The Yo-yo Flower Big Day

 On Thursday we had a "Big Day" for our sewing/coffee (mainly coffee) group.  This means that we spent a few hours dedicated to a specific activity.
The topic for the day was making yo-yo flowers.   We were under the guidance of Linda, who is our expert in such matters. 
Here you can see that you first gather all the necessary tools and materials:

buttons, wire-cutters, thread, coffee,

 including seriously cute felt needle storage booklets.

 These are similar to button flowers, but you can use all sorts of things for the flowers, including crocheted ones,

 L has a stash of leaves to add to the bouquet,

 You can even stuff the yo-yos for a bit more volume,

 Although some of us made lots of flowers, and some only a few, it was definitely a great time to enjoy the colors and textures of little objects that make us happy.

-N.b, ----What others are up to today on the needle and thread network

Batik Table Runner is in Use!

I'm safe and sound, back in Savannah after that whirlwind trip. 

Last Thursday, I took some photos of the table runner that I made from batiks:

 This lovely cream pitcher and bowl set is from Vallauris (sp?) France, where I got it a couple of years ago. 

 I thought the colors look so nice against the batiks!

 One of my sewing group friends and I spent some hours making these yo-yo and button flowers, more on that later!

 In the afternoon, my daughter stopped in with her beautiful little boy,

 Isn't he a sweetheart?

 Starting to get inquisitive....