Husband's boxers and an Alice in Wonderland from scraps

I had remnants from when I made the shirt for my friend's son. It was enough for a pair boxers and I asked my husband if he wanted a pair. When I started sewing, a pair of boxers was my first garment made specifically because I wanted to have my own; my husband was tired of me borrowing his commercially purchased boxers so this was a tried and true pattern for me. It originates from Diana Rupp's Sew Everything Workshop.

Putting the boxers together was easy, but he wanted a change to the waistband - sewn down elastic rather than just elastic in the casing.  I wasn't sure how to do it so I've been experimenting and I've found that the easiest way is to sew the casing as normal, thread through the elastic and then stretch the elastic out to fit the fabric and sew three separate lines.

Today I tried it by just creating a casing and then stretched and stitched the elastic which had been threaded through; looks pretty good although I might experiment a bit more with a longer stitch length. Also I've found that I have to be careful to stretch all sections of the elastic the same, otherwise the elastic per stitch can vary significantly.

Eric mentioned today that he would like the boxers to be more streamlined - even his commercially purchased ones - so I'll see about cutting down the amount of fabric the next time I make one for him.

I tend to want to use up all the fabric, so with the remnants of the remnants above I pieced out the usual little girl's bodice. I'm also adding a Peter Pan collar in white muslin. It looks like a good start to an Alice in Wonderland costume, so I'm enjoying putting that together. The collar has been drafted, fabric cut, interfaced and stitched on the outer edge and turned. It's ready to be sandwiched between the fashion and lining layer when I put that together.  I used the pinking shears to trim the outside edges once the collar was sewn to reduce bulk; it's a fairly smooth curve.

It was a good day to sew; the weather here was completely indoor-weather - it was raining cats and dogs and windy to boot. So spent the morning cutting out the dress bodice and making the collar and experimenting with the elastic.