A method of making a plurality of diaper side panels from a continuous strip. The strip comprises a central region, a first lateral region, a second lateral region, a first set of fasteners anchored to the first lateral region, and a second set of fasteners anchored to the second lateral region. The strip is separated in the machine direction (M) to form a first set of the side panels and a second set of the side panels, so that the side panels each include a fastener from the first set and the side panels each include a fastener from the second set.
