Due to the fact that I tend to move every 6-9 months, I have been working on using up fabric that I already own. This lead to the utterly adorable banner quilt that I made for the baby (I was literally sitting around one day wondering how to use these little scraps of leftover cotton) and my latest project, reversible baby shoes.
I've always loved soft shoes for babies and realized that lots of my leftover fabric scraps would be perfect for this project. A friend of mine blogged about sewing these a few months ago, so I thought I would give it a try.
The hardest part was trying to find the most masculine fabrics in my stash, since most were dubbed too girly by my husband (and I agree). The first two pairs are for 0-3 months, and I made the hounds tooth with a black leather sole. And in case you can't tell from the photo, the green fabric is John Deer fabric. The next two pairs are 3-6 months out of a blue batik and then a red stripe lined with linen. The last pair I made are 6-9 months out of hounds tooth again because I couldn't resist. I am not that confident that the sizing will be accurate, so we shall see if they actually fit (they seem a little small to me).
3 comments:
Oh my WORD, these are cute!!! Wish I had had some before Henry started walking. He had fat little feet and we couldn't find any shoes that fit.
Hope you are feeling well!
Of course, I have been looking on line everywhere to find a pattern to go by to make these shoes and you can just do them with out one. You could have left some of your talent here in NC :). I think these are so cute. If you do have a moment could you send me the instructions I am sure this type of sewing is well over my head, but I would love to give it a shot. Thanks hope you are feeling good! Kimberly Reed
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Brit those are awesome. Beware, however, baby shoes rarely stay on. Let me know if those do. You might want to try making some with that...my mind is blanking at what it is called, you know the cuffs of sweat shirts? Sew that on the top to keep it on the feet. My friends little baby had shoes lke that in church today. Awesome.
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