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Blogger’s Quilt Festival: Spring 2012 – 21. Blooming YoYo’s Quilt

May 18, 2012 by persimondreams 32 Comments

I started this quilt way back in February of 2011 when a friend of mine on etsy sent me the link for Amy Butler’s Bloom Pattern.  As soon as I saw it I knew that I had to make this!  It was one of my ‘nesting’ quilts that I made during the end of my pregnancy with my last little girl, Persimoni Mae.  You’ll see that I tweaked my quilt just a pit from Amy’s pattern but I think it’s still pretty amazing!
**PS this is quilt 21 for voting purposes…
Bloom QuiltI’ve actually had the 300+ yoyo’s (303 actually…I found 3 more and just sewed them on last night) sewn on to the top for a bit now but it took me until last night to finally get up the energy to trim all the threads sticking out of the blooms.  It feels so good to have this one under my belt though!
Bloom Quilt
I just love all the color, all the texture and all the dimension this quilt has.  Yeah!  Yeah! Yeah!  I named it Blooming Poppy Yo-Yo’s. 
Bloom Quilt on the Futon
I don’t think it’s big enough for a bed but it does fit nicely on our futon. 
Bloomin' Yoyo Quilt - Start to Finish
Since this quilt has taken so long to make I thought I’d make a quick little mosaic of it’s progress from start to finish.  Feel free to browse through the all the photo’s I posted to flickr during my progress. 

Don’t miss out on all the rest of the fun and amazing quilt entries in the

Amy's Creative Side

2012 Blogger’s Quilt Festival hosted and organized by AmysCreativeSide!
AND – be sure to add your own quilt to the festival fun!  You have until June 1st!  bloomAND be sure to go and browse all the other amazing quilts that are part of the show!
This spring Amy has have added categories, and a viewer’s choice quilt to the list of prizes! The schedule for the festival is this:

  • May 18 – 21 Festival begins!  (Linky is open)
  • May 22- 25 Nominations are made
  • May 26 – 30 Vote for your favorites
  • June 1 – Winners announced

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  1. bearpaw says

    May 18, 2012 at 11:49 am

    This is ao cute and pretty! I have never made yo-yos, your quilt has made me want to try it!

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  2. Dee J. says

    May 18, 2012 at 12:29 pm

    I love color, I love texture, I love diversity in line and space. I just love your quilt.

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  3. Kendra from missknittas studio says

    May 18, 2012 at 1:29 pm

    This is fantastic! I'm totally inspired to make so yoyos this weekend!

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  4. Pam Geisel - For Quilts Sake says

    May 18, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    Amazing!

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  5. Melinda says

    May 18, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    That is the greatest use of yo-yo's I have ever seen. I love it.

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  6. Heidi @ Buttons and Butterflies says

    May 18, 2012 at 4:00 pm

    Love the different sized yo-yos!

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  7. CitricSugar says

    May 18, 2012 at 4:23 pm

    How fun! Love your daughter's name, by the way. 🙂

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  8. Sarcastic Quilter says

    May 18, 2012 at 4:41 pm

    "Wow," was my first thought at gazing upon this quilt. I am amazed you had that many yo-yos. I'm amazed you put them all on, and I'm amazed they all fit! lol

    I think this is a great fun and dimensional quilt. 😀

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  9. Truffle queen says

    May 18, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    PERFECT! I have a TON of yo-yos already made and didn't know what to do with them! VOILA! LOVE it!! Thanks for sharing!

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  10. straythreads says

    May 18, 2012 at 4:51 pm

    amazing bet your girls had fun helping too
    Ann

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  11. Margaret says

    May 18, 2012 at 8:56 pm

    I can smell the flowers!

    Margaret
    http://quiltsoflove.blogspot.com/

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  12. quilthexle says

    May 18, 2012 at 9:22 pm

    Wow – sooo many yoyos! Beautiful quilt – thanks for sharing ;-))

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  13. Eileen says

    May 19, 2012 at 12:46 am

    i got the biggest smile on my face when i saw your quilt! it's just fantastic. love, love, love it. gotta try something just like it–have a cazillion small yo-yo's and yo-yo hearts and flowers that would look cute this way. thanks so much for sharing and have a great day

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  14. Marjorie says

    May 19, 2012 at 12:52 am

    It is beautiful! And it must weigh 100 pounds.

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  15. Sharon says

    May 19, 2012 at 1:27 am

    This is beautiful Kim! I agree with everything Bearpaw said! 🙂 Thanks for sharing

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  16. Vivian says

    May 19, 2012 at 2:47 am

    Wow…I can't imagine. I think in my lifetime I've made 3 yo-yos LOL. good job!

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  17. Janet says

    May 19, 2012 at 3:08 am

    What an amazing amount of work! And a lovely textured quilt – just like a flower garden.

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  18. Prof. S says

    May 19, 2012 at 2:05 pm

    What a fun quilt! Thanks for sharing this.

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  19. Martine Kuciel says

    May 19, 2012 at 2:59 pm

    yo ….quel travail félicitation

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  20. Dorothy says

    May 19, 2012 at 3:08 pm

    Such a pretty little quilt.

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  21. Teresa F. says

    May 19, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    Amazing!!!I love your yo-yo quilt. It's a big garden on your bed.

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  22. pinsandneedles says

    May 19, 2012 at 7:42 pm

    I never was a big fan of yo-yos, but this Amy Butler is pretty sweet.

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  23. cat in tassie says

    May 20, 2012 at 12:42 am

    A gorgeous flowering garden on a quilt! One of the nicest yoyo quilts I've ever seen.

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  24. Ariane says

    May 20, 2012 at 10:32 pm

    I love this quilt! Thanks for sharing.

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  25. Lonci says

    May 21, 2012 at 10:28 am

    This is fantastic, congratulations:)))

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  26. Esther Aliu says

    May 21, 2012 at 11:05 pm

    Fabulous!! This quilt reminds me to get back to my yoyo WIP!!

    You've really made this beautifully!

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  27. Queenie Believe says

    May 21, 2012 at 11:32 pm

    This is a totally awesome quilt! So so so FUN!!! It makes me smile :o)
    Have a great day.
    Always, Queenie

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  28. Andrea Louise says

    May 22, 2012 at 1:54 am

    Love it!

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  29. Shari says

    May 22, 2012 at 12:04 pm

    What an amazing quilt! I just love all those yo-yo's

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  30. Kelly says

    May 22, 2012 at 7:24 pm

    Awesome quilt!

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  31. Karen S says

    May 22, 2012 at 8:14 pm

    Wow! That's a lot of yoyos — I like the colors you've used!

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  32. Simply Sandy says

    May 24, 2012 at 2:35 am

    You did a lot of hand sewing. I love yoyos. Your quilt looks so pretty!

    Reply

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