tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309493769526175391.post1299755472716177745..comments2024-02-14T01:31:27.045-06:00Comments on Buzzing and Bumbling: The History of the ButtonLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06755191961134444671noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309493769526175391.post-73410771788447332572011-07-05T00:13:44.027-05:002011-07-05T00:13:44.027-05:00I am just starting to like antique stores. One thi...I am just starting to like antique stores. One thing that I'd love to find is a jar of buttons. <br /><br />Lesalesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14270836034243104115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309493769526175391.post-22111230457811512932011-07-02T20:37:43.055-05:002011-07-02T20:37:43.055-05:00...and what little girl growing up in a family of ......and what little girl growing up in a family of seamstresses didn't have a button tin, jar, box or drawer to play with? My love of buttons came naturally, and I appreciate any share on them. Yours are beautiful! Love the Sears button card ~<br />:-}pokeyPokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546013812822816960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309493769526175391.post-4255896453399357102011-07-02T15:32:36.495-05:002011-07-02T15:32:36.495-05:00I love buttons too!!! I have a very small collect...I love buttons too!!! I have a very small collection - mostly from the Depression era, I just love them. I only use them for very, very special projects, lol!Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06877277586697593998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309493769526175391.post-26803779506578914542011-07-02T13:07:15.343-05:002011-07-02T13:07:15.343-05:00What is it about buttons that we quilters like? Es...What is it about buttons that we quilters like? Especially Grandma's? I have my Grandma's buttons too and had planned sometime to blog and show them also. Your buttons are really great. I have been reading your tutorials and found a lot of information that I have bookmarked,,thanks so much..Stitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09326035712994253560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309493769526175391.post-91473252570733266542011-07-01T23:59:15.679-05:002011-07-01T23:59:15.679-05:00Oh the joy of just throwing your hands into a full...Oh the joy of just throwing your hands into a full pot of buttons and feeling them tinkle off your fingers as you pull them out - I used to love doing this when I was young ... and if I ever see a big bowl of buttons I just can't resist! Unfortunately my own collection of buttons isn't quite big enough to do that yet. I tend to buy buttons <b>for</b> specific projects rather than <b>just because</b>.<br />Thankyou for this fantastic-to-read history lesson! I Love to hear the stories behind things I use everyday!Larissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06366510866652989740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309493769526175391.post-23266541226487196292011-07-01T21:17:12.346-05:002011-07-01T21:17:12.346-05:00Linda, my neighbor belongs to a button club here i...Linda, my neighbor belongs to a button club here in Iowa. You should see her button room! I'll have to ask for permission to take a photo. She has so many button cards. I'll have to show you mine her club shared with me when I attended one of her meetings. They are so nice.M and M plus 3https://www.blogger.com/profile/07720421594760373371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309493769526175391.post-38614872837102469712011-07-01T20:47:25.704-05:002011-07-01T20:47:25.704-05:00Pure JOY...I have always loved buttons! Thanks for...Pure JOY...I have always loved buttons! Thanks for sharing ....happy weekend.koraleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06871934650817154453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309493769526175391.post-24175159800013365902011-07-01T10:43:11.466-05:002011-07-01T10:43:11.466-05:00I'm loving all these posts about buttons. I ha...I'm loving all these posts about buttons. I have a real love affair with them. I lost my mom to breast cancer in 1976 and my dad brought over my mom's little two drawer sewing cabinet because he knew I would love it. It was like a beautiful treasure to me. It is small, just about two feet high, 16" wide and 12" deep, dark wood, all scratch up from years of use, it has two little drawers and a lift top with spool holders in the top, spots for scissors and other accessories. The day dad brought it over to me, I opened the top lid and there was a bottle that had been my grandmothers, full of buttons! A few from my great-grandmother, lots from my grand-mother and of course a nice collection from my mother's sewing years and my own. I love to just dump the bottle out on a place mat every now and then and just look over all the buttons and imagine the stories the old ones could tell me if they could only speak. I've planned use some of them to embellish projects with but just can't quite do it yet. Some day maybe! Hugs...Stitched With Prayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223099347614174169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309493769526175391.post-13964538966786103482011-07-01T00:46:52.545-05:002011-07-01T00:46:52.545-05:00Doh, "some" not Somme!Doh, "some" not Somme!Benta AtSLIKstitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02941463498655836647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309493769526175391.post-71571156937227998612011-07-01T00:45:31.100-05:002011-07-01T00:45:31.100-05:00That was great to read, thanks! I also have inher...That was great to read, thanks! I also have inherited a couple of boxes of buttons - love em. I've made necklaces of Somme, and have others in pretty class jars sorted by colour on a shelf :-)Benta AtSLIKstitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02941463498655836647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309493769526175391.post-33671570289619485892011-06-30T22:21:33.894-05:002011-06-30T22:21:33.894-05:00OH ME TOO! I have incorporated some really GREAT b...OH ME TOO! I have incorporated some really GREAT buttons on some of the projects that I have been working on!<br />I love the old buttons you have...and my goodness they are still looking brand new!Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015572831686023979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309493769526175391.post-39884698591929384902011-06-30T19:03:01.094-05:002011-06-30T19:03:01.094-05:00Thanks for the history of the button! You have qu...Thanks for the history of the button! You have quite a collection and how neat to have some of your grandmother's and great grandmother's buttons. My mom has an Indian basket full of old buttons that I used to love to look through as a child.Stray Stitches (Linda G)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13745220686468103536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309493769526175391.post-51997697010072470902011-06-30T17:42:50.548-05:002011-06-30T17:42:50.548-05:00This is a helpful article Linda, thanks. So intere...This is a helpful article Linda, thanks. So interesting about the 1000 buttons...you are so fortunate to have your family's buttons...Kathryn D. Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08671838816883792856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309493769526175391.post-84745508252561704802011-06-30T17:25:27.440-05:002011-06-30T17:25:27.440-05:00Linda what a wonderful post i found it very intere...Linda what a wonderful post i found it very interestingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309493769526175391.post-72334350934451879462011-06-30T16:47:54.448-05:002011-06-30T16:47:54.448-05:00Wonderful post! I inherited my grandmother's ...Wonderful post! I inherited my grandmother's button tin and I'm sure they're from every shirt they ever wore. It's a treasured item in my home, too.Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01848908751785134160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309493769526175391.post-51481728322782473592011-06-30T16:36:39.862-05:002011-06-30T16:36:39.862-05:00I agree! I'm convinced that I'm a button-a...I agree! I'm convinced that I'm a button-a-holic, I love the feel of them the way they look and boy I have so so so many. Loved your post on buttons.Farm Gate Creations Incorporating Hummingbird Quiltinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762043540642358026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309493769526175391.post-4350279307389765232011-06-30T16:14:21.265-05:002011-06-30T16:14:21.265-05:00My name is Jan-maree and i am a button-a-holic too...My name is Jan-maree and i am a button-a-holic too! Love them, collect them and justhave to find more uses for them!Jan Mareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00458970654045196193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309493769526175391.post-64639922518935686602011-06-30T15:34:01.508-05:002011-06-30T15:34:01.508-05:00Great post Linda. I've put all my buttons into...Great post Linda. I've put all my buttons into a jar shaped like a teddy bear! I'm just starting to collect vintage buttons. I picked up some lovely ones the other week at the op shop, some still on their cards. I always cut off the buttons before I throw away any worn out clothes. I remember spending my holidays with my aunt and spending hours sorting her buttons out!Christine Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920647581818665215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309493769526175391.post-82541872466530696722011-06-30T14:04:13.101-05:002011-06-30T14:04:13.101-05:00I used to make jewelry out of my mom's vintage...I used to make jewelry out of my mom's vintage button collection. you can do so many things with them! my grandma has a big stash of them still attached to the cuffs off my uncles shirts. ah, the good ole days :Dkristahttp://kristastitched.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309493769526175391.post-36953385137568635672011-06-30T13:53:33.314-05:002011-06-30T13:53:33.314-05:00It's funny I should read about buttons after I...It's funny I should read about buttons after I've just spent 15 minutes trying to find a single button for a pincushion I made. I ended up using the one that came with my new shorts. Of course if I lose the button on my shorts, my pincushion is in trouble. I've sewn a lot of clothes over the years but almost never used buttons. Thus no collection. I'm jealous of yours. Very nice!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318579259533634608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309493769526175391.post-22788649040289157642011-06-30T13:34:18.624-05:002011-06-30T13:34:18.624-05:00LUV LUV your buttons, I have a wonderful red butto...LUV LUV your buttons, I have a wonderful red button bracelet that I brought at a craft fair. When I went visiting (in my day you always went visiting on Sunday) ladies would bring out their button can or jar for me to play. I have my buttons in a used pickle jar.http://thankfullga447https://www.blogger.com/profile/09752118265182467689noreply@blogger.com