Righto! I made a denim hopscotch for my daughter last year and she wore it for the first time (because she was disliking denim last year) last Friday to visit the eye specialist. I made the skirt up quick and all was well with the buttons etc but unfortunately we lost two in our endeavours around town - to both of our dismay!
I had hesitated in making this skirt because of the liklihood of this happening - we had a dress that would consistently lose buttons around the upper leg area when she was a bit younger but I didn't really imagine that a 9 year old would still find it difficult to keep her buttons firmly attached to the garment!
I admit that they were smaller than I had thought of using but they were pink and the only pink ones in my stash at the time so of course they were it.
For those of you (and I know there are plenty) who have made this skirt, have you experienced the same issue and what size buttons did you use if you had?
I have a green corduroy skirt that is currently sitting (for a year) waiting for buttons so I am going to try a different tactic this time and make the lower ones look as though they are fully functional. It is the only thing that I can think of that would possibly work apart from using larger buttons and sewing up the front part which would essentially defeat the purpose of the style itself I think..
Any suggestions at all?
Tamara