Take your sewing buttons from humdrum to fun by dressing it up with colorful fabrics. Covered buttons add a certain character to the clothes you wear. Keep reading for the easy tutorial you can whip in a few minutes.
Here’s the Easiest Way to Cover Sewing Buttons with Fabric
Covering Dritz Half Ball Buttons with Colorful Fabric
Materials:
- Dritz Half Ball Buttons
- Fabric
- Pair of Scissors
- Marker
Step 1: Cut out the template for the buttons
Step 2: Trace the fabric for the buttons
Step 3: Cut out the fabric for the buttons
Step 4: Hook the fabric on the teeth of the Dritz buttons
The buttons come in two pieces which snap together to hold the fabric. Wrap the round fabric around the button with the teeth on it. You will notice that the teeth will help hook the fabric in place.
Step 5: Snap and finish the buttons
Take the back of the button. Finally, put the ridge facing down then snap it onto the button with the fabric.
Voila!
And that’s it! You’ve just spruced up your sewing buttons! It would only take you less than 5 minutes to finish one. Yey! 🙂
Look at how this video from OnlineFabricStore.net walks you through the process:
It’s sew-per easy, right? Let me wrap up this tutorial with a few notes since fabrics come in different weights.
If you’re using a light fabric, you’ll need to pad it up with scraps of fabric before you snap the two sides of the button together. However, if you’re using a heavy fabric, you’ll also need to use a heavy hand to snap the buttons in place.
That’s all for today, everyone. Happy stitching!
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To get a nice smooth edge for your covered buttons, run a gathering thread around the outer edge of the fabric circle. Then place the curved metal button top in the center of the. slightly cupped circle and gently pull the thread. This will gather the fabric around the button very nicely. Now, make a couple of small stitches to secure your gathers, clip the thread and secure the metal button back in place. This method will save you a ton of frustration also.
Thank you, Marilyn Godfrey. The photos showed buttons that were NOT smoothly covered. It’s amazing to me, that some people who publish tutorials actually do such a poor job. The shown steps did not add anything of value to the steps on the package.