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... :) For other tutorials, check the links in my sidebar to the right.
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.
