B2o—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 2,1982
Editor’s Note: With this issue of
Lancaster Fanning we begin yet
another endeavor to bring you, the
industrious, creative and well
organized reader, a corner which
we’re sure is destined to become a
favorite for many.
Look for this corner every week
as you flip through Section B and
give the crafts a whirl. Some
weeks will offer sewing tips and
other times you may find yourself
growing bonsai plants or
decorating glass. Always, there
will be illustrations to guide you as
you produce your craft
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So sit back this week and learn
how to make Yo-yo mats and
napkins; then include them on
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friend.
Patchwork lovers will no doubt
love “yo-yos.” Like patchwork
pieces, yo-yos are fabric scraps
that combine to form placemats,
pillows, other home accessories
and unique fashions.
Despite the name, yo-yos don’t
really resemble the toys they’re
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Yo-yo mats
named for. Rather, a yo-yo is a
circle of fabric, stitched around the
edges and gathered tightly. A
finished yo-yo closely resembles a
shower cap, only smaller.
To make yo-yo placemats or
other projects, you simply arrange
several yo-yos on a flat surface,
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tack them together and press.
Large squares of fabric make
perfect matching napkins.
Here are directions for yo-yo
placemats and napkins:
MATERIALS: Assorted fabric
scraps, preferably cotton or cotton
blends; compass; stain-retardant
spray such as Scotchgard; sewing
supplices; iron.
For two matching napkins; on
half yard cotton or cotton-blend
fabric, or two 16xlfr-inch squares.
PREPARATION: 1. To avoid
shrinkage, wash all fabrics twice.
2. Press fabrics.
CUTTING: 1. Using your
compass, draw at least 50 5-inch
circles on right side of fabric
scraps. 2. Again using your
compass, draw a 4%-inch circle
inside each 5-inch circle. 3. Cut out
5-mch circle.
STITCHING: 1. On each circle,
fold under hem, using your
inner line to guide you. Baste. 2.
Stitch down hem with long,
gathering machine stitches or
hand-sewn running pitches (a). 3.
Gather stitches tightly. Tie loose
ends together (b).
ASSEMBLING PLACEMATS: i.
Press each yo-yo flat. 2. Arrange
yo-yos to form a placemat, ap
proximately 13x17 inches. 3. Tack
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one another. 4. Spray mats with
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NAPKINS: 1. For each napkin,
cut one 16x16-inch square. 2. Turn
under te-inch hem. Baste. 3. turn
under additional to-inch hem. _
Machine-stitch hem in place.
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SOUTHAMPTON The October
calendar for Inter State Milk
Producers’ Cooperative continues
to fill with district meetings.
On Tuesday, October 5, the
cooperative has scheduled two .
dinner meetings. In Perry County,
District 16 will gather at 7:15 p.m.
at the Center Presbyterian
Church, west of Loysville.
Members of District 14 locals will
assemble at 7 p.m. at the Montour-
Delong Fairgrounds, Route 254
west of Washingtonville.
On Thursday, October 7, the
District 24 Central York County
and Delta Locals will hold their?!/
annual dinner meeting, at 7:15
p.m. at the Winterstown Fire Hall
in Winterstown.
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