It's called a yo yo. It's about a 4" circle of material, seamed around the outside and then drawn together to make about a 2" rosette. In the 1920's they were a fad among quilters.
It takes about 1,200 yo yos to make a quilt top. (Yes. . .1,200. . .)
This is a pile of about 110.
Not bad considering that I've been making them – off and on – for just a week! They get tacked together to form a grid and then quilted on top of backing and batting to form a quilt. It's the quilting part that I'll probably never finish!
Here's an example of (hypothetically!) what it will look like in another 40 or so years when I actually get it done!
I love the old-fashioned look of this quilt.
Hopefully I get it done in time to take to the nursing home with me!
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