Post by @swachter@toot.boston

2026-07-01 20:40 UTC

Does anyone have a favored method for making buttonholes on quilted fabric? I thought “oh that’s a problem for future Sarah to figure out” when I started sewing this but somehow future-Sarah’s problem has turned into present-Sarah’s problem and it’s deeply annoying when the timeline catches up to me like this. @inarticulatequilter@mastodon.art @Apiary@mastodon.social #quilting #adviceWanted #sewing

Replies (6)

@swachter@toot.boston 2026-07-02 20:42

Cool well I now know about eight different ways NOT to make these buttonholes this is fine

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@inarticulatequilter@mastodon.art 2026-07-01 21:05

@swachter@toot.boston of no help here with buttonholes but I boosted it on. Good luck! @Apiary@mastodon.social

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@Brodyberg@mastodon.social 2026-07-01 21:32

@swachter@toot.boston @inarticulatequilter@mastodon.art @Apiary@mastodon.social like, for a quilted jacket?

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@sbourne@mastodon.social 2026-07-01 22:10

@swachter@toot.boston This may call for a bound buttonhole. You may need to get creative with prettying up the back. https://www.craftsy.com/post/how-to-sew-bound-buttonholes/

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@elfkin@woof.group 2026-07-01 22:31

@swachter@toot.boston May I suggest a bound buttonhole? It’s the standard buttonhole finish for quilted/multilayered coats.

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@Apiary@mastodon.social 2026-07-01 22:39

@swachter@toot.boston do you have blanket stitch anywhere decorative? Otherwise welted or bound button holes like everyone else mentioned.

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