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Turn under the raw edges of the facing, baste it in place and, working from the right side of the goods, stitch around the buttonhole again. (See Fig. 55.)

For basting use long and short running stitches. The Fig. 56 shows the most practical way of sewing the buttons to the back. Use a fine needle. After taking seven or eight stitches in each hole, bring the needle out between the button and goods. Wrap the thread around the button several times. Pass
Fig. 55. The finished buttonhole as it looks on the right side of the garment the needle through onto the wrong side of the goods and secure the thread with several over and-over stitches.

Using a Block Pattern to Make a Bungalow Apron—Later on I shall tell you how to make a complete pattern, but every dressmaker or woman who sews ought to

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