So I went to a local quilt show this weekend and came away with very few quilt-related items. I told my mom that all the shops with booths there seem to have old lady fabrics — no offense to old ladies anywhere. It’s just I did not see a single fat quarter of Amy Butler, Denyse Schmidt, Sandi Henderson, and very little Heather Bailey — and all of the HB was freshcut. Now that I think about it though, most of the women there were older, at least older than me. So what I didn’t buy in fabrics I made up for in vintage buttons.
Hello jackpot! Seriously, my mom just kept pulling more cardboard strips out of the jar and we’d both gasp and say, oh, I love that one too and then I had all of these in my hand. Really, it couldn’t be helped and used up almost all of my spending money for the month. I may be broke in cash but I am rich in buttons.
ooh those flowers buttons are so cute! I am never able to resist buttons.
Rich in buttons indeed! Those are lovely.
You hit the jackpot! I can’t wait to see what you are going to do with them.
I can just imagine the beautiful creations these buttons will enhance!
You’re set in the button department! Oh the possibilities!
Buttons are irresistible, aren’t they? Nice haul.
you probably have enough fabric anyhow! buttons are so much better.
I’m a sucker for buttons, too–I just wish I enjoyed making buttonholes as much as I enjoy buying buttons….
So beautiful! I really like the ones on the vintage image cards.
LOVE love love vintage buttons! I can’t wait to go button stash-diving for my Feb. Lady Sweater!
hello jackpot is right! how fun.
Oh, now there’s a beautiful pile
hahaha…this is so funny i stumbled across your site today, i was just in a quilt shop in PA called the quilt shack and after all the obstacles i had to go through to get there, i was also hoping for some amy butler, hb or whatever else “young”, but nope, i thought the same thing…old lady fabric. glad someone else thinks the same as i do.