the top of my head and occasionally used others ideas for inspiration. ~Leslie |
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