You guys will love the simplicity of this little tutorial. It’s truly the.easiest.tutorial.ever. And the best part? It’s perfect for all you non-sewists:) Ok, you will need a needle and thread. I bought a cute sweater from Target.. it has great bones but I didn’t like the buttons they used. You’ll see.. they were a bit too serious for my taste :) So I took them off and sewed new ones on. Told ya this is gonna be easy!
Let’s get started.
Supplies you’ll need:
the above-mentioned needle and thread
new buttons (be sure you have enough- my sweater had 9 buttonholes so I needed 9 buttons)
scissors/snips
sweater or other garment to restyle
Here’s the sweater I used
I really do like the buttons that came on the sweater. They have a cute vintagey-appeal that will be perfect for another project.
You want to remove these buttons with small pointed scissors. I use surgeon’s snips, as they cut really close and are super-precise.
Gather your buttons. You can see I made custom buttons (but of course, eh?) using fabric scraps. You can buy these cover buttons at Hobby Lobby, Joann, maybe even Walmart. They come with a little kit and are inexpensive. I think a pack of 4 is around $3.
These colors look great against the gray sweater :)
You’ll need matching thread for your buttons. If you’re not a seamstress, you can pick up one of those little $1 emergency sewing kits at the dollar store.
This is where I throw everything into my “catchall” tote and do my hand sewing in the carpool line! It took me all of about 10 minutes to sew these buttons onto the sweater. It actually took longer to decide where I wanted each of them lol.
And here’s the finished product. Cute, huh? Definitely worth the re-do!!
And because I know you guys will ask, the yellow tee is also from Target.
Just a note about your button size and buttonholes. You may want to take the garment or buttons you’ve removed to the store if you buy new ones, just so you’re sure to get the same size. I totally forgot about needing the buttons to actually fit inside the buttonholes lol! So my buttons were about twice the diameter of their holes.. oops! I knew I would want to button the middle ones (see photo) so instead of making smaller buttons, I extended the length of my buttonholes.. I know, easy for a seamstress to do. If you find yourself in a pickle, get a local seamstress friend to help you out.. it’ll take her all of about 5 minutes :)
I’ll have some thoughts and more details about the upcoming changes to ggC in the next year in an upcoming post.
Hope you guys are enjoying the CHRISTmas holidays!!
Hugs,
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