- Cut down one side of Piece A and Piece B, and open each piece flat. These will be both
the front and the back of your garment. (Piece C we'll deal with later.) - (Optional: You may want to iron Piece A and Piece B at this point in order to flatten any
creases that occurred along their sides - we want the center front of the garment to be as
crease-free as possible.) Locate the center of Piece A (Center Front - referred to as CF
from here on). At 4" on EITHER side Piece A's CF, mark two vertical buttonholes (large
enough to accommodate your buttons), centered vertically in the ribbing area. Mark
more buttonholes further outwards, spacing them 2" apart, until you have marked 10
buttonholes (5 on either side of CF). Mark Piece B in exactly the same manner for your
buttons. - Sew the buttonholes on Piece A using your sewing machine (you will not need stabilizer
on the wrong side of the fabric as long as you choose a wide enough setting for stitch
width). You can determine the length of your buttonholes by measuring the diameter of
your button, adding the height of your shank, and adding 1/8". (Tip: Make a practice
buttonhole on some scrap fabric - or in the sleeve ribbing of one of the sweatshirts you
cut up in Step 1). Test to see if your button will go through the hole and sit properly; if
not, adjust accordingly.) Cut buttonholes open. (Tip: If you're not sure how to sew a
buttonhole, check out this tutorial here.)
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