Hi! friends. Today I am sharing an idea of making button loops for the violet blouse.
You will need:
Violet blouse and pattern
Fabric pen
Ruler
Thread
10″ x 10″ square of fabric to match the blouse
Thick topstitching thread
a large hand sewing needle
Step 1: To create button loops that stretch a little bit, we first must cut 1″ strips along the bias of a 10″ x 10″ piece of fabric that matches your blouse. To do this, just center a 1″ wide strip at a 45 degree angle of the fabric. Create another line 1″ away from each side of the center strip. Cut along the lines you drew.
Step 2: Cut off the diagonal edges of each strip.
Step 3: Place two strips at 90 degree angles with the right sides together, lining up the edges. Sew diagonally across, as in the photo.
Step 4: Cut off-diagonal seam allowance, leaving just about 1/8″
Step 5: Press open seam allowance.
Step 6: Right sides together, sew strip with 1/4″ seam allowance. Trim seam allowance to 1/8″
Step 7: To turn the tube right side out, you can use a loop turner, safety pin, or a thick thread. I’ll show you the thick thread and needle method here, but use whichever you like best. Using a thick top stitching thread and a large needle, stitch a few times through one side of the fabric at the end of the tube. This will anchor the thread.
Step 8: Insert the dull end of the needle through the tube.
Step 9: Push the needle through the entire tube until it is all scrunched up. Take care not to poke yourself!
Step 10: Gently coax the scrunched up fabric over the threaded anchor at the end of the tube. Once the initial bit of fabric is past the anchor, the rest of the tube should turn right side out easily.
Step 11: Once the entire tube is right side out, trim off the anchored thread.
Step 12: Cut the tube into two-inch pieces.
Step 13: Lay blouse flat on a table. On the left side of the blouse opening, draw a parallel line 3/8″ way from the center front. Carefully trim the fabric along that line.
Step 14: Decide where you’d like the buttons to be on the right side of the blouse, but don’t sew them on yet. For this tutorial, I arranged the buttons in clusters of three at the neckline, bust, and waist. This placement corresponds with the dots indicated on pattern pieces, which should already be marked on the fabric. For the neckline, I placed a button at the 1st and 2nd dots marked along the center frontStep 15: On the left side of the blouse, make a blue mark corresponding to the intended button placement.with one button in between them. The same goes for the bust (a button at the 3rd and 4th dot with one in the middle)
Step 15: On the left side of the blouse, make a blue mark corresponding to the intended button placement.
Step 16: Now, overlap the ends of each 2″ tube to create a nice loop with the seam showing on the wrong side. (Photo shows the right side).
Step 17: Pin each loop to the left side of the blouse about 3/8″ away from the CF. Right sides should be together, and raw edges should be facing the center front.
Step 18: Baste the loops in place.
Step 19: Trim the seam allowance down 3/8″ along the center front edge of the interfaced facing. This way it will correspond with the trimmed blouse front. With right sides together, sew facing to the blouse at 1/4″ seam allowance along the front opening. Make sure you sew with 5/8″ seam allowance around the neck since that hasn’t been trimmed. Follow the pattern instructions for finishing the neckline.
Step 20: Turn the facing out and press. Look at those cute button loops! Resume sewing blouse according to pattern directions. At the very end, you can sew your buttons on to correspond with the loops.
