The Cute as a Button Machine Quilting Tutorial
Good Morning, Quilters!
Happy Tuesday! I am thoroughly enjoying all of the Downton Abbey quotes in our Five Yards of Fabric Giveaway. There are a few days left…so enter YOUR favorite Downton Abbey or other favorite quote today!
EXCITING NEWS!
I have been working away on Craftsy Video TWO! Woo Hoo! My first Craftsy video, Divide and Conquer: Creative Quilting for Any Space has been a huge hit and I’ve been invited back to teach 50 more motifs with an emphasis on Doodling!
It has received ALL FIVE STAR REVIEWS! Here is one review:
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CUTE AS A BUTTON QUILT TUTORIAL
The Button – We won’t say it’s “advanced”–
Let’s just say, “it’s an opportunity to slow-down”…
You probably won’t want to cover a whole quilt in Buttons…however, it does look great in small quantities!
To create a row of Buttons, begin by drawing two parallel lines of any width. In the sample below, the lines are one inch apart.
Begin sewing in between the two rows. Stitch a clockwise circle, leaving a slight gap…
Echo stitch, counter-clockwise…
Stitch a small circle–1-1/2 revolutions-then stitch a small “dash”…
Add another small circle…
Retrace the “dash” to the center, add another dash and small circle…
Retrace, then add a final dash and a circle…
Then stitch out of the Button to begin another…
You can make this easier by adding just one set of “holes” or by stitching and “X” in the center.
Either way…It’s CUTE AS A BUTTON!
Happy (Button) Stitching,
Lori
PS…This tutorial was stitched on Robert Kaufman, Kona cotton with Sulky 40wt Rayon on top and Aurifil Cotton 50 wt in the bobbin using a Topstitch 90 needle on my BERNINA 770QE (LOVE!) without a stitch regulator.
PPS…All tutorials, images and information are the property of Lori Kennedy at The Inbox Jaunt and are intended for personal use only. Feel free to re-blog, pin or share with attribution to The Inbox Jaunt. For all other purposes, please contact me at lckennedy@hotmail.com. Thanks!
Do you ever label your works? I usually cross stitch a patch and sew it on to the back. However, this looks like a really neat little product. http://www.storypatches.com/instructions
I’m very excited about your 2nd Craftsy class! Congratulations! Your 1st class is amazing!
I love buttons and love this motif… It will look great filling up a little jar quilt! I can hardly wait to try it ! I’ve stared at my grandma’s button jar contemplating this for a while! Thanks for getting the design on fabric!
Congrats on your second craftsy class! I love the first one and love that you can watch them over and over and pause and continue.. So user friendly!
Congratulations on 8000
Thank you for noticing! I’m delighted!
thanks for this button tutorial