This is my most recent project. I love it because you can be so creative and use fun fabrics and contrasting colors. I will be making green shoes with pink piping next with a flower accent on top.
Materials for 9-12 month size:
- Save pattern image to your computer and print full page size
- 10"x10" square of fabric, wool felt and fusible web
- 5/8 in wide ribbon 2x9in strips or decorative elastic 2x4 in pieces
- 1/4 in wide binding to match or contrast fabric 2x9in pieces
- Velcro for the straps
- sewing thread
- Print 2 patterns. Flip one over and mark so you have a left and right foot.
- Cut out the fabric, wool felt and fusing squares. Using a press cloth, fuse the fabric and felt together using the manufacturers instructions.
- Place the pattern pieces on the square, pin and cut out.
- mark the lines on the wrong side with a pencil or chalk pencil
- Carefully stitch binding pieces to the inside edge (top) of the shoe (pictured above)
- Fold your ribbon pieces in half and stitch all around the edges (If using decorative elastic, skip this step)
- Sew a piece of velcro to the clean end of the ribbon
- Sew the other piece of velcro to the opposite side of shoe on the fabric side
- For decorative elastic, sew to the inside edge of the shoe and secure by sewing a square. Make sure to sew close to the binding edge.
- Back to the shoe: Place the back edges together with the right sides of fabric facing in. Stitch 1/8in from the edge. Now it's ready to attach the sole.
- Leaving the shoe inside out, pin the sole to the shoe, making sure to line up the lines you marked earlier. Pin so you can sew with the pins in as long as possible. It is hard to keep together otherwise.
- Sew along the edge 1/8in from the edge. Be careful not to catch the strap!!
- Turn inside out and reshape.
- Add any embellishments you desire. Be creative!
