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Fabric Checkbook Cover - Free Pattern & Directions

By Debbie Colgrove, About.com

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Sew a Buttonhole

A photo showing the buttonhole placement sewn.

Elongated Buttonhole

Debbie Colgrove, Licensed to About.com
On piece D, sew a buttonhole the length marked on the pattern piece. Do not open the hole now, as it makes it difficult to turn right side out later.

A button hole is sewn by adjusting the stitch length and stitch width on a zig zag stitch. Use a wider stitch at both ends of the buttonhole to form bar-tacks at the end of the buttonhole.

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