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Draft & Sew a Custom Fit Reversible Coat

Step 21Buttons: Stitching & Buttonholing

Buttons: Stitching & Buttonholing
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Centering your buttons at the crossing of your pins, stitch buttons together, one on either side of the button panel, using the tail of thread.

Buttonholes!  Measure the diameter of your buttons and centering this measure at the crossing of the pins on the overlapping panel, mark this distance either with pins or a marker. 

Use this marking as a guide to sew your buttonholes, starting just above and ending just below, and snip out the centers. 

I hope your buttonholing skills are greater than mine or, at least, if you're using a machine, it doesn't decide fabric is a delicious treat.


Cozy Up!  Put on your coat and admire your handiwork!  Turn it inside out, put it back on, and note how clever you are!  You made it :D

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2 comments
Nov 17, 2010. 1:36 PMjacquimarri says:
I'm gonna make the pattern for this right now. :) This is an awesome idea! Thanks for sharing. :D
May 3, 2010. 6:38 AMsprockette says:
super helpful...i've been pondering the details of a reversible black/white coat for months.
imagine how many outfits it'll match!

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definitely a tinkerer ;) if I haven't tried it yet, I will eventually!