Buttonholes – Page 5

Tutorial: Use tailor tacks to transfer sewing pattern markings

December 6, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Gretchen Hirsch from Gertie’s New Blog for Better Sewing shares a tutorial over at Coats & Clark’s Sewing Secrets blog showing how you can use tailor tacks to transfer pattern markings on to your cut fabric. You can use them… Read more ...

Review: Bernina 780 with embroidery module

November 13, 2012 by Anne Weaver

For the last month or so, I’ve had a visitor in my sewing room. A fancy schmancy high end sewing and embroidery machine. The Bernina 780

There isn’t room in this review to list out all the features and… Read more ...

Tip: Quick fix for a buttonhole that’s too big

November 10, 2012 by Anne Weaver

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… Read more ...

Tutorial: Buttonhole Napkins

October 25, 2012 by Anne Weaver

These Buttonhole Napkins are made to be worn – at least on a button-down shirt. There’s a little buttonhole in the corner that attaches it to the top button of a dress shirt. Clever, no? Get the tutorial at The … Read more ...

Video tutorial: Using an automatic buttonhole foot

October 17, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Miss Cinti from My Poppet shows how you can use an automatic buttonhole foot to make consistently sized buttonholes. She explains the parts of the buttonhole foot, and then shares a video of it in action. Go to her video … Read more ...

Tutorial: Buttonholes when the button is too big for your automatic buttonhole foot

August 31, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Carmel from Solomon was in love with the automatic buttonhole feature on her new sewing machine. That is, until she needed to sew an oversized buttonhole. The special foot could only accommodate buttons up to a certain size. Not to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Pillowcase tied up in a bow

August 23, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jill from Made It On Monday shows how a pair of buttonholes and some wide ribbon can dress up a plain pillowcase. She threads the ribbon through the buttoholes to tie the pillowcase shut with a pretty bow. This would… Read more ...

Tutorial: Adjustable waistbands and DIY buttonhole elastic

July 28, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Katy from No Big Dill shows how to make adjustable waistbands just like you find in the kids’ clothes in the nicer stores. She uses buttonhole elastic to make them. If you can’t find buttonhole elastic at your local fabric… Read more ...

Video tutorial: Sew buttonholes on your machine without a special foot

May 19, 2012 by Anne Weaver

I have always snapped a buttonhole foot on to my sewing machine whenever I’ve needed to stitch a buttonhole. It turns out that you can make one without the special foot. This is good to know when you’re needing a… Read more ...

Review: Singer 160 Limited Edition sewing machine

April 30, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Note: Although Singer sent me a free Singer 160 Limited Edition so I could write this review, opinions in this review are 100% mine. Singer did not request a good review in return for the machine. Singer 160 Limited Edition… Read more ...

Tutorial: Create an adjustable waistband for kids’ pants

April 23, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Heidi from Homemade by Heidi shows how you can make an adjustable waistband just like the ones you see in the children’s clothing you buy at the nicer stores. Buttonhole elastic is threaded through a partial casing, with buttons stitched… Read more ...

Video tutorial: Sewing a buttonhole on your sewing machine

February 15, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Jamie from Prudent Baby shares a video tutorial showing how to sew a buttonhole on your sewing machine. Her how-to video takes the scary out of this technique. She also includes a handy formula for figuring out how long to… Read more ...

Tutorial: Bound buttonholes

January 22, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Sharon from Sharon Sews shows how to make a bound buttonhole. It takes a few more steps than making a simple machine-stitched buttonhole, but the look is so much more polished. If you think it’s too complicated, take a look… Read more ...

Tutorial: Modify a zipper back closure to buttons

December 17, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Willow Would shows how to modify a dress pattern with a zipper closure to one with a button closure. Why would you want to make this change? There are several possibilities. Maybe you’re more confident sewing buttonholes than zippers. Maybe… Read more ...

Free pattern: Pull-through toddler scarf with fleece lining

December 3, 2011 by Anne Weaver

Small Dream Factory shares a free pattern on her blog for a toddler scarf. It’s made with a fleece lining, and a buttonhole at the bottom creates a pull-through closure. Get the pattern and tutorial. [photo from Small Dream … Read more ...