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.
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.
Sew from the top/waist area to the first dot.
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.
A closer view.
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.
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).
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.
Look, the escape hatch works!
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.
Take a gratuitous shot of the boxers standing by themselves! Ack, it's too scary!
Bribe girl child with promises of popsicles if only she'll try on the boxers and let you take a picture.
Pose for your three-year old with your hair looking ratty (I'm growing out my bangs and they're slowly driving me insane).
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