Tutorial--Folded Hexagon Yo-Yo

**This tutorial is intended for personal use only.**

A couple of you have asked for a tutorial on how to fold a fabric hexagon yo-yo. Here goes....


Begin with a fabric circle. Keep in mind that the finished hexagon will be approximately one-half of the size of the circle so you will need to gauge it according to your project.



Fold the circle in half. With an iron, press a crease into the center of the fold.



Open the circle, make a quarter turn, fold in half, press a crease into the center of the fold. You should now have 4 equal quadrants.



This photo shows the center creases that have been highlighted with a pen for easier viewing. (You will be using only the creases as your guide).



Fold the outside edge of the circle to the center, press the fold with an iron.



Bring 1st point to the center, press the fold, pin in place.



Bring the 2nd and 3rd points to the center, pressing and pinning in place.



Bring the 4th point to the center, press, pin in place. Take remaining point(should look like a long triangle), bring to center, press but do not pin in place yet.



Open the left side of the long triangle.




Fold 5th point to center, press, pin in place.



This is what it should look like after the 5th fold is in place.




Take something flat like a bone folder or a letter opener and use it to ease the flap under, forming the 6th fold.



You could stop at this point, hand tack the points in place, and add a decorative button to finish it off or you could move on to the next step...


HOW TO ATTACH THE HEXAGON TO ANOTHER PIECE OF FABRIC WITH HIDDEN STITCHING



Unfold the hexagon to expose the creases. Please note that I have traced the center hexagon creases with a pen so that it can be easily seen by the camera but you will be using just the creased lines as your sewing guide.



Place the circle onto the fabric surface that you want to attach the hexagon to. With needle and thread, take small running stitches just inside the creases.



Refold the hexagon using the previously made creases as your guide. It should fall into place with little effort. With needle and thread, tack down all 6 points. Sew on a decorative button and you're all done. Voila! Fini!



Meet my newest pincushion! I bet you had no idea what I was making, now did you? LOL


Have fun with the tutorial and hexa-yo-yo the night away(that sounds like the latest latin dance move or something)!

Aloha!

**This tutorial is intended for personal use only.**