How to add buttons to a dress

Wait, are you totally confused by what a “button placket” is? Not to mention a “partial” one? Well, let me explain……button plackets are that thicker (reinforced) section of fabric that runs behind your row of buttons/snaps/etc…..generally found on button-up shirts. However, sometimes there’s a partial button placket that only goes part way down your shirt …

Hands up if you love clothes with pockets? Show me a DIY dressmaker who doesn’t! What if the pattern you’re making doesn’t include pocke...

This guide shares a button dress hack. This hack makes your dress fit better.

How about a little tutorial today? Are you up for that? If you don't sew, you can just look at the finished product - it's pretty cute :) Olive Juice is one of my favorite places to buy kids clothes. Or I should say WAS one of my favs. My girls are getting a bit too old for most of it. While I still love it and the younger two could still wear it, for some reason they don't love it like I do. I think there is some unwritten rule that if your Mom likes it you can't :D Anyone tracking with me…

Change any shirt pattern into a button front shirt. I'll show how to draft a facing and how to add buttons to a V-neck top.

I admit I don’t get a request to sew on satin covered buttons very often. It’s happened twice in the last eight years. But, you’ve seen satin covered buttons before, right? T…

Is your top too restrictive in the armpit area? Learn how to insert simple diamond gussets for added mobility and FREEDOM!

Watch this tutorial to learn how to sew a button on a garment by hand. This technique can be used to mend a garment when the button has come off or when sewing buttons on a new project.

I’ll be honest buttonholes are scary! They are a lot of work and they are usually the last thing you do on a sewing project – so if you mess it up your could ruin all your hard work. Never fear my hand how to make buttonholes for beginners guide will show you the basic...