So, over the past week, I’ve brought home a heap of my grandmother’s buttons from my Mom’s house….the amazing thing is that I took a fraction of them…there are probably 3 more button boxes there. For those who don’t do crazy quilting, buttons are an integral part of the design and so invaluable! So, I randomly went through and picked up some of the ones that intrigued me the most or I thought would go with my current projects:
So, in trying to “research” the background of buttons, I ran across: Collecting antique buttons – a pretty good short history. I need to find more in depth articles tho.

My 2021 “Phrase” of the year and Happy New Year!
So, one of my issues last year was stopping to just enjoy life. Unlike most people, we escaped the health and employment issues of crazy 2020 but I couldn’t help but wait for the “other shoe” to drop – basically waiting for something bad to happen. In searching for a