Julie Kundhi from julie-k shares a quick fix for a buttonhole that was too large and allowed the button to keep slipping out. Go to her blog post to see what she did to make the buttonhole smaller.
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Julie Kundhi from julie-k shares a quick fix for a buttonhole that was too large and allowed the button to keep slipping out. Go to her blog post to see what she did to make the buttonhole smaller.
[photo from julie-k]
If you enjoy sewing, you probably have a healthy stash of scrap fabric, little bits of fabric left over from previous projects. (Or maybe an unhealthy stash, depending on how much you have!) A fabric trivet is a great project to use up some of those scraps! Larger than a coaster but smaller than a pillow, a fabric trivet is the perfect size to try out a new patchwork technique. All those scraps are perfect for a patchwork project like this! This is a bite-sized project that is always useful in your kitchen. You can use just about any patchwork design or technique to make a trivet. But if you’re looking for inspiration to get you started, here are 9 ways to sew a trivet from your scrap fabric!
If your scrap bin is full – or even overflowing, like mine tends to always be – these projects will give you a reason to reduce the volume and put your pretty fabric scraps to good use. Make one for yourself or to give as a gift. Read on to see all the pretty – and useful – trivet designs you can sew from your fabric scraps!
Log Cabin Hexi Potholder Free Sewing Pattern by Sew Can She
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Patchwork Trivets with Circular Quilting by Sew4Home
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Scrappy Happy Trivet by Stitching Notes
[photo credit: Stitching Notes]
How to Make a Trivet by Create Whimsy
[photo credit: Create Whimsy]
Scrappy Patchwork Trivet – A Scrapbusting Project by My Poppet
[photo credit: My Poppet]
Quilted Mini House Trivets by Minki’s Work Table on We All Sew
[photo credit: We All Sew]
How to Sew Fabric Trivets with Fabric Twine by Easy Peasy Creative
[photo credit: Easy Peasy Creative]
Folded Star Pot Holder | A Tutorial by Patchwork and Poodles
[photo credit: Patchwork and Poodles]
Quick and Easy Hot Pad Tutorial by Patchwork Posse
[photo credit: Patchwork Posse]
tuppps says
Sorry to state the obvious, but why not just replace the buttons with some of the correct size?
schrodie says
Perhaps those were some buttons that were chosen specifically for the project. Or, perhaps the buttonholes had enlarged just a bit with wear (sorry, didn’t read the blog)… I just had to fix some buttonholes on my big winter jacket. The buttons holding my hood onto the jacket had been slipping through and my hood was about to fall off. So, I fixed those buttonholes because:
I don’t have any buttons that fit,
I don’t drive,
it takes 3 buses and a train to get to the nearest fabric shop,
the trip takes over an hour one way at peak running times,
the store is only 5 miles from the house so it’s silly to waste all that time running back and forth, Walmart sucks in their notions department (and I avoid Walmart like the plague),
and it’s night time here now– and cold
— so it was easier to just fix the buttonholes