tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141771224189769395.post3156122667591572800..comments2023-11-12T12:09:06.687-06:00Comments on Quilts + Color: Studio Collection - ButtonsKay Koeper Sorensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03179892338042007284noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141771224189769395.post-83713052150104488682011-06-24T22:42:13.021-05:002011-06-24T22:42:13.021-05:00I have just posted an entire blog post of puzzles ...I have just posted an entire blog post of puzzles that include all of the button photos or all you puzzle lovers.Kay Koeper Sorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03179892338042007284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141771224189769395.post-32855092551529705862011-06-24T12:55:40.251-05:002011-06-24T12:55:40.251-05:00What a clever idea Judy.
I will have to remember t...What a clever idea Judy.<br />I will have to remember that if I dye socks.<br />I enjoyed your blog too.Kay Koeper Sorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03179892338042007284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141771224189769395.post-90301538833274995242011-06-24T11:35:02.179-05:002011-06-24T11:35:02.179-05:00I dye bamboo socks and I use a different color of ...I dye bamboo socks and I use a different color of button for each size. I sew the button at the top of each pair, which also keeps the pairs of socks together.<br /><br />Judy<br />www.goldendogquilting.com<br />www.bbdyedfabric.comJudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753522569710607064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141771224189769395.post-34626790416376303832011-06-23T17:05:07.926-05:002011-06-23T17:05:07.926-05:00Thanks for mentioning the lamp Lynda. I also have ...Thanks for mentioning the lamp Lynda. I also have a lot of bulok buttons I could make a great design with. Now if I could only remember where I saw that type of lamp recently! I have enough to do a really neat design.Kay Koeper Sorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03179892338042007284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141771224189769395.post-63277857179791201242011-06-23T16:59:09.424-05:002011-06-23T16:59:09.424-05:00I just saw a clear ginger jar lamp that was filled...I just saw a clear ginger jar lamp that was filled with buttons, it was in a studio. I think that's a neat idea. You can also make necklaces with them. My sister stitched all types of buttons on a jacket and people kept stopping to ask her where she got the jacket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141771224189769395.post-567486711624553872011-06-23T15:55:05.253-05:002011-06-23T15:55:05.253-05:00I love buttons! Nice organization- my next studio ...I love buttons! Nice organization- my next studio job!Wenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09040765990288540781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141771224189769395.post-21584484791692675282011-06-23T15:46:04.828-05:002011-06-23T15:46:04.828-05:00Wow, what a wonderful button collection!Wow, what a wonderful button collection!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01364409485592210668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141771224189769395.post-81953802642417355762011-06-23T15:12:44.528-05:002011-06-23T15:12:44.528-05:00You can bead with them. If you were doing an unde...You can bead with them. If you were doing an undersea scene for example, you can fasten the buttons down with beads.Ro the Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13514247731054142707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141771224189769395.post-92006065495692266712011-06-23T14:53:19.877-05:002011-06-23T14:53:19.877-05:00Buttons can be used to make a mosaic on a quilt (i...Buttons can be used to make a mosaic on a quilt (instead of tiles). I also dye them with rit dye in the microwave. Centers of <br />3-d fabric flowers is another option.sewinsirennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141771224189769395.post-11414508375251072342011-06-23T14:47:39.843-05:002011-06-23T14:47:39.843-05:00i just recently did a button nine-patch to give st...i just recently did a button nine-patch to give stability to the bottom of a little basket. there's a picture on my blog.deanna7treeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02707505639796548961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141771224189769395.post-67060608584414736262011-06-23T13:39:23.622-05:002011-06-23T13:39:23.622-05:00Thinking through why you began and continued colle...Thinking through why you began and continued collecting them might give you some clue was to what you might do with them - personally I don't care for jewellery made out of buttons etc or have them sewn all over things - I'd tip them all into a huge glass or clear plastic jar and run your fingers through them every now and then, very relaxing. Or give them all to a busy/keen keen seamstress. Put them out at a Trash'n'Treasure event ...Alison Schwabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07929118812159014248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141771224189769395.post-20855426731340017542011-06-23T13:17:21.011-05:002011-06-23T13:17:21.011-05:00You showed us the boxes that are super neat and ti...You showed us the boxes that are super neat and tidy, right?<br /><br />Have to say as I was looking from pic to pic I kept asking myself what are those boxes....<br /><br />Won't work for me, couple of reasons, I don't think I have three buttons that are the same......and there is NO way I could toss the lids........... <br /><br />from TexasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141771224189769395.post-36945742183904748562011-06-23T13:05:22.985-05:002011-06-23T13:05:22.985-05:00Wrist Cuff jewelry, Large Button button and bead n...Wrist Cuff jewelry, Large Button button and bead necklaces, sew many embellishment designs :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141771224189769395.post-24746607097106840262011-06-23T12:32:38.270-05:002011-06-23T12:32:38.270-05:00Magic the gathering counters. That's my plan a...Magic the gathering counters. That's my plan at the moment.Mary Beth Frezonhttp://www.quiltr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141771224189769395.post-44071701408390707332011-06-23T11:39:25.759-05:002011-06-23T11:39:25.759-05:00Jewelery - from buttons and chains of buttons on q...Jewelery - from buttons and chains of buttons on quilts to hang them and decorate them.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00939002844851651470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141771224189769395.post-12302351647566984072011-06-23T11:37:54.607-05:002011-06-23T11:37:54.607-05:00I saw a QA episode where an artist was dyeing her ...I saw a QA episode where an artist was dyeing her white buttons with Rit Dye. I have not tried it yet, but she was dyeing everything she used at the same time. That made everything blend.Judy Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180946416704333537noreply@blogger.com