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Instructions for boxer flies
The only thing my boys (24,19,15) will let me sew for them these days
are boxer shorts. I've got a great pattern, but I can't seem to figure out how to put the fly in correctly. I've tried and eventually get something that kind of looks like a commercial fly, but it is an ugly process! Any good resources out there to explain this to me in a different way? Thanks. Pam |
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Dear Pam, A fly should be easy, but I don't think I've seen this method in a pattern instruction sheet. If you have a separate piece for the fly, tape it to the front pattern piece, matching the seam allowances. When cutting out, make a clip at the fold line (where the seamline was). Clean finish the edge of the center front seam, including the fly. On the under piece, measure over 1/4 inch from the seamline, within the fly piece, and press under. On the upper piece, fold under right on the seamline and press. Sew the crotch seam from the dot to the end. Baste the top together, and complete. If your kids are wearing the boxers so that they "show," they might not want a working fly. In that case, tape the fly piece as described above, sew the entire front seam, and when turned right-side-out, you will have a little pocket formed from the fly. Press it inside, then topstitch along the outside edge of the fly, but do it from the outside. My students made several hundred dollars one Valentine's Day making boxers to sell on campus. The second method is the way we made them. Teri |
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