Boxer Fly sew-along w/a side of silliness
A couple people asked for a boxer fly sewalong and I needed to make some for Nathan so I snapped some pictures as I went. Disclaimer: This is the way I learned from a Simplicity pattern, I don't claim that it's the best/brightest/most wonderful way, but it works...
Here are the pattern pieces cut and marked. The marks to the right are for sewing the seams and the marks to the left are for topstitching.
http://www.jaymelee.com/albums/boxerfly/boxerflya.jpg
Serge (or turn under twice and stitch on the sewing machine) the fly edge of the right and left leg pieces. I've also serged the bottom of each leg and serged the inseam. Turn one leg right-side out and put it inside the other inside out leg.
http://www.jaymelee.com/albums/boxerfly/boxerflyb.jpg
Sew from the top/waist area to the first dot.
http://www.jaymelee.com/albums/boxerfly/boxerflyc.jpg
Starting again and leaving the area between the dots unsewn, sew from the second mark, down through the crotch and back up to the other side of the waist.
http://www.jaymelee.com/albums/boxerfly/boxerflyd.jpg
A closer view.
http://www.jaymelee.com/albums/boxerfly/boxerflye.jpg
This is a Simplicity pattern with 5/8" seam allowances so I've trimmed the excess seam allowance and used an overcast stitch on the raw edge.
http://www.jaymelee.com/albums/boxerfly/boxerflyf.jpg
Turn the boxers right-side out and turn the excess fly area to the left side of the boxers (your right as you're looking at the boxers).
http://www.jaymelee.com/albums/boxerfly/boxerflyg.jpg
Topstitch from the top of the waist to the first top, which is also where the fly opening begins. Then topstitch the bottom area along the markings.
http://www.jaymelee.com/albums/boxerfly/boxerflyh.jpg
Look, the escape hatch works! :lol:
http://www.jaymelee.com/albums/boxerfly/boxerflyi.jpg
Put in the elastic, hem and you're done! Curse silently when you realize that you've made these in the size of your girl child instead of the boy child as you had intended. Wonder aloud if anyone would like to buy a lovely pair of 3T baby nay doggie poplin boxers? Also mention that due to your extreme brilliance at cutting and recognizing the difference between a 3T and a size 6, you've got a pair of sailboats cut out in this same size as well.
http://www.jaymelee.com/albums/boxerfly/boxerj.jpg
Take a gratuitous shot of the boxers standing by themselves! Ack, it's too scary!
http://www.jaymelee.com/albums/boxer...ding.thumb.jpg
Bribe girl child with promises of popsicles if only she'll try on the boxers and let you take a picture.
http://www.jaymelee.com/albums/boxer...eron.thumb.jpg
Pose for your three-year old with your hair looking ratty (I'm growing out my bangs and they're slowly driving me insane).
http://www.jaymelee.com/albums/boxer...mama.thumb.jpg
Re: Boxer Fly sew-along w/a side of silliness
Does anyone know what happened to the photos in this tutorial?
Thanks
Re: Boxer Fly sew-along w/a side of silliness
I would guess that the site they were hosted on is no longer active. This tutorial was made into a download. You can find it here: http://www.sewingmamas.com/b/downloa...?do=file&id=48
Re: Boxer Fly sew-along w/a side of silliness
Thank you so much. I am making those and that fly is driving me bananas...
