Since I missed so many posts last week, I thought I would do a catch up with this one. It's the free panty pattern from
Cloth Habit. Talk about a fun and easy project!! And what a great way to use up small bits of knit scraps. In short, I'm having a panty party!!
As you can see, I did not make mine out of a pretty lace, just scrap pieces of knit fabrics.
The panties are called boy shorts as they fit around the leg and rest on the hips. I especially like the coverage that they give over my round bum. BTW, I will not be modeling these in public!!! So don't ask for a fashion show. Not that you would want to see me in these anyway ;)
Rather than use a stretch lace for the hip band and the leg bands, I used a 1" wide fold over elastic. I found the elastic readily available at my local fabric chain store. Worked like a charm. All I did was fold it over the edge and zigzag in place. The elastic is especially soft against the skin.
The back seam of the crotch panel is concealed.
The instructions say to leave the front piece of the crotch panel raw or serge it. I decided to turn it under about 1/8" and use a very small zigzag stitch to keep it in place. I like this a lot better than leaving it raw or even a serged edge.
If you think you would like to use up some scraps and have a panty party of your own, you can find the pattern here,
http://clothhabit.com/free-pattern-rosy-ladyshorts/. This is a very easy PDF pattern to download as it is only 2 sheets of paper. The pattern does include seam allowances, but you will need to trace off a portion of the pattern as the front and back or overlapped. You could also print 2 and save a little time.
I have so enjoyed all the posts that I've seen by so many who are diving into the bra and panty making pool. Now that I've stuck my toes into the water, I'm diving in too! Now that I've made my first couple of pair, I'm ready to make some in lace or whatever I can get my hands on. What's better than having a pair of panties that fit perfectly?!!! I'm sure you'll see a post in the very near future with a pile of brand new panties! Believe me, I need them :)
