a few asked to see how I put together the undies I made Tierran. So I took a few pics as a made a pair tonight.
Please note: this is the lazy mama way to do undies for a little girl. If you are interested in doing undies for yourself and want the crotch lined then search the faq forum. Shecki did a great sew along awhile back.


Step one:

Cut out the one and only pattern piece. See, lazy mama way. Don't say I didn't warn you :p

also cut out foe for waistband (15") and 2 legs (12"). that is for my dd's size which is about a 3T

mark midpoint of waist and of 15" foe. sew foe to waist.

sew the side seam.
I do this on the sewing machine with a small zigzag or stretch stitch. I think it makes a more comfortable seam than a serged one. no, it couldn't possibly have anything to do with being too lazy to change the thread color on the serger... seesh... some people :rolleyes: :p

mark midpoints on leg openings and 12" pieces foe. attach.

if you forgot to add a "tag" when doing the waist then quickly sneak one on now. tags are critical to young ones that are so skinny that they can't tell the leg hole from the waist hole, not to mention front from back!

Sew the crotch seam.

Tada! Your done. Just 2 itty bitty seams and 3 pieces of foe.

Thanks for the undies sewing lesson. It was very helpful to me, especially being new to sewing. :)

~Kim

Ummm.................wow! That is easy and fast, great thinking Shannon. Now I'm all inspired to make Hannah some more undies

Sarah

So are you going to tell us where/how you made the pattern too? Is it just a pair of undies cut up?

Originally posted by Maiden Comfort
So are you going to tell us where/how you made the pattern too? Is it just a pair of undies cut up?

She has some rtw undies that just don't fit right. They are such high rises that they go up to her arm pits so all her undies stick out the waist band of what she is wearing. So I marked the waist w/ a sharpie while on her to where I thought they should go and redrew the leg opening a bit to be more comfortable. Took them off her and started cutting them apart when it dawned on me, "Why cut that last seam just to have to sew it up again!" And the lazy mama's undie pattern was born.

Mine is almost a one piece but it has a crotch piece added... I count it as a one piece because I don't cut out the crotch, I just sew a rectangle on and trim it later. Mine joins at the two sides rather than at the bottom and side.

I LOVE that! I'm making Mary some asap! Thanks so much :thumbsup:

ohh I'll pay you for a tracing of that pattern. Madi is a 3t and it looks like it would fit her great :)

Me too! I would love a tracing! MAya is a skinny 3t too.

Is that rainbow foe? Cool! Where did you get that?

ohh I'll pay you for a tracing of that pattern. Madi is a 3t and it looks like it would fit her great

Looks like she could use some undies too, from your sig pic ;) :p

I love the shortcuts you made on those, whatever makes things easier right?

um... Anna would love a pair of undies ;)

Can I have a tracing, too? 3t is a little big but she needs room to pull up ;)

;)

shelia, the rainbow foe is from jayme

LOL ana, I was going to say the same thing to timi :joker:

if a few of you want a tracing please email me cheekybabies@hotmail.com with your addy. my pm's are about to fill up again :rolleyes: it will take me awhile to get a few traced but i will eventually get to it... i already sent tracings to sveasmommy (sp?- amber) and to shelly. perhaps they can return the favor and trace another one off and pass it along???

Wow, that's really cool. I need to do that for Duncan, his undies just never seem to fit right. Thanks for the tutorial! :)

Since there seems to be so much interest in your pattern...maybe you could do like Jayme w/ the sundress and just xerox your tracing to save yourself the time. Just a thought!

Oh thank you! I would love a pattern too... But it would have to be a trade... :D What a great idea though and SO easy! Thanks again!

Love Val

Cute panties, the FOE looks really cute! Is that lavender the flap-happy softest interlock ever?

I have a tracing of the pattern around here somewhere and would be happy to trace a couple to help you out Shannon. :)

Originally posted by dehart
Cute panties, the FOE looks really cute! Is that lavender the flap-happy softest interlock ever?

I have a tracing of the pattern around here somewhere and would be happy to trace a couple to help you out Shannon. :)

yep, softest interlock ever :) I got 2 pairs cut from the scraps from the shirt I made.
Thanks for offering to trace Jayme but I think you've done your fair share of sending out patterns! I think it is up to 7 or 8 at the moment.

I'm happy to do tracings too! Just PM me and I can send them right out. Thanks again Shannon! I'm going on a pantie-fest tonight...doesn't that sound...interesting! :) (aka - i have yet to do anything for multiples month and the panties are calling my name!)

Amber

I love the rainbow foe, that is awesome!

I can send tracings out too, no problem, just let me know who I need to send them to.

TIA