Monday, April 28, 2025

Buttons - Who Knew?

Minnesota Quilters had a guest speaker in early April 2025 who talked about buttons. It was so interesting! It's a whole world that I hadn't really thought about before.

 

Here are some random notes I decided to keep.

 

Buttons can be sorted by size:

  • large - 1 1/4" or bigger
  • medium - 3/4" to 1 1/4"
  • small - 3/8" to 3/4"
  • diminutive - less than 3/8"
They can be separated by age but there are only two categories!
  • old is pre 1918
  • modern / vintage is 1918 to present

 They can also be divided by back type, material, construction, etc.


The Minnesota Button Society (yes, that's a thing!) is holding their annual show May 8-10 at the Double Tree Hotel in Bloomington. I'm thinking of going if we're in town!

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