Underwear Month: Complete

(ETA: That yellow ruffled lace did not hold up well at all in the wash. Came out of the washer torn off in places.)
Turns out I had a total of 7 panties left to do. I finished the 3 last night and the the other 4 that were hiding in the pile, this morning. Last night I was feeling grumpy about it but today I am quite satisfied and feel very accomplished. I can't wait to show the girls. You can tell which ones are going to be the favorites right? It's going to be those polka dot ones.


These are from Ottobre 4/2004. I've made these for them before. Dislikes: on the big girl panties there is no lining in the crotch. But daughter says it doesn't bother her. On the little girl panties, connecting the crotch to the back piece requires some finagling. They have to be eased together which is something I haven't had to do with any other pattern. Big Likes: NO SIDE SEAMS. This is obvious on the big girl panty, but also true on the little girl ones. Aren't the big girl ones just TOO CUTE? I need to enlarge this pattern and make some for me!
Fabric used: yellow rayon with ruffled elastic; purple bamboo/cotton with scalloped elastic


These are the easiest to make because the crotch is included in the front piece and the lining is only attached at the seam where the front and the back piece meet. No need to sandwich the seams so that they end up on the inside of the crotch and crotch lining.
Fabric used: polka dot tissue weight 100% cotton jersey with ruffled elastic; White bamboo/cotton with butterfly printed foldover elastic.


In comparison to the others, this pattern is very high cut. I didn't alter this, but remembered that when I first made these for Omari I had to add to the back to get more butt coverage. I imagine these won't be her favorite. I'm interested to see how they fit Naiobi.
Fabric used: Purple and Pink Bamboo/Cotton Jersey with two-tone elastic and with pink/metallic foldover elastic

For my pair I used up the rest of my burnout lace fabric and used scalloped elastic on one pair and foldover elastic on the other. They actually fit me fine and I don't have butt coverage issues. But my butt is shaped different than Omari's. It's large, but hers sits high up (bubble butt shape) and mine is distributed more evenly. I've just got more all around as opposed to it all being concentrated in one area.

One of Naiobi's biggest complaints, and that actually brings on tears, are the side seams on her store-bought underwear. When she wakes up in the morning, the seams have left deep, hurtful impressions on her. She HATES this. COMPLAINS and CRIES about this almost every morning. I've tried to get her to just not wear any underwear to bed, but she feels naked. She sometimes wears shorts instead. The reason the seams are so large is because they don't sew the binding on in the round. It is sewn in flat, then the side seams are sewn. You can see how bulky it is and how much flatter the ones I made are in comparison. After making them, I also thought it would be best when making hers, to not use the serger. Just the visual of the side seam is too much for her to handle. She's a bit, um, sensitive.


These will do for a while. Now that there isn't such a need for making them, I'll make them now and then to have more choices. So now that this is done, the rest of my day is free. To do chores and run errands and try and find a dress for Naiobi for Easter. All her dresses are in a box here somewhere....