How to Make a Triangular Buttonhole

If you have only one buttonhole why not try a triangular one?

You will need:

• Ruler
• Marking pen
• Paper for creating a template
• Fabric you are adding buttonhole to (garment fabric)
• Contrasting fabric for the center of the buttonhole
• Mettler Metrosene Sewing Thread

Instructions:

• First, make a triangle template. Draw a base the same diameter as your button.
• Draw a vertical line up from the center of the base and perpendicular to it. This line should be the same length as the base.
• Draw the sides of the triangle by connecting the top of the vertical center to the sides of the base.

• Fuse interfacing to both the garment fabric and the contrasting fabric. 
• Place the buttonhole fabric and base fabric right sides together.
• Draw and stitch around the buttonhole template. 

• Slash through both layers of fabric as shown. Make sure to snip right into the corners.

• Pull the buttonhole fabric through to the WS and gently press.

 

Fold the buttonhole fabric, so that it fills the space you have made. Press.

• Stitch the buttonhole fabric to the slashed sections of the garment fabric along the stitching lines used previously. This will hold everything in place. Press.

• Trim the excess contrast fabric to about 1/4" away from the stitching line. 

Thanks to Alison Smith for this great tutorial. Learn more about Alison here.