Fabric Covered Buttons

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  Step 1

  Materials:
  1. Scrap of fabric (enough to cover the button that you will be using)
  2. A button with a shank. (Button with a loop on the back. No holes)
  3. Scisors
  4. Embroidery thread (just 3 ends)
  5. Fine needle
  6. Ruler
  7. Ball point pen

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  Step 2

  With the ruler measure the distance between the shank and the edge of the button.

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  Step 3

  With the pen and from the edge of the button, mark onto the fabric the distance that you obtained from measuring the inside of the button.

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  Step 4

  With the button on the fabric and upside down trace around the button the circumference of the piece of fabric needed to cover the button. Put the button aside and cut the circle.

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  Step 5

  With the needle and the embroidery thread, stitch a running stitch along the edge of the fabric circle. Make sure to leave a tail of thread long enough to make a couple knots.

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  Step 6

  Place the button up side down right in the middle of the stitched round piece of fabric.

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  Step 7

  Pull both ends of thread until the fabric snuggles the button.

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  Step 8

  Make a couple knots making sure the fabric is tight around the shank of the button.

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  Step 9

  It should look like this.

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  Step 10

  There should not be any fabric or thread blocking the button's shank so you can sew your button to your projects.

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Penny F. · North Bay, Ontario, CA · 19 projects 18th September 2011

I can see doing this idea even with the ones that don't have the shank for Scrapbook and cards... the ones that are not indented probably would work for that idea!

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dominique r. · Ypsilanti, Michigan, US · 78 projects 1st July 2011

super cool, thanks. i'm going to make a ton of these for my swap partner and pals

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A Moms Choice · Champaign, Illinois, US 9th November 2010

Thanks soooo much for posting.

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Danielle F. · 3 projects 20th August 2009

Thank you! I had given up on making fabric covered buttons.

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Cupcake girl · U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, US · 28 projects 18th May 2009

Love it! That is so awesome and creative! Thanks for sharing!

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Surf jewels · Southend-on-Sea, England, GB · 13 projects 25th June 2008

cute, another thing 2 try, this site is great

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Lilla · Budapest, Budapest, HU · 8 projects 2nd June 2008

this is so cool, i'll try it! thanks!

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New England Quilter · New Hampshire, New Hampshire, US 13th January 2008

Wonderful and easy to follow instructions! I quilt and always have a ton of extra strips of fabric that I am not sure what to do with. I'll have to try this out - looks like fun!

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athenamat · New York, New York, US · 19 projects 12th January 2008

This is so clever! I am always annoyed to buy those kits but I would love fabric covered buttons for projects. In a swap someone gave me fabric covered buttons tied to hair bands and they look SO cute in my hair.

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Laura H. · Portland, Oregon, US 12th January 2008

nice! is thaere any reason you use embroidery floss instead of regular thread?

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