I found both the patience and the time this afternoon to sew up another of the little jackets I am knitting for babies in Ukraine. I have three more knitted and all in pieces but so dislike sewing up that they’ve been waiting a while. Happily the truck going to Ukraine isn’t going for a while. I am using the mother-of-pearl buttons that were my Grandfather’s sample ones when he was a button salesman in the 1920s so they are 100 years old! It gives me enormous pleasure to handle them, to sew them on and to make every little jacket extra special. 
Note to self from Sallie G – she’s right!
nrhatch
August 21, 2025 at 12:23 pm
That jacket is adorable . . . and the buttons, oh, the buttons. 😀
mybeautfulthings
August 24, 2025 at 6:39 pm
They are indeed precious little buttons. 🙂
utesmile
August 21, 2025 at 6:38 am
Such a beautiful jacket with some treasure buttons. Wow 100 years old, put a little note in to let them know. It is a very special jacket and surely will be loved.
Awakening Wonders
August 21, 2025 at 12:21 am
The jacket is fashionably cute in pastels! It will keep someone toasty and adorable! 💖
mybeautfulthings
August 24, 2025 at 6:43 pm
I’m loving how each jacket is different because of the random colours in the yarn. I’ll post a picture of the first three later (when no 3 is sewn up) so you can see how differently they turn out. 🙂
Heyjude
August 20, 2025 at 11:40 pm
I like the note to self. And the pretty jacket. Such a lovely idea to use those buttons, I hope you add a note to say how old they are. They should be treasured.
mybeautfulthings
August 24, 2025 at 6:41 pm
I love that idea. I hadn’t thought about a note but will certainly do that. Thank you for the thought. 🙂