So we sat down on our respective giant plaid couches and had a talk, deciding if we were going to do this, we wanted to do it right.  We want lingerie we will actually wear and love, not just things that we happened to sew that either end up in a ball half completed or shamefully worn on laundry day.

    That is where this book came in.  Kwik Sew's Beautiful Lingerie.  It comes with 7 basic patterns for  slips, camisoles, briefs, panties, teddies, nightgowns and robes.  We figured we might as well master the basics together (finishing techniques and fabric types, not to mention the patterns themselves) and have those under our respective belts before we tackle individual projects and more complex patterns.  Admittedly, the book is a little 90's in style, but we imagine the basic concepts are the same.  Our tastes seem to lie heavily in the sultry-but-fitted retro aspect of lingerie these days, but who knows, we are perfectly capable of developing a soft spot for flannel.  Plus, the simple designs as a project that takes less than a week to complete is a very appealing concept.