Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Cloth Baby Shoes


My mom and I made this pair of shoes for Little Kicker last week while O and I were at her house. It was a bit more complicated than we expected, and it took FOREVER! We both said this would be the first and last pair of shoes we made, but we were so pleased with the end result that I've already picked out the fabric for 2 more pairs of shoes. My mom also thinks we should enlarge the pattern to make a matching pair for O. You can find the pattern and directions here.
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7 comments:

  1. Mom's Sewing VaultJune 30, 2009 at 10:59 PM

    I've made shoes like this and LOVE them. If you do enlarge the pattern, don't make the height of the back of the shoe any higher. I made that mistake. The foot gets longer and the instep a little rounder, but the heel-to-ankle is about the same. The next time around should be much funner. :)

    Just found you. I have an almost 3 year old and am soaking up Montessori inspiration. Love your blog! Glad that bit with the stolen photo didn't force you to close up shop. :)

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  2. LisaJuly 1, 2009 at 12:16 AM

    I love your blog - thanks for being willing to share all you do. It's very inspirational & practical; it has made a huge impact on what I do with my 2 y.o. on a day to day basis.
    I have used a similar pattern (found here: http://family-centered.com/needleworks/soft-baby-shoes/) that seemed a little simpler if you're up for trying something new.

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  3. jojoebi-designsJuly 1, 2009 at 12:37 AM

    you got further on the cloth booties than I did, I made one and the other is still in my WIP box, what a faff!

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  4. Miller MomentsJuly 1, 2009 at 9:52 AM

    Okay, those are absolutely adorable!!

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  5. NovaJuly 1, 2009 at 8:34 PM

    very sweet! nice colours too :)

    another cute pattern, but *much* simpler is the Bitty Booties one (hope that link works!), which is more of a 'V-neck' style shoe, and very easily customised :)

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  6. KristinaJuly 1, 2009 at 9:02 PM

    nova_j got to you 25 minutes earlier than I could! I was going to give you the link to the Bitty Booties also! I made a pair for a friend and it was super easy, and something that you can easily take with you to sew up by hand while on the train, waiting at the doctor's office, or anywhere else where you might have a few spare minutes.

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  7. UnknownJuly 4, 2009 at 3:13 PM

    I love the colors. Your little one will look SO cute! We also use the http://www.family-centered.com/needleworks/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/babyshoetutorial.pdf at On Pins and Needles. I am such a visual learner and she has great step by step pictures.

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