Make the top and bottom corners a little wider. They should be about 2½ inches (6. 35 centimeters) wide.

You can also use cotton fabric instead of flannel. Check out the quilting and calico section of your local fabric store for lots of colorful options!

Consider cutting notches into the curved corners of the pad. This will help reduce bulk.

Press the pad base with a hot iron using the cotton setting.

Match the flannel to the base pad.

Do not include the two flannel pieces in this stack. The color of the thread does not matter. You will be putting this inside the liner cover.

Cut notches into curved edges of the pad. This will help reduce bulk.

You can use a matching or contrasting thread color for this.

The wings will close on the outside of your underwear, so plan accordingly.