A friend of mine sent me a picture of the quilt I made for her a while ago. It's a large applique (steam-a-seam with blanket stitch) of Asian fabrics that a different friend had brought back for me from Alaska. After I SID-quilted the top along the sashing, I was stumped. So I decided to tack the center squares down using buttons. 168 buttons later.......It really felt like "mending" at that point.

Unique idea, good for you for thinking outside of the box

really neat! I had some buttons on one of my quilts and the silly dog chewed them off.

The boy let him on the bed ;-)

What a gorgeous quilt! I also used buttons on a quilt and know how you feel!!

How inventive of you. It is beautiful.

Great idea - it came out perfect! Really adds that extra little interest to the whole quilt. Those are some incredibly beautiful fabrics. Hope you saved some for yourself.

Very inventive!! And I really like the applique on that quilt. Pretty.

What a lot of work but it is beautiful. I like it a lot.

Oooo the buttons are an awesome touch!!! I love those fabrics and the pattern too!!! Good Job :D:D:D

Yeah, I have some left over but I must admit, I am not that Asian-inspired.

Thanks for the nice comments everyone.