{"id":24887,"date":"2016-03-31T23:40:27","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T04:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/?p=24887"},"modified":"2017-03-13T02:36:47","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T07:36:47","slug":"queen-of-buttons-collections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/queen-of-buttons-collections\/","title":{"rendered":"And the Queen of Button Collections is…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The contest was to share a photo of your stash of buttons and we were going to select the most impressive button collection from amongst the entrants. \u00a0However, we were really overwhelmed by the responses and we have been unable to select a single winner. \u00a0While I have a huge collection of buttons, I had no idea that other sewists could have such impressive hoards! \u00a0So we're going to be selecting FIVE winners for this contest. \u00a0Congratulations to the winners and please have a look at their sizeable button collections below:<\/p>\n

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Patrya is clearly a very organised person. \u00a0She keeps her collection of both new and used buttons in containers that make all the buttons clearly visible. \u00a0She's also done a fantastic photo collage! \u00a0Thanks Patrya.<\/p>\n

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Glynda seems to use the color separation method as her primary sorting method. \u00a0All the buttons are wisely kept in clear glass jars so they can easily be seen and selected for the appropriate sewing project. \u00a0Nice work\u00a0Glynda.<\/p>\n

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Carmen has such a large button collection that we could barely fit the photo in the article. \u00a0She uses a plastic chest of drawers to store and organise her vast hoard. \u00a0Clearly you can put away a large number of buttons with this method. \u00a0Good stuff Carmen.<\/p>\n

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Samone keeps her button collection in clear plastic bags and separated by color and function. \u00a0This would make it very easy to sort through each set of buttons without actually taking them out of the bags. \u00a0Great technique Samone.<\/p>\n

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Last, but certainly not least, Tammy does it the way my mother did. \u00a0She seems to keep large jars of buttons and probably has to pull them all out and search through them all for just the right button. \u00a0This was really a highlight for me when I was young which I wrote about in the previous article, so hopefully Tammy has a young helper who she can pass on the same wonderful experience. \u00a0Thanks for sharing Tammy.<\/p>\n

The winners will be receiving a free entry into our popular Conference Tote Bag Pattern Sew-Along<\/a>. \u00a0We have had nearly 2,000 students through the course since is was launched and we're sure the five winners will enjoy the prize. \u00a0If you have others great ideas about button collections and storage, please let us know in the comments below!<\/p>\n

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A couple of weeks ago, we ran a contest as part of our article which was all about buttons and\u00a0how to choose the right button for the right project. \u00a0Most sewists understand the importance of having the right button for the job –whether the requirement is for the physical size \u2026 Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":308,"featured_media":24897,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[19,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24887"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/308"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24887"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34313,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24887\/revisions\/34313"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}