Thursday, May 22, 2008

It's only buttons

Claire had idea I should have thought about. Duh! Pin on some buttons and see if anything seems perfect. Here are some colors pinned on (minus a black one). Of course, I don't have enough of all of them. I do have enough of the 2nd one down, but it's not one I want to use. I do, however, think I want a bright colored one rather than black. I really like the turquoise color. Now I just need to find some. And, Nancy's comment reminded me of myself--sometimes I stress over the buttons, but, hey, they can always be changed if the first set doesn't work out!

Thank you both for taking time to comment!



I like to purchase buttons from Pursleys in Duncanville, but I don't want to make a special trip for buttons as the drive is about 40 miles. So, I will check out Joann's and Hancock's over the weekend.

After I played with buttons this morning, I cut out Kwik Sew 2946, the shorter version. If the skirt is a keeper, I'll make the top from View A. I'm using a linen blend (lavender if the color is not coming through well) that has been in the stash for a while.



After that, it was a bite of lunch and out to hop on the tractor to begin mowing the pasture. Mowing will take me several days, and the weather was cooperative today, so I decided to take advantage. It was only 90 today, and there was a nice breeze.
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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous6:21 PM

    I have seen several people cut holes in a scrap that they take to the fabric places and use the slits like a buttonhole when they are trying out different ones.
    I like the burda dress-if you don't find the turquoise shade you want, perhaps red would be good. I am seeing lots of black and red all over the place. I think any one of the brights would work fine if you find a match. There looks to be lots of lime in that print. I also like the kwik sew pattern and the lavendar print-very pretty! mssewcrazy

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  2. Beth H2:27 PM

    I like both the turquoise and the yellow buttons. Why not make all the buttons be different bright colors, or alternate the turquoise and yellow buttons?

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  3. Claire3:37 PM

    I think I also said that I would probably go with the black buttons as something else would get lost in the print. I stand corrected!!! I love the turquoise buttons!! But then I'm partial to anything blue so maybe you shouldn't listen to me. ;o)

    The new skirt will be very cute I think.

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