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3. Press the Thread Cutter button and raise the presser foot
to remove the fabric.
10.Fold the fabric and stitch along the seams on each side,
just a needle width from the original stitching line. Remove
the basting.
c. Wrong side of fabric
11. Fold the fabric along the buttonhole end and stitch
triangular ends on the original stitching line.
4. Carefully cut through the center of buttonhole to within 3
mm of each end. Cut diagonally to each corner as shown.
Remove the basting.
5. Draw the patch through the opening to the underside.
6. Turn the fabric and pull the patch through the buttonhole
rectangle.
Press the patch.
c. Wrong side of fabric
d. Right side of patch
7. Turn the patch and press the side seam allowance.
8. Fold each side of the patch to form pleats that meet at the
center of the buttonhole and cover the opening. Press the
patch.
9. Turn the fabric to right side and baste along the center of
each fold.
a. Right side of fabric
12. Press and trim the patch to within 5 mm (3/16”) of the
stitching.
a. Right side of fabric
c. Wrong side of fabric
NOTE:
When sewing lighter weight fabric, reinforce buttonhole area.
Cut a patch of fusible interfacing 3 cm (1 1/4”) wider and 2 cm
(3/4”) longer than the buttonhole. Fuse to wrong side over each
buttonhole marking.
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