eparys

Thanks Kay - That was actually one of my original options (I may not have explained myself clearly - lol) - to make a small button hole (the shank is actually too big for an eyelet) and as I am planning on using this one on a table, I was just going to "sew" the opening shut through the shank. This is what it looks like - very passable but I was reluctant after all this work to actually "cut" into the finished project before I explored other options!!

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eparys

Here goes that rebel in me - - just because sewing them on in place may have been in the directions, it might not be the best option for me to follow.

Firstly ( cringe - here goes my confession) I almost Never follow directions and secondly as my intent is to use this on a side table I am concerned if the buttons "wobble" and someone inadvertently places a glass on it, I run the risk of what ever was in the glass being spilt all over the side table and anything else around it. If it were to be used as a wall hanging, I probably would have sewed them on and been done with it. So my primary plan is to make them as stable as can be.

Jules51

Whatever you decide, please post some after pics! Looking good.

themadpatter

If you are going to have it where people can set things on it, I'd skip the buttons completely. (I'm a server in a restaurant.) I put down a drink on a coaster today, and almost freaked out, because the glass acted really weird. Because the lady had a whopping big oval vitamin tablet on her coaster that I couldn't see. It would definitely have spilled if I had just put it down, but I still had a grip on it. Lol, it ended up not mattering, because they had 5 yo twins, and we had a double header spill before the end of the meal anyway. So, (focus, lol) I'd use the buttons if it were a wall covering, but not for a table piece. Maybe copy them with Bondex, and iron the cute snowmen on.

Peckish

It's a glue, you can find it in craft and hardware stores. I learned about it when I got frustrated because a necklace I had made (yet another hobby!) had come apart. I asked a dear friend who is a beading expert what she uses, and she told me a dab of E-6000. I've purchased 3 tubes so far and my husband keeps making off with them.

I like the snap idea best. I like that it would enable you to wash the buttons if needed, and your buttons won't get faded or scraped by washing.

cashs_mom

I agree with this. If it's going to be laying flat where someone could set a drink on it, skip the buttons altogether. Even if they are glued on, if someone sets a drink on them, it's going over. You can can sometimes find cute little iron on patches at Joann's that could be used instead.

Bzzyme

I'm loving the quilt!!

Eva Knight

Maybe cut the shank off, make a small loop with the green embroidery floss and glue it to the back of the button. Then tack it to the branches and let it hang free.

Claire123

I would get some other snowman or snowflake buttons and save these for another project.