In my grandmother’s button collection, I found this fabric covered button–the perfect match for the jacket I’m delivering to O Wool at TNNA this weekend. I’d like to know what the previous life of this button was… I’m guessing the garment must have been pretty nice. I can imagine why it ended up in the button bag. Sitto was only 4′ 10″ tall, and had to alter many of the clothes she bought. I’m guessing, this was from a coat circa 1960 or so, and she lopped off the bottom removing one of the buttons.
Here are some pictures of the finished jacket.
Lauren said,
May 30, 2007 @ 10:21 am
Wow, that is a great looking jacket. I love the neckline/button and the dips in the front hem. Thanks for sharing the pics.
Sheryl said,
May 30, 2007 @ 1:24 pm
That is a beautiful jacket. I’ll be at TNNA also, I’ll look for it.
The Purloined Letter said,
May 30, 2007 @ 1:40 pm
Looks beautiful!
AmyP said,
May 30, 2007 @ 3:42 pm
Ooooh, nice jacket. And I’m nearly confident enough to follow a crochet pattern! Hooking here I come!
Pam said,
May 30, 2007 @ 8:35 pm
OMGosh, beautiful!
Carrie Penny said,
May 31, 2007 @ 7:54 am
I love it, it almost reminds me of an updated swing coat.
amy's mom said,
June 1, 2007 @ 10:45 am
I know where the button came from. In the mid-sixties, my mother and I went to the fur store to buy winter coats swith mink collars! So swell at the time! I bought a black one with black mink, and mother bought a tan one. I used money from my first job as a first-grade teacher. The button probably came off when it was hemmed.
Carla said,
June 2, 2007 @ 5:16 pm
I was going to say, it looks like a coat button to me!
AmysBabies said,
June 4, 2007 @ 8:21 am
So beautiful, and how fortuitous to find a button that matches so well!
Bre said,
June 5, 2007 @ 2:10 pm
Such a fabulous coat! And button! I love them together
Uncle Jack said,
June 8, 2007 @ 7:06 pm
Amy,
In the 1960s your Sitto was at her full majestic height of five foot nothing. It’s only in her later decades that she “dwindiled” down to 4 foot 10. I really don’t know why I ended up at almost six feet.
Uncle Jack
Deneen said,
June 24, 2007 @ 5:41 pm
I love it and when will the pattern be available?