Some cook, I sew and write: creativity brings joy

I made a mini-button quilt of the Nativity!   I sewed on the buttons representing the principle figures but cut the shanks off the back of the animal buttons so they could be glued.  Any suggestions of a good, long-lasting glue?  The glue stick from Missouri Star that I'm using is working for now, but I'm not sure it will last through the years.  Maybe a craft glue like Aleene's Tacky Glue?   I didn't do a whole lot of quilting on this because I used my walking foot and found I missed the flexibility of the FMQ open toe presser foot.  I might go back to add quilting in the black frame.

I've been busy for the last couple of days and I'm going to show you the results of my labors because I'm so stinking excited to have pieced, backed, quilted, bound, and made a hanging sleeve for one of my quilt tops.  FINALLY! My husband has been giving me a hard time about all these works in progress (WIP), and I finally decided to select one that I could finish the most quickly.  So . . . drumroll please . . .  The Advent calendar!!! In the process, I learned to do a bunch of things in the process so I'm super glad I chose a small project to learn on! First, the quilting: I copied the quilting from Jenny Doane from MSQC  because it looked simple.   It was.  It took a little bit of time, but it was simple and easy. Then the binding: First I cut 2 1/2" strips from leftover fabric I had.  I only needed 4 strips.  In the end, I think I only used 3 strips.  Then I pinned two strips right-sides...