I haven’t been sewing in a while so I thought I would share this sewn project from a while ago.
When I stumbled upon this free baby shoe pattern from Stardustshoes last year I gave it a shot and loved it. It is simple and even I can do it. I started making a bunch for my then baby…
..and adjusted the size as he grew bigger. I love making them as baby gifts. I paired this one with a matching bow tie.
For Christmas I made slippers for both my boys from this pattern. This is just my oldest boy’s slippers because I couldn’t find my youngest one’s pair (toddler hiding phase). So this baby shoe pattern is a great pattern for slippers as well. Enlarge it to the size you want. I am sure you could just enlarge it on a copy machine but I eyeball it and draw a new pattern. The reason being is that non-baby feet are slimmer so I like to make the sole more narrow and have to adjust the other pieces to fit the new sole.
I leave out the interfacing but I am sure you could keep it if you want it to have more body. Then line it with fluffy fleece or other soft material. I add an extra layer of fleece or batting in between layers for comfort and I add twice as much in the sole.
Just one tip {that isn’t mentioned in the pattern}…
The biggest challenge {at least for me} is catching all the layers when I sew the shoe together. So zig-zag (or serge) all raw seams and pin, pin, pin like crazy. The zig zagged seams make for a cleaner look as well.
i've been wanting to make these forever! What a great gift idea.
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WOW! I just discovered your blog and am super impressed!! I adore your distressed alphabet project!!! I can't believe how much I love it! Also~ we are having a baby week celebration linky party. I would love for you to link this project up!! I am going to do a whole round-up of cute baby shoe ideas, and would love this to be a part of it:
http://oopsey-daisy.blogspot.com/
stopping by from baby week. this was one of the few entries geared more for boys. love it!! thanks for sharing! my little man must have some now!
Came from Oopsey Daisy. Love the take on the stardust pattern…cute matching bow tie.
I linked up there too…the vinyl bib. Come by and take a look.
LOVE the look of your blog!
Larissa
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