Buttons, buttons!!
#42
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Location: Lake, MS
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Originally Posted by Becka
I'm in the same quandry. Jars and jars of a lifetime of collecting that my dad's girlfriend was gifted with, who regifted them to me. My intent is to make a yo-yo quilt and put a button in the center of each one. Someday...
#43
I too would be interested in purchasing your buttons if you decide to sell them. I have used them as quilting embellishments, in paper pinwheels, and other projects. My daughter is in grad school and will be an elementary teacher next year. She has already raided my button jars for school projects and I anticipate it being rapidly depleted when she is a full fledged teacher. Otherwise I have most of them in a large glass canisters sitting on a shelf in my sewing space.
#44
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Location: howell, Mi
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My DGS age 6 like to look through my buttons and collect the "pretty" ones. I have some of my mom's, my grandmothers, and the ones I have added. It seems when I was making clothing, I was always one button short, and had to buy more--usually one or two more than I needed so I could add to my collection. lol
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#45
I, too, have many jars of buttons, sorted into different colors and sizes by jar. Any time I put a shirt in the rag box I take the buttons off and put them in jars, too. I've seen art quilts made with them using the buttons as bubbles in an underwater scene. I think I'm going to try that. One day.
#47
Every time I go to the Flea market I can't resist buying buttons. I have a big tin of them that are quite old and new. I just like collecting buttons. I do use them for sewing but not the very old ones as I collect them.
#48
I have always loved buttons. I buy "antique" clothes from resale, Goodwill etc. shops and cut off buttons (keeping the whole strip holding the buttons intact); then, cut the fabric seams open to keep for other projects.
I too would pay postage for anyone wanting to get rid of their button collection.
I too would pay postage for anyone wanting to get rid of their button collection.
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