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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Fabric Covered Button Tutorial

As part of my previous "fabric pin cushion step-by-step tutorial" I used a fabric covered button to add the final touch to the fabric pin cushion. In today's instructions, I show you step by step on how I made the fabric covered button. Not only is it easy but you don't even need any sewing skills :) I promise you it is super super easy so don't be afraid of making your own fabric covered buttons.

Supplies Needed:

Button Cover Kit (I purchased mine at JoAnn's)
Remnant Fabric (I used an Amy Butler fabric design called Kashmir brown)

• Cut a piece of fabric using the white plastic button maker as a template. The fabric should be about 1/4" larger than the white plastic button maker.
• Layer the following items: (1) white plastic button maker with the "hole" facing up, (2) fabric with "left" side of the fabric facing up and (3) place the metal button on top.
• Using your finger, push the metal button into the white plastic button maker. Once pushed in tuck any excess fabric nice and neat.
• Now put the back of the metal button on top of plastic button maker and make sure that all the fabric is all tucked under the button back.
• Use the blue plastic pusher tool that comes with the Button Cover Kit to push the back of the button into the white plastic button maker until the shank is connected inside the button.
• Your last step it to push the finished fabric covered button out of the button maker and your are done! Didn't I promise you that this would be super easy?

These beautiful little buttons are actually really versatile. Don't just use them for the obvious purpose but you can use them for other creative projects such as making a ring and matching earrings, add them to your little girl's hairband, etc. Let your imagination take its course.

by: Imagine Fabric

3 Comments:

 Claudia Tovar said...

I found that badge maker at my local Walt Mart, but I didn't bought it, and now that I want it it's gone!

Do you know where to buy this online?
For a good reasonable price as wal mart. (:

March 24, 2009 1:18 PM  

 Imagine Fabric said...

Hi Claudia,

Thank you for your question. I purchased mine at a local JoAnn's but they seem to have it available online as well as I found it on their website:

http://www.joann.com/joann/search/search_results.jsp?CATID=cat1110&keywords=button+cover&_requestid=2668697

Let me know if you have further question. THANK YOU.

Best regards,
Jo

March 24, 2009 2:30 PM  

 Anonymous said...

this is great! thanks!

July 15, 2009 4:33 PM  

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