Saturday, October 21, 2006

Cloth Shoe Pattern

Picture posted with permission of Michael Miller Fabrics, LLC.

Welcome to my blog! According to my stats, lots of folks come to this page, take the pattern and leave, never to be seen again. Of course you are welcome to the shoe pattern, but feel free to look around. These shoes are cute, but there's more here than baby shoes... :)


Download the shoe pattern and tutorial here.

It doesn't take much to make these shoes...just scraps of fabric, some interfacing, elastic. The only thing that might be hard to find is the bonded fleece for the sole. It's suede on one side and fleece on the other. I got mine at Joann's. They sell it for $19.99/yard, which seems steep, but I bought a half a yard and used my 40% coupon, and I have enough to make a TON of shoes! If you can't find it, I'd be glad to arrange a swap for some of mine. You might be able to get away with fusing a couple of layers of felt and/or fleece together, but I've found the bonded fleece to be super soft, yet sturdy. The best for soles by far. Sorry, am I going on and on?

I can't wait to see what you come up with! Post pictures of your completed shoes at the cloth shoes flickr group.

p.s. Thanks again to Ohelene for the inspiration. If you are interested in making leather shoes, check out her pattern here.

126 comments:

Alicia A. said...

Yay! Thank you! Off to download and start the baby gifts...

capello said...

those are so cute! now, if i only knew of a baby...

Angelika said...

You are so unbelievably talented. I'm currently working on a fleece coaster in grandmothers flowergarden pattern. :)

crazycatladymel said...

Amazing! Thank you for sharing. I just found out a friend is pregnant, so I will have a recipient for some cute shoes!

kirsten said...

thank you! downloading it now!

rebecca said...

What a beautiful tutorial and how generous are you! I will definately keep that tutorial on hand! Again, just loved it.

stephanie said...

wow! I can't wait to get started on a pair of these. We are definitely in the soft- shoe -wearin mode around here.

joyce said...

wow they look great! i don't know if i'm ambitious enough to try! i've never sewn with an elastic before.

shiso mama said...

i love it! i only wish that i had access to this pattern before my son started wearing hard-soled shoes.

Kate said...

Thankyou - so generous to share this with us. Your shoes are adorable.

Phuni-Lindie said...

Jojo - The pattern looks great! Perfect that you have a baby shoe pattern considering the name of your blog. :o) Hmmm...who can I make them for? Does my nephew need a pair? Har har.

Ruth said...

Thank you so much for the tutorial. I've already downloaded the pattern. Now I just have to find bonded fleece somewhere around here.

I'll definitely post a picture of them when they are done.

beki said...

Wow, what a great job you did on the tutorial!

tamdoll said...

thanks! I can't wait to make a pair of these...maybe this weekend.

angela said...

WOW MOMMA! You are so awesome and talented...this is such a great tut. and those shoes are too adorable.
Thank you for the time and effort you put into the tut. really. ;-)
again, wow.

sUsAn said...

Adorable!!! Thank you for sharing it.

keri said...

Oh my goodness, how cute!

kimberly said...

OH my gosh!! I can't believe I haven't been reading you!! Please don't shoot me! I lost my rss reader blogs about 2 months ago and yours went with it. For some dumb reason I never found you again and in my stupid little world totally forgot to get you back. I'm sooo sorry that I've missed everything you've been writing. Ok, I'm back and have tons and tons of reading to do. I can't believe I did that. Please forgive me. I'm off to read.

kimberly said...

OH my gosh!! I can't believe I haven't been reading you!! Please don't shoot me! I lost my rss reader blogs about 2 months ago and yours went with it. For some dumb reason I never found you again and in my stupid little world totally forgot to get you back. I'm sooo sorry that I've missed everything you've been writing. Ok, I'm back and have tons and tons of reading to do. I can't believe I did that. Please forgive me. I'm off to read.

Dana said...

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I'm going to try it this week. I have two women who were in my fitness classes who are having baby girls in the next couple weeks. Perfect timing to make a perfect gift. Thanks!

Laura said...

Precious shoes!!! I love them. And thanks for the comment on my blog about my recently sold painting. Where'd you find me?

kimberly said...

What a great pattern-you wrote that really well. It must run in the family. :)

Cathy said...

I can't believe you already have the tutorial ready! You are superwoman with stardust cloth shoes.

Lindsey said...

Thanks JoJo,

I'm off to have a try but \i don't think they will turn out as yours but you never know :)

creative kismet said...

These are adorable! The pattern is really great to! Thank you so much! I am putting this on my list of things to make the christmas gists!

Ruth said...

Hi, can't get the email you left at my blog to work, so I'll answer your question here :) I ended up with these weird clear throat lozenges which cleared the nose - sort of, and did nothing for the cough and that was after about 10 minutes of explanation.

Carol said...

thank you so much for sharing the pattern! i plan to try it soon, for a friend's baby. also, wanted to ask you if you have use for some fabric. i have a yard (or 2?) of an orange floral thick-ish canvas and a black with pink flower knit. the canvas might be too heavyweight for my sewing machine, and i cannot sew knit fabric at all. if you can use it, let me know!

weirdbunny said...

Oh your little babe will ahve a pair of shoes to match every outfir. Such a clever mummy - Julia x

lera said...

so very cute!!!! i can't' wait to try!

thank you.

kathy said...

Thanks for putting this out. You are too generous. Baby quilt with matching shoes...I'm imagining all kinds of fun things. Can't wait to make the pattern.

Patricia said...

Thanks for sharing this tutorial. These are so cute and I have a new nephew due to make his arrival any day now!!

ohelene said...

Thanks a lot for pattern and for mentioning my pattern as well.

ohelene said...

I would by the way close in the seams on the inside of the shoe by sewing the second sole (the inner one) on at last. Just leaving a little hole for turning the shoe inside out. I'm not the best at explaining but I guess you get it. I'll try to take a photo of it soon.

Anonymous said...

Thank you for making your wonderful pattern available. I saw this/your gift at the slateblu site - beautiful lil' things :) Ah, this will keep me "out of trouble" and busy (as my mom used to say. Terry

Anonymous said...

THANK YOU! The pattern is wonderful, I'm off to make them for my daughter.
By any chance do you have a pattern for 6-12 months?

jen b. said...

You are so generous to share your hard work with us! I just uploaded a few of the shoes I made to the flickr group. Thanks again!

Rita said...

I made my first pair today. 16th January. How do I upload a photo to flicker?

tamdoll said...

Thanks for this great pattern - I made a pair this weekend and they are so cute!

Anonymous said...

Oh my goodness. THANK YOU for posting this tutorial. I saw your shoes on some past posts and was wishing I could figure them out. Voila! Tutorial.

Stacia
www.pipandtom.com

Jen said...

Thanks for the pattern! I now have a mission for this weekend's Joann sale. :)

Jofrog said...

I am not much of a sewer, but your pattern looks so easy to follow. I can not wait to try them out! Thank you!

Devonshire said...

Those are way too cute!!!! Thanks for the pattern - can't wait to make them.

Gumbo Lily said...

Thank you for sharing your pattern! I am expecting my first grandbaby in December, so I'm going to practice now!
QT!
~Jody

grbev said...

Thank you for the lovely pattern. I plan to make these for our orphanage modules that are shipped out from the LDS Humanitarian Center in Salt Lake City to countries around the world.

Alicia said...

I really love your blog. and, too weird, I googled my name and you came up. I'm Alicia A too:)

hooli said...

I'm so happy to have come across your blog. Now I can make shoes to match the clothes that I've made for my bebe.

Petra said...

Thanks so much for this nice pattern! I have new niece and nephew so that will be a nice project.
Thanks again!

NI-KO said...

So nice, this pattern! Picture of mine (my sons, of course) coming soon! Thank you!

SallyB said...

I made some of your adorable shoes. Actually, I made my little one 2 "pillowcase" style dresses with *matching* shoes! They're stinkin' cute. Thanks so much for putting together the directions. I don't have a blog to post the pictures on; would you like me to email you one?

selva said...

Very informative.Thanks for giving the wonderful gift for my child.i had access to this pattern before my son started wearing shoes .

Marianne said...

Beyond cute, delightful and adorable.

Now, I hate to rain on all you fine people's parade, and yes, I'm a worrywart, but the first thing I thought when I saw the picture was that I hope that none of those lovely babies decides to see if the button tastes good...

edward and lilly said...

These are glouisereat, I know a few new babies and more on the way, these will make such cute pressies.

jason said...

How much bigger do I need to make the pattern in order to make shoes for 6-12 months old babies! Thanks, I can't wait to make them, they look ADORABLE :)

Rachel said...

I can't believe it, My friend's son had some slippers like these on this weekend 9/22/07. She purchased them at BJ's. She gave me a shoe to make a pattern from, but my shoes don't look like yours. My kids had soft shoes like these when they were little (THEY COST $5 A PAIR)now they cost $15. I hate to see babies who are just learning to walk forced into shoes. Thanks I'll start a new pair for my great neice this week.

Amy said...

I went to Joann's and can't find the bonded fleece. :( Was it in their home dec fabrics that are on the giant cylinder rolls? Or just with the normal fabric on flat rectangular bolts? Thanks!

Valarie Campbell said...

What size baby does this pattern go with? I have a 6mo. old and would like to make some for him.
Thanks for putting this on your blog!
-val

Valarie Campbell said...

What size baby does this pattern fit?
Thanks for posting!
-val

Katie said...

These are ridiculously adorable! I can't wait to try them out! I've got a nephew coming soon so these will be perfect for the little guy! This is so great!

Akhila said...

Cutest baby shoes ever! Fantastic!
Just has to make a pair - or two or three or ...
Had to post a link to you on my blog, to share with everyone - and make sure I will find you easy again.
Thanks for sharing your fantastic creations.
Akhila

kara said...

WOW WOW WOW, so cute my kids wore shoes like this all the time, can't wait to make them for friends!

Lucy Wilson said...

wow these are soo cute thank you for the tutorial xxxx

can I ask? I have wanted to add links to pdf files to my blog so that I can add tutorioals etc.. but i cant seemt o find how to do it, would you be able to tell me how you did it please? thanks,
lucy xxx
(crazyforpurple@gmail.com)

karla said...

Thank you so much for sharing this tutorial! I love to give these as shower gifts.

Anonymous said...

Hello I cannot get adobe to launch so that I can download this pattern is there anyway you could contact me www.mcart.etsy.com and possibly email it to me please?

Aubrey said...

Just wanted to say Thanks for posting such a good tutorial. I made several pairs for Christmas this year and they were a big hit. Thanks again.

Stacey said...

I can't get the tutorial to come up either. It keeps saying something is wrong with the PDF and it wants me to send an error report. Is there anyway else I can get it? Thanks in advance!

Beth said...

I've made these little shoes twice now for baby showers. They've been such a big hit!! I blogged about my latest pairs. Here's the link: http://fly-can-i.blogspot.com/2008/01/cloth-baby-shoes-completed.html. Thanks so much for your generosity!!

Ronikins said...

Hi! Thank you soo much for sharing, you are so kind!! But acckkk, I can't open the pdf it's says there is an error. Can you please help me???

sk8n_Bree said...

Thanks for the pattern! I love these!

js said...

Wow! really hot shoes!

The Swatchbuckler said...

These are fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing!

The Fairy Finery said...

cute shoes, good idea!

dark angel said...

Thank you for the download! A workmate's girlfriend is expecting a baby really soon so I think I'll try make a pair

urbangypsymama said...

okay these are precious! I am not sure I am printing the pattern right though...can anyone tell me the length of the sole (either before or after it is sewn)? Thanks

Christy DeKoning said...

Thanks for sharing! I arrived here after a journey from HellomynameisHeather...to Made by Rae...and finally to your wonderful blog.
I own a baby shoe online store, and I cannot WAIT to find some time to make these little cuties.

Organizing Mommy said...

Can't wait to try them. Thank you for publishing them free. May God bless you.

Gayle said...

I am unalble to view your Tutorial. I tried from the Michael Miller site also. I can't download it. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you.

kaitlyn said...

Just wanted to say thanks for the great pattern... very straight foward and the results are fantastic! I'll be posting to the flickr group soon :)

amber said...

i can't view your tutorial either. sad! i really wanted to make them. any tips?

Corey said...

What a great idea! These are so easy and fun to make. I gave the pattern to my mom and she's having so much fun making them for my little boy and all the other babies she knows. Thanks for sharing your patterns!

Aida said...

thanks for the tutorial, i have it printed for weeks and finally got to it yesterday. it turned out perfect for my 3 months old thought he has thick feet so the 1.75 inches elastic dont work on him, i had to tweak it up to 4 inches.

i didnt bother with bonded sherpa since he is not walking anyways. i made mine with wool. but its from a jacket so almost like tweed? and my lining was from a recycled tshirt. didnt need the interfacing since the wool was thick and sturdy enough. very happy with the result, will be posting on the flickr group soon!

Raul Ray said...

Thanks for the great pattern and tutorial.Definitely these shoes are best for my baby.

Amber Passey said...

Thanks for the great tutorial and pattern! I've made a couple pairs so far and even figured out how to post them on flickr!

Helen said...

Thanks for a great tutorial! These are so cute. I'll post my pair in the flickr group.

Laura said...

I REALLY want to make these, but the link is just not loading - i tried to get to it directly from the michael miller website and that wont load either! Is there another way of getting the pattern?

Momo said...

Thanks! This is exactly what I was looking for. You're awesome!

battery said...

they are unique and look nice.

LISA said...

Thank you so much!! I had a blast making these addicting little shoes. What a fun idea.

Rebecca said...

thanks for the pattern - they turned out really cute!

Countrygal said...

hi Joanna,
thank you for this lovely lovely tutorial.

fulvia

Cris said...

Lovely and happy things in your blog, this is one of them, I am gonna try to do it for my new nephews thanks!

The Lucas family said...

I don't know if you will read this comment or not. I love the pattern and have made two pairs already. Thank you so much.

Lisa said...

Have you thought of trying the soft "boot" style? Can you make us a pattern? Just LOVE your shoes, they are adorable. I'm working on something for a baby boy.

Thanks a whole bunch!!

Mama said...

HELP!

I can't get the actual PATTERN page to print out! Has anyone else had this problem! I'm almost 36 weeks along and want to make a bunch of these shoes, but I need the pattern page.

Joanna said...

If you can't get the pattern to print out, email shawn(at)michaelmillerfabrics(dot)com. She'll print it out and send it to you. Hope this helps!

sunshinedays said...

I love this pattern/tute. Every little step is explained making it easy to get a great result. Thank you!

Anonymous said...

So could these be made bigger you think like for slippers for a 5year old? Or would they just slide off? I want to make these for my girls. No more babies but they are too cute.

mara said...

i made these shoes last year for my nephew but just joined the world of craft blogging. i've linked to your instructions in this post, where you can see pics as well:
http://kleiosbelly.wordpress.com/2008/12/10/christmas-07-redux-part-1/

Anonymous said...

Does anyone know of a website where I can purchase bonded fleece????

janette said...

Do you have suggestions for making the next size of shoe? Looking for something in the 6-12 range. New at sewing, so I'm wondering if its as easy as adding 1/4 or something...
thanks!

Rose said...

Thanks for posting the pattern! I purchased a pattern on Etsy and it involved hand sewing the whole shoe first so I gave up halfway through!! And help for other sizes would be greatly appreciated as well :)

lisa vandam said...

Those are soooo cute! I downloaded the pattern and you have stated very boldly on there that this pattern is for personal use only. I can appreciate that but I am wondering if you would allow me to make a dozen or so pairs of these shoes for a school fundraiser? I don't want to go ahead unless that is okay with you. Please let me know! Thanks!

g0vinda said...

i made one! it's really akward but i had all the fun! thanks for the tutorial! :D

http://wemakeclub.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-very-first-baby-bootie.html

joyaum said...

Thank you very much for this perfect tutorial!

I love my baby's new shoes :)

http://joyaumcreative.wordpress.com/2009/03/03/krabbelschuhe-nº1/

Shari said...

I came for the baby shoes several months ago, but I've been a regular visitor ever since. I love your blog and all the wonderful ideas you have. I have my own sewing and craft blog if you want to check it out. http://poplarporch.blogspot.com/

better shoesclothes said...

they are very lovely, but i like nike shoes, and adidas

Anonymous said...

Please help. I'm having trouble down loading the pattern. Could someone email it to me? Thank you!
estherleah1@yahoo.com

Piccolina Designs said...

Thank you so much for the tutorial. I have had nothing but compliments on the pair I made and I am plan on making many more. You can see my first pair on my blog at www.piccolinadesigns.blogspot.com

Katy-the-Lady said...

Holy Cow! Thanks so much! I have been drooling over these cute shoes forever, but didn't want to pay big bucks for just one pair. I'm so excited! Thanks!

Anonymous said...

THANK YOU! This is so unbelieveably cute! these are going to be great gifts for my friends!


great job! :)

zigzago said...

Thank you for sharing this tutorial. I'll certainty return to visit your beautifull blog. Renata.

xiaochou said...

Great tutorial. Hope there will be more great tutorial and design stuff so i will be coming back for more!

DIDI said...

Thanks, the tutorial y really good. I'll be following your blog

Biquiños

tnmomwith3kids said...

I can't download it either. It keeps on saying the same thing. That I need to contact administrator. I don't usually have any problems downloading. Am I about the only one? (I did notice a comment some lines up)

Can someone email it to me too!?!
jennigalloway AT aol.com

Joanna said...

Try this:
Right click on the link and download the pdf to your computer. Then open it.

Anonymous said...

Love the pattern and so easy to sew. Has anyone come across a pattern that looks like pediped shoes?

tnmomwith3kids said...

Tried that..again no go..UGH

I'll just try it at my Mom's house tomorrow.

I love your blog and can't wait to make these shoes for a baby shower gift....so cute! Thanks for the pattern!!!!

Anonymous said...

Hi Dear,my name is Francilene, i was soooo impressed with yours baby shoes that i decide to make it here in Brazil for my toop of kidz and nephews as well!!the only problem is:among 3 sisters we have got kidz from 3months up to 10 yrs old and i'de love to make this shoes to every single one of them.
the big chaleng is: how can i grade then to fit from our babaies to our 10 yrs old gorgeus girl???!can you help me some how,please?
I'mm already thankful
Franci
just in case my email add is:francesouzastone@hotmail.com

West Coast Scrapper said...

Thank you for your generosity....look 2 years later and still downloads.... :)

ProudMommy55 said...

I absolutely love these little shoes....I think my son has a pair for everyday of the week...and I make them for all my friends they make great welcome baby gifts :) My son has almost outgrown this size now...I was wondering if you could email me instructions on how to make 6-12mth, 12-18mth, and 18-24mth I like these shoes much better than the leather robeez and would like to be able to make them for my son until he is big enough to wear regular shoes. My email address is Sunflwr57@hotmail.com....thank you so much...I look forward to your email.

Adelas said...

Amazing - I can't wait to try it!
Like many others, I'd also love to see a pattern for the larger sizes, or even if you knew how much larger you have to magnify it (ie, print out the regular pattern and enlarge it by 30% on a photocopier, that kind of thing).

Anyhow, thanks for sharing this with everyone else.

twostraycats said...

Thanks so much for sharing this sweet pattern :)

My best friend is having her second baby end of July and I would love to make these as a baby gift for her!

Lily
TwoStrayCats

noel said...

hi! I didn't want to just dl your pattern and leave, I wanted to say thanks! This pattern looks super easy to use. :)

Linhas, lãs e afins... said...

Hello!

These shoes are way too cute! I'm still trying to make some spare time and make a pair for my baby... I already bought the fabric. The ones you used (fabric) are soooooo beautiful! I loved!

Thank you very much for the pattern!

Carolina

Christy Kenz said...
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Christy Kenz said...

I can't wait to make the pattern for these shoes, but I would love to have instructions on making a little larger shoe. My grand daughter is 1 year old. Thank you in advance!

Sincerely,
Christy Kenz

Rose said...

Love the pattern, great blog!