You know what’s great about sewing? Being able to whip up a new garment on a Sunday night and wearing it to work on Monday morning. I made a new Archer shirt this weekend and proudly wore it to work this week, and it’s probably my best button-down shirt to date. I owe a lot of it to my pretty, perfect-looking buttonholes that my new Bernina stitched with no problem, thanks to the automatic buttonhole feature (I’m in love!!!).
Even if you stitch the best buttonholes, they can easily be ruined it you cut them open incorrectly, or slice through your stitching with a seam ripper. Eeeek! Above is a quick Vine video of how I open my buttonholes using a buttonhole knife, block of wood, and a hammer. After I slice them open, I seal the edges with a little bit of clear nail polish, just for extra insurance from fraying.
Here’s how my shirt turned out!
Got one more cut out and ready to go for this weekend – I definitely think I’m in fall-sewing mode now.
A buttonhole knife? How clever!