Since quilters seem to be button collectors, whether to use to decorate their fabric art work or simply because they’re fascinated by these objects, I thought I’d share some of the button books I have in my library.
There are many more and you may have some that you’d like to add.  However, here are some you might like to check out.
Antique & Collectible Buttons (Identification & Values) by Debra J. Wisniewski
Button Button (Identification & Price Guide) by Peggy Ann Osborne
The Button Sampler by Lillian Smith Albert and Jane Ford Adams (This is the book given me by my friend …read more

   I’ve had many quilters/fabric artists and simply button collectors respond to my previous post, What Do Quilters Use for Storing Buttons?, sparked by Josh Johnson’s post, Button, Button, Who’s Got the Button? at Junk Creation.
They have shared how they store buttons, how they collect buttons, who started them collecting, and nostalgic memories of buttons and button collecting.  The topic of buttons has evoked such a great response, that I’ll periodically post about buttons…something I enjoy collecting and researching.
I used to think of buttons as simply a utilitarian object to hold clothing together.  Eventually I realized they could have a …read more

           Quilters and fabric artists find buttons a popular embellishment in their work.  Some may sew on an occasional button.  Others practically cover their piece with these interesting attachments.
I’ve always enjoyed collecting buttons, ever since I explored my grandmother’s and mother’s button jars.  In days ago, ladies didn’t run to the store for buttons.  They saved them from worn clothing relegated to the rag bag.  They cut the buttons off and put them  into a jar or tin.
When my daughter was small and we lived in a distant city while my husband attended airline pilot training school, I made friends with …read more

I never imagined so many quiltmakers were making the rounds of yard sales looking for items for making and enhancing quilts.  I’ve mentioned the ladies purchasing fat quarters and searching for fancy fabrics to make crazy quilts.
Another quilter browsed through the packages of buttons my daughter had culled from her collection.  “I use buttons on my quilt projects,” she explained when her husband joked about all the many buttons she bought.  She said she decorated quilt hangings with unusual buttons, just as my daughter does.
The previous year, a quilter bought my daughter’s whole button offering at that yard sale.  She …read more