Can you sew up the front of a button down front on a dress?

Disappointing indeed. Did you buy it new or secondhand? If new, it is under manufacturers warranty. Husqvarna are reliable machines.

If it is used, undo the screws on the bottom of the foot pedal and you will see a wire track. Spray it with electrical switch cleaner. You can spray the button as well.

EMERALD™ 118 - HUSQVARNA VIKING®

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The EMERALD™ 118 is a machine ideal for all types of sewing; from a beautiful, one-of-a kind dress to curtains that duplicate those seen in a magazine.

It's difficult to help since we don't know what the instructions say. You might take your project and the pattern instructions to the local fabric store and see if some of the helpful people there will give you some guidance.

https://www.womansweekly.com/sewing/how-to-make-a-dress-how-to-sew-a-dress-lining-19155/

Take it and your pattern instructions to the local fabric store and ask if someone will help you.

Maybe these will help:

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You will most likely need to purchase a duplicate of the pattern with the complete instructions: The size won't matter as the instructions will be the same.

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Perhaps these instructions will help:

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Might be a good idea to check out sewing "how to" books at the library.

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Usually with a wrap dress, you join front triangular pieces to bodice back at shoulders and side seams (often leaving a slit open in one side seam to pull the tie through). Then stay stitch neck and front edges to prevent stretching. Then neaten neck edges turn and stitch, or attach a facing. Probably if this pattern has a facing then you may need to attach skirt to waist and also attach the tie ends to the front edge before facing is attached. So when you turn facing to inside you will have the tie end in position at the point of the bodice/skirt seam on both sides of the dress.

I use Aleene's Jewel-It glue. Not sure you can buy it somewhere close to you, but it is great for this kind of job.
Check the link to see the glue.
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I've found replacement feet at Jo-ann's and Hancock's. The most important thing to know is whether your machine is a low shank, high shank, or slant shank. Other than that, or perhaps (depending on where you live) a a full-service sewing machine retailer or maybe a quilt shop, you'll need to order them online. Try http://sewingpartsonline.com/ they have a qood selection of pressure feet. I've found that pretty much, within the low shank, high shank, and slant shank categories, feet are pretty much interchangeable.

Good luck!