Originally Posted by nanna-up-north

Well, if you're going to sew them on by hand you could hide the thread knots the same way you do when you are hand quilting. Make a small knot and put the needle into the top fabric about an inch away from where you want the button to be. Bring the thread out at the spot where you'll put the button and pull the knot into the fabric.... it's kinda scary the first time you do it but if your knot isn't big it will pop inside the quilt pretty easily. Then, you'll want to sew in the button. When you're ready to finish, make a small knot again, close to the stopping point on the thread. Put the needle in at the button and glide your needle about an inch away and pop it back out.

There will be others giving you ideas of how to do this as well, I'm sure. There are tons of ways to get things done.

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