Snowmen and Snowflakes
 

A couple of weeks ago, a few of us took a road trip to a distant LQS, Material Rewards in Dansville NY. We had a blast and the quilt shop is fantastic. I saw these buttons and was going to pass. Later, I said to myself, if you don't buy them you will kick yourself! Now, keeping in mind, I hate to hand sew, sewing 12 buttons on a mini quilt was a brave decision. This is my finish. After 3 1/2 hours of sewing the binding to the back and stitching the miters and sleeve, I did not want to sew the buttons on... so I glued them on! LOL This finished at 9x11. Notice the fussy cut stars in the cornerstones.

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That is beyond adorable!

That is sweet and the buttons are perfect.

Your Snowmen and Snowflakes is so cute. I recently bought a kit just like this and thought it would be fun to make. I guess life got in the way and I never got started. Maybe next year. LOL!!! I thought the buttons were so cute too. Thanks for sharing your work

Oh my! I have a kit for that. You just reminded me. I think I will whip it out this afternoon!

Really cute mini! :)

those buttons are adorable to say the least. and you complimented then well. Nicely done

Delightful wall hanging...I love the snowmen!

That is so cute!!! even if the buttons weren't sewn on by hand! :sew:

Such a cute mini!! Love it. I'm with you on hand stuff...the less the better. Creative solution..

Very cute!

really cute

Absolutely adorable.

Love it! I have a thing for buttons....just adorable!

That is so cute. You did a terrific job.

Very cute!

i just cut off some ginger bread men buttons from a quilt. my cat discovered them and will not let them be!

how adorable! Great job. Those are just the cutest!

I would also regret seeing those cute buttons and not buying them. I used to craft stuff and I found that glue doesn't hold hard items to fabric items long term. Even hot glue gave way after a while, especially on Christmas decorations. Possibly the handling of unwrapping them and rewrapping them in tissue when I stored them away until next Christmas? Anyway, I say that because maybe when you are back in the mood for a little hand sewing you may want to sew those buttons on so if the glue does let go over the years you won't lose any of those cute buttons (which I bet you would have a hard time replacing!).

Edited to add, I love how you fussy cut the star fabric to put a star in the middle of each cornerstone. Those little touches made a big difference.

Looks fantastic to me, really adorable.

I love your buttons and I Love Material Rewards. One of my favorite shops - I always stop when I am in NY.

Love your little treasure! I always considered the Danville quilt shop a wonderful place for good fabric, & a large selection of patterns. Their inspiration quilts are so fun. Glad you enjoyed your trip!
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I love your mini quilt!

I have some snowflakes similar to yours but I’ve never seen snowman button before.

Very cute! Love small/wall/doll/mini quilts!

When I have a lot of buttons I do them by machine. Get out your manual and it is so quick and easy.

I have often thought of that and might try it on a 'smooth' button, but these are quite dimensional and my machine does not have a 'button holder' foot.

That is adorable! I have glued buttons on things that were not going to be washed. Just so cute!

What an absolutely adorable tiny quilt, and I do love those fussy cut cornerstones, bet that was worth a lot of sweat!

I have used my regular zig zag foot, 0 stitch length, then adjust the width to meet the holes. It may be a little tricky if the buttons are rounded.

Gluing those buttons on was genius! The whole look of the quilt is nice...and the fussy cut stars make it just the best.

very original, the buttons look great

so cute ..:D

It's beautiful!

What a darling little project. I agree, if you love something you see in the shop, get it when you're there.:thumbup:

So lovely, I really like it !

a sweet quilt!

Adorns! Love snowmen

Adorable....and I love your idea of gluingthe buttons on! And those tiny star cornerstones....too cute!

I love this little quilt! Your cornerstones and buttons are great details! Years ago I hot glued a ruffle onto a quilted Christmas tree skirt. My husband said,"You can always sew that later. " It remains glued to this day!

I agree about the dimensional buttons. To get the smooth buttons to stay in place before the initial stitching, I put a very small glue dot under the button to hold it. Then just go for it! Love to sew buttons with my machine.