Covering buttons, not soo scary....

Ack, it has been waaay too long since I posted about the progress on my "Niagara Suit".  I have been on a much needed vacation from daylight slave job the last few weeks and have not been at home stitchin' as much as I would have liked to have been.  I did get to visit the fabric store and research for other projects while I was off and away, so I have a big list of neat projects coming up. But with the last few days off and being at home, I was able to make headway on the tailored suit. 

I decided to give covered buttons a try.  I must admit I was a little intimidated about the covered buttons never having done them before.  But it is not soo hard if you get one of the kits and read the instructions. 

 What the buttons look like pre-covering.

 

 Cut out your little button circle, gather stitch around the circle.

 

Pull the gathered fabric circle over the little button.

 

 Seal it up with the little plastic washer dealie.

 

And voila! Cute little covered buttons.

I was also able to get the sleeves set in and the collar and facing pieced together.  Awesome!  Now I have the lining and the skirt to finish up over the next few days, and then maybe I can convince Sister to help me out with a mini photoshoot in the park later in the week! 

 Top collar is all set to be stitched on. (hehe, looks like a mini Dracula tailors ham. Cute!)

 

Sleeves attached and jacket ready for facing and lining!

I am going to spend the rest of my lazy Sunday having patio drinks and enjoying the beautiful weather while it's here.  Thanks soo much for reading, more posts to come soon! 


~Miss World