Video: The Vargas Panties
Hello, lovely!
Come hang out with me and let's sew some cute Vargas Panties together! In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to sew both the high-waisted panties and the bikini panties from start to finish, step-by-step.
You'll learn how to:
Fully line your panties and use a sheer overlay
Insert a crotch lining
Sew picot lingerie elastics like a pro
Create a sexy ruched back
Up your game with cute ladder trim
Hope you love this video & find it helpful! Don't forget to download this pattern and instructions in the separate Vargas Panties post.
xoxo,
Gertie
P.S. Use the handy dandy time stamps to click directly on the exact part of the video you'd like to watch.
1:24 Pattern pieces
3:30 Fabric and Supplies
9:33 Prepare panty front and back
11:23 Attach crotch lining
14:10 Sewing the side seams (see later in video first if attaching ladder trim)
18:10 Top stitch the side seams
18:57 Attach leg and waist elastics
26:29 Panty finishing
27:00 Back ruching for bikini
28:49 Sewing ladder trim
34:24 Outro
Comments (31)
I tried them today and it was such a pleasure to sew them. The size is perfect without alterations. The only thing to fix is a weird rolled top to bottom wrinkle on the woven front panel. It seams a bit too wide as I have some access fabric in this area. Looking a bit like a built in cameltoe :( Any ideas how to fix it?
How is everyone doing with choosing their size for these? I started them but have not yet completed... trusting that i made the proper size, they look huge but maybe my butt doesn't lie. Serger is handy but now I need to get to my buried sewing machine as I started sewing these an hour before bed. LOL
Can you see the high waisted panties with the ruched back too please ?x
I have silk that I bought from Liberty of London recently….I feel like I need to make me some Bougie Panties!
I have so many perfect scraps! I can’t wait to get started!
I have my sweet daughter here for two days so I will start my beautiful panties soon and share with all💕
Lovely pattern! Would you ever do French knickers? The only thing I don't like is the too short crotch lining with it's open end. Otherwise, perfect!
I’m so excited to sew these undies!!! How beautifully constructed they are!!!
Gertie says, “take 5/8ths of an inch plus 1/16th of an inch off”. Me “thank goodness I live in a metric country and also wtf”.
I live in a metric country but prefer inches. 5/8ths of an inch I used all my life before we went metric so I see no reason to change. I believe 5/8ths of an inch is 1.5 of those centimetre thingies!
Wow I always wanted to see my own lingerie because it never seem to fit my legs....
So fun! I love sewing lingerie!
Yay! I've been wanting to try making underwear for ages, now I can! Fabulous!
Brilliant can not wait 😍
I love the elastic...crack. I have a pair of vintage french knickers with a seam on the tush, and I think it fits me a little better. Definitely going to make some underoos.
Elastic crack! I love it.
Yay! Its so hard finding good pairs of panties! I was just about to take an old pair apart to create a pattern and now look.... Super cute! Thank you!
What a stunning, fabulous release this month. Thank you.
😍
Time stamp 26:00 mintues. - For your zigzag stitch, are you making the left side point go past the elastic on to the fabric? or just keeping the zigzag stitch within the 1/4" of the elastic. I hope that makes sesnse.
Exactly! Half the zigzag is on the fabric, half is on the elastic :) If you have a center mark on your presser foot, it helps to align that mark with the edge of the elastic.
Yes! I have been wanting to make my own underwear forever but it always seemed so daunting. Now I get step by step :).
loving the time stamps! thank you!
Yes! 100% agree! Those are so helpful. 😊
Ohh. Can't wait to get going with this. Wonder if they will also suit as period pants as well.
That's a great question! You could definitely use this pattern as a starting point, but you would need to add an absorbent layer (there are specialty fabrics for that) and you would probably want to adjust the pattern to extend the absorbent fabric to the back a bit more.
I feel like you read my mind!!!😀I just planned to make some beautiful bras and panties!💕thank you Gertie you inspire me!
Bra making is so much fun. Plus, after the first pair you know what to adjust to make a perfect fit which is something not always easy to get with ready to wear. Yes, I must get making as well, I have all the fabric and notions. No excuse now!
Looking forward to all the creative ways people are going to use to show these off! 😂😂
This is going to be a lot of fun!
Omg yes!!!! I was looking for a pattern like this!