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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Embellishing With Buttons

Last year, I shared insights about the FlipFlap Bag design, by Whistle Pig Creek.  It is a cute little purse with multiple pockets.  I wanted to embellish this bag with some cute Fish Buttons, from Button Mad, that were introduced last year.





I certainly love how these buttons look on this bag.  Or shall I say, how much cuter this bag is with these beautiful handmade buttons?  What do you think?


bag by SewCalGal

SewCalGal thinks embellishing makes a big difference.  Of course, using beautiful fabrics from Hoffman and beautiful buttons from Button Mad also make any project that much more fun!


Incomparable Buttons


Wouldn't these buttons be cute to embellish a project for Spring?
Spring buttons

And, they have many buttons you can embellish with that clearly show you love quilting.
quilt buttons

'Incomparable Buttons is a South African company that produces handmade and painted, fully washable buttons.  And, they have a large variety of designs that I hope you'll like too.

Like SewCalGal, ButtonMad is also participating in the Winter Blues Blog Hop Giveaway.  Button Mad has some yummy buttons as a giveaway.  Just visit their post no later than March 14th, to enter to win their giveaway:
http://incomparablebuttons.blogspot.com/2013/03/quilting-gallery-blog-hop-give-away.html


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http://incomparablebuttons.blogspot.com

And, don't forget to check out Hoffman California Fabrics' Spring 2013 Catalog. You should be able to find these new fabrics in your local quilt shops and favorite online stores.   They have some beautiful new fabric lines that SewCalGal hopes to share more insights about very soon.


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6 comments:

Sue said...

Your bag turned out beautifully. I like the fishes and not to be strange, but I think it would be nice to feel the smooth texture of the fishes too. Thanks for introducing me to two companies whose products I am liking very much. I see purchases of buttons and the Zerba bag and Projects to go bag in my near future.

Jean(ie) said...

The fishies make the bag!

Marjorie's Busy Corner said...

It sets the back off nicely.

Dana Gaffney said...

That looks great, what a nice addition. I've always liked buttons that are different, they can really make a project.

The Quilted Dog said...

I found these at a quilt fair & just fell in love with them . I love all the whimsical animals!

Marjorie said...

What a wonderful idea. I have so many wonderful buttons b/c we have a shop here, Mulberry Silks, that is a lot like Button Mad. I think I'm going to add some buttons to a couple of the felted purses I have made. Terrific inspiration to start the day.