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sewing2010-09-14 04:04 pm
via_ostiense) wrote in sewing2010-09-14 04:04 pm
Boxers!
For my +1 C.'s birthday, I made him two pairs of boxers out of fabric with fun prints on them. His other boxers either have stripes or plaids in reds and blues, which are ok but not exactly a burst of cheerful fun in one's pants, so I went to the fabric store and picked out the most entertaining prints they had. Behold!
One small pair of boxers took 7/8 yard of fabric, which left quite a bit of material behind, but it was hard to get the pattern to fit in a piece of fabric less than 7/8 yd. It also required 31" of 1/2" elastic. I took an old pair of comfortable boxers, took them apart, took lots of photos of the seams during the process, and used the pieces as a pattern while cutting the fabric and sewing the pieces together. The only difference was that the original boxers sewed a 1 1/4" elastic waistband directly to the waist, and I created a hem casing instead. I'm looking forward to making more boxers and working on neatening up my flat-felled seams, particularly the curved ones.
One small pair of boxers took 7/8 yard of fabric, which left quite a bit of material behind, but it was hard to get the pattern to fit in a piece of fabric less than 7/8 yd. It also required 31" of 1/2" elastic. I took an old pair of comfortable boxers, took them apart, took lots of photos of the seams during the process, and used the pieces as a pattern while cutting the fabric and sewing the pieces together. The only difference was that the original boxers sewed a 1 1/4" elastic waistband directly to the waist, and I created a hem casing instead. I'm looking forward to making more boxers and working on neatening up my flat-felled seams, particularly the curved ones.