12 Days of Christmas, yo-yo style

I fell in love with the 12 Days of Christmas panel by Kate Spain the second I saw it. 

I was jubilant to find a free pattern for a wall hanging, but uh-oh what’s that in the center?  Applique!  EEK!

I am a lover of applique, or I should say of OTHER’s applique.  I do enjoy the occasional raw edge, fused project.  But hand applique is just not in my love-of-quilting tool kit; maybe one day when life slows down a bit.

Now, applique yo-yo’s?  That’s the perfect kind of applique for me.  Same goes for English paper pieced hexi’s.  No raw edges, no fuss, no muss, no bother!

I used the Large (orange) Clover yo-yo maker for the tree & trunk, and the small & extra small makers for the ornaments.  I used metallic DMC floss to make the ribbons on each ornament.

I quilted with Aurifil variegated thread that moves between red, green, cream & just a hint of white (luv luv).

Backed with a crazy quilt Christmas fabric by Debbie Mumm & bound with a candy cane stripe from the same line.

The red dot is from Saltbox Harvest by Deb Strain & the green is Robert Kaufman.  Those are accented by the rich gold marble.

There are so many ways to stretch your quilting muscle.  Don’t shrug off a pattern just because it employs a technique you don’t know or don’t enjoy.  Get out there & make projects your own. 

I am linking up this post with “Can I get a Whoop Whoop?!”  Pop over & see what some very talented quilters whipped up this week!

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