tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post2577517019257432163..comments2024-03-15T07:30:43.154+11:00Comments on Red Pepper Quilts: Sunday Stash #76Red Pepper Quilts - Rita Hodgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16146251579528285964noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post-63616964558061639582010-11-19T10:17:41.713+11:002010-11-19T10:17:41.713+11:00My great grandmother had a large cookie tin FULL o...My great grandmother had a large cookie tin FULL of old buttons. She collected them throughout her 92 years of life. She passed over 18 years ago and I was very close to her. A few years ago I started making purses. My grandmother hauled out the old tin that had belonged to her mother. My mother, aunts, and I spent an afternoon going through them and I took most of them home with me. It's hard to part with so many of them, but the idea of vintage buttons that once belonged to my favorite person going on something that I made by hand makes it worth using them. I continue to "collect" whenever something catches my eye, but nothing beats Grammie's old buttons.Missiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18128779922144873175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post-21635108077256286392010-11-11T02:54:21.088+11:002010-11-11T02:54:21.088+11:00like so many people out there (i know i'm not ...like so many people out there (i know i'm not alone heheh) I have a major crush on buttons. how i wish my stash would be like yours. i swear, i've never been the envious type but... these pictures have me mouthwatering... i have so few buttons compared to this, that i really can't call it a stash...by Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17289298659402205414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post-10785799338585200022010-11-10T07:32:53.963+11:002010-11-10T07:32:53.963+11:00I definitely have a button stash. We cleaned out ...I definitely have a button stash. We cleaned out my Grandparents house and I found lots of quite old buttons. They were everywhere. I finally started putting them in containers and ended up with about 7 good sized tins. Next I sorted them by color and washed and dried them. I have them displayed in old canning jars, most that we found in the house too. They look really cool on a shelf in my sewing room. I do use them, but very sparingly. I will relinquish them once in a while for a special garment or a purse button. Of course I also have lots of new buttons that I have collected for using when making garments!wintunancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12249090322320791658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post-60361988687630508182010-11-08T20:25:32.921+11:002010-11-08T20:25:32.921+11:00I finally scored my very own button stash. My butt...I finally scored my very own button stash. My buttons fitted in a little tiny jam jar before. Now I have a box full of buttons. They were in a second hand sewing cabinet that I purchased and I must say I had a lot of fun going through them all! Everyone needs a button stash!Metanoiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05585001609565808750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post-92063925536841158452010-11-08T06:42:53.148+11:002010-11-08T06:42:53.148+11:00Of course I have a button stash although my are so...Of course I have a button stash although my are sorted by color and hoarded for some unknown reason!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post-73144202109073551512010-11-08T06:01:30.980+11:002010-11-08T06:01:30.980+11:00I do NOT have a button stash = ( but if I did I w...I do NOT have a button stash = ( but if I did I would hope it would look very much like YOURS!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02839013868513125880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post-68053976630423431852010-11-08T02:07:11.349+11:002010-11-08T02:07:11.349+11:00Inspiration indeed! I've long wanted to make a...Inspiration indeed! I've long wanted to make a quilt where instead of being tied it is loads of buttons. Not cosy, per se, but it would be lovely to pet and look at.Cheryl Arkisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13552721454371060936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post-6918433278037204042010-11-08T02:06:08.067+11:002010-11-08T02:06:08.067+11:00What a fun job for kids to sort into colors. I pi...What a fun job for kids to sort into colors. I picture little candy jars filled with buttons of different colors. But where to use them hmmmm...Nicole Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00248621007440173009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post-14161674420430214082010-11-08T01:34:35.843+11:002010-11-08T01:34:35.843+11:00Oh no! What about zippers? I have those too and wh...Oh no! What about zippers? I have those too and when ever I need one I have go and buy a new one because I donĀ“t have the right one... <br />I too used to play with my grandmothers button collection...mokkakissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01078013107449668070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post-88627872422026108612010-11-08T01:28:38.350+11:002010-11-08T01:28:38.350+11:00I enjoy buttons too even though I rarely use them....I enjoy buttons too even though I rarely use them. That is an impressive stash!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post-32813407786246476242010-11-08T00:39:26.586+11:002010-11-08T00:39:26.586+11:00My button stash is a third generation one. I have ...My button stash is a third generation one. I have buttons my grandmother collected in the early 1900's. There are buttons from military uniforms, pins and all sorts of things.<br />I have them sorted in colours in quart bottles and the decorate my sewing room. I would never part with them, I wonder which off-spring wants to inherit them?Potpourrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07182618556360169222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post-14699466339919573222010-11-07T22:02:25.965+11:002010-11-07T22:02:25.965+11:00Adore your stash! Like you I have a stash of butto...Adore your stash! Like you I have a stash of buttons that I don't use, but perhaps one day...! xoCathy @ CabbageQuiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160655769677384920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post-79045101314242939962010-11-07T21:41:06.440+11:002010-11-07T21:41:06.440+11:00Your buttons are a sight to behold. We bought a ho...Your buttons are a sight to behold. We bought a house from a horder who left our house full of treasures....we used to say two of anything was a collection. It was just lucky that my husband and I were pretty much the same and loved what we'd inherited. I scored a lovely tin and nescafe jars full of buttons. I actually used 6 last week for a costume for my little boy! Sometimes I love to look at how old the tin and the coffee jars are! Sometimes it's about the buttons. I love your buttons they're so much brighter than mine! But a collection nonetheless!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616801169912337579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post-88943130398781378032010-11-07T18:58:39.816+11:002010-11-07T18:58:39.816+11:00I have an old button tin that I have used for many...I have an old button tin that I have used for many years now, it is lavender with a picture of lavender flowers on the lid. I add to them when I can but also use them all the time now on my apron and cushion tags. I love your aqua ones!Naturally Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999271127735997770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post-4048981902364355932010-11-07T16:11:08.263+11:002010-11-07T16:11:08.263+11:00That is quite a stash of buttons! I inherited my g...That is quite a stash of buttons! I inherited my grandma's stash of buttons. Some I actually remember from clothes she made for me and my family. Can't say I've added much to it, but I won't be giving it away any time soon. I might have to get them out and do a little color play myself! Thanks for the inspiration!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post-41853919606138018862010-11-07T15:22:27.760+11:002010-11-07T15:22:27.760+11:00Love buttons. I'm with you when it comes to f...Love buttons. I'm with you when it comes to finding a need for them - or lack of a need. I HAD a pretty big stash saved up for years - then I accidently had some liquid soap spilled into it - then I threw it all out :(.Q @ JAQShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11755187264594368355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post-53935204563491078952010-11-07T14:35:12.460+11:002010-11-07T14:35:12.460+11:00I not only have my button stash, but my mothers an...I not only have my button stash, but my mothers and my grandmothers : )<br />I love buttons!Sew Many Mamashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08359102152360500674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post-39798530037878400652010-11-07T13:46:04.845+11:002010-11-07T13:46:04.845+11:00My 4 year old daughter has a stash that she starte...My 4 year old daughter has a stash that she started and continues on our shop hops. I have a bit from my scrapbook supplies - awesome colors. AND I've started snipping them from her old clothes. I don't know if I'll ever use them but they are precious!<br /><br />I remember playing with my mom's buttons when she was sewing.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04282323477277551452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post-37426858371226503032010-11-07T13:31:35.632+11:002010-11-07T13:31:35.632+11:00How fun! When I was little I used to sort all the...How fun! When I was little I used to sort all the buttons by color. I gave my mother many quiet moments! LOLcarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17801265907110578386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post-18221490033730652022010-11-07T13:22:52.301+11:002010-11-07T13:22:52.301+11:00I have a stash passed down from my mama. I too ha...I have a stash passed down from my mama. I too have saved buttons off of discarded clothing... but i hardly ever, ever use buttons. But, like you said, someday.... I hate waste!Rachel at Stitched in Colorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187626491695441387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post-45737926670927069412010-11-07T13:04:27.240+11:002010-11-07T13:04:27.240+11:00I couldn't help grinning when I saw your butto...I couldn't help grinning when I saw your button collection.<br />My Mother had a "button tin" - like most spend thrift folks back in the day. <br />I spent hours and hours playing, sorting, rearranging the buttons from her button tin. It's a fantastic childhood memory!!<br />I inherited that button tin, and have started a button collection of my own.<br />xo<br />good stuff!!evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15224744826026664447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post-14171366980063413012010-11-07T13:02:12.966+11:002010-11-07T13:02:12.966+11:00I'm a button collector too....but a beginner. ...I'm a button collector too....but a beginner. Anyhow, my button stock is increasing day by day. But i'm sure it's still just quarter of your collection..Fiedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933409028861448260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post-64563718343679105292010-11-07T13:02:00.048+11:002010-11-07T13:02:00.048+11:00My daughter fondly remembers my big button tin fro...My daughter fondly remembers my big button tin from when she was a girl. Once she even took an old t-shirt, when she was around 11 or so, and sewed big ol' buttons all over it....hey, it taught her a valuable skill !<br /><br />A couple of weeks ago, I got to get out the old tin and play on the floor with my grandkids, as they discovered some of the same buttons that fascinated their mother.Dollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538342558750190865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post-73704624917618646712010-11-07T12:20:16.033+11:002010-11-07T12:20:16.033+11:00Where do you find your cute buttons? Have been loo...Where do you find your cute buttons? Have been looking for a good source for buttons.<br />They look awesomeRachel Lockehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08832362482078180545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027731275129684828.post-58148425792984745612010-11-07T12:08:52.984+11:002010-11-07T12:08:52.984+11:00Burrito - That table is FAB!Burrito - That table is FAB!Victoria Paige @ Boutique Uniquelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09825014379766626729noreply@blogger.com