How to Sew Heart Shaped Yoyos

Yoyos have been a part of the American quilting tradition for years. Many crafters use the traditional round shape in home décor as well as an accent on scrapbooking and paper projects. With a new twist, you can sew heart-shaped yoyos to add to your handicraft projects.

Things You'll Need

  • Fabric swatches
  • Heart-shaped template
  • Scissors or rotary cutter and mat
  • Needle
  • Thread
  • Buttons
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Instructions

    • 1

      Purchase a heart-shaped yoyo template or make your own from a piece of cardboard or plastic. The template needs to be about twice as big as you want your finished yoyo to be.

    • 2

      Gather some small fabric scraps. Heart-shaped yoyos made of fabric are a good way to use up scraps of cotton material. Have your other fabrics close by before you start the project.

    • 3

      Cut out the heart-shaped yoyos. You can cut several out at a time if you stack the fabric swatches and use a rotary cutter on a mat to cut them.

    • 4

      Make a 3/8-inch fold around the heart shape. Finger press it in place.

    • 5

      Thread the needle. Starting at the V-shape on the left side of the heart, sew a running stitch about ¼-inch in from the edge to the lower point of the heart. Leave a two-inch tail of thread. Do not tie it off. Sew a running stitch around the right side of the heart from the V-shape to the lower point. Once again, leave a tail.

    • 6

      Take both tails and pull the heart shape into the yoyo form. You should not pull the threads too tight or they might break. Tie the tails together.

    • 7

      Insert the needle behind the V-shaped portion of the heart. Pull the needle through to the front. Insert the needle in the V again and once again pull it out the front. This defines the V.

    • 8

      Sew a button on the yoyo over the hole formed by the gathers. To raise the button for a 3-D effect, wrap some thread under the button and around its thread to form a shank.

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