Comments on: Button! Button! Quilters Are Using More Buttons

By: Mary Emma Allen

Mary Emma Allen — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:22:54 +0000

Thanks, Cyndi, for visiting and sharing your thoughts about using buttons for fabric and paper art.

By: Cyndi L

Cyndi L — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:50:54 +0000

I’ve never yet seen a jar of antique white buttons that I didn’t need to buy! I use them in all my fabric collages and quilts, and often sew them on my paper quilts as well

By: Mary Emma Allen

Mary Emma Allen — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:07:03 +0000

Thanks for stopping by and commenting,Noreen…sharing your love of mom’s and grandma’s button boxes. There’s something fascinating about buttons, especially if they played a role in our childhood memories. I’ve also written about this at Alzheimer’s Notes.
http://www.alzheimersnotes.com/mementos-help-alzheimers-patients-recall-memories/

By: Mementos Help Alzheimer’s Patients Recall Memories

Mementos Help Alzheimer’s Patients Recall Memories — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:03:44 +0000

[...] I researched buttons for a post on my Quilting and Patchwork blog, I recalled how buttons and other mementos entertained [...]

By: Noreen

Noreen — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 23:03:55 +0000

Mary Emma, once again, we are in synch!

I loved my mother’s button boxes (she kept hers in tins) and my kids loved my button jars.
Buttons are one of life’s sweet blessings!

I think that you definitely should start gathering them again