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Great idea for "hiding" not so perfect intersections, but yours ARE perfect. I like the look of the buttons just because.

I'm torn. I like the sparkle of the buttons,but I agree with PaperPrincess - the style of the buttons doesn't work with the elegant feel of the rest of the quilt. I also don't like that they hide your perfectly matched points. Maybe if you want that little bit of sparkly, get dark red shank-style pearl buttons, and put them in the middle of the background squares? Then they don't hide your beautiful work. Or switch to a more elegant button at the intersections. If you go with buttons at the intersections, I do like how the colour of the current ones matches the cream fabric, and would stick with that colour.

I like the buttons but they might be a problem if you are going to be setting things on it.

Buttons and lace, the perfect combination.

Buttons! Have you tried another color of button??

i like it with the buttons

I was surprised, I thought the buttons would detract but not so. Love the buttons!

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Originally Posted by lynnie (Post 7795488)

the buttons give it another layer. i like it with

I agree. Both versions look good, but the buttons add more texture. It almost looks like a flower garden.

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Originally Posted by feline fanatic (Post 7795827)

I am also in the minority, I don't like the buttons. They distract my eye from all the other wonderful things that are going on in this quilt. Additionally the elegant beaded trim work you put on combined with the rich fabric choices give an air of formality to this that is diminished by the homeyness of the buttons. The buttons are an embellishment I would expect to see in something of the country/primitive genre of decorative pieces and with your color choices, the nature of the Cathedral Windows block and that gorgeous pearl bead trim I think Victorian formality.

If you want to put something in the center points of those CW units I suggest finding another type of bead or a large pearl type embellishment instead of a button. Something that compliments that gorgeous finished edge and allows the viewer to take in the piece as a whole. As another poster pointed out, with the buttons, that is all my eye is drawn to and didn't notice the other details as readily as I did in the photo without. To my eye, the buttons, while very cute, seem to fight with the rest of the quilt. JMHO.

I definitely agree with this!