Log Cabin Cushion Cover, $38 from Raspberry Fairy.
Baby Kimono Shoes Pattern, $4.50 from Sewing with Me.
feather brained Gocco Print, $18 from Lizzy House.
French Cross Stitch Book, $37 from Pink Nelie.
Mix Pack of Screenprinted Fabric, $16 from Melissa Bombardiere.
Vintage Tea Towel, $18 from Neato Keen.
Two-Faced Friend Doll, $35 from Beeper Bébé.
Organic Sandwich Sack, $14 from Country Life Naturals.
Wooden House Shelf, $26 from Hello Victory.
After seeing these shoes in an Etsy shop, I decided to make some little shoes to go with the baby gift that I posted about yesterday. I mostly used the template and pattern for reversible baby shoes from Maked.
Well, this was my first attempt at making any kind of shoes. On the first go I tried to alter the pattern thinking “I don’t remember baby feet being that small.” But then I found some old baby shoes in a storage bin and realized that baby feet are that small. Adorable. Then I sewed a shoe correctly and decided that I didn’t want to fool with hand sewing the tiny thing closed and these didn’t need to be reversible, so I started over and used a different method for putting them together in the last step. I found this video helpful.
So once you get the hang of making these little slippers, they are quite fast and remarkable for something so simple. After all, who makes shoes? Factory workers in China, mostly. But that was a rhetorical question, wasn’t it?
And the winner is…#381! Congratulations to Loralee. And thanks to Sew L.A. Fabric for sponsoring this giveaway. Be sure to browse their fabric and find something wonderful to sew in 2010!
I’m feeling a bit absent from this blog because I’ve been sewing a lot and can’t show you what I’m working on or it would spoil the surprise! But this week I did make a little bib and burp cloth for a cousin’s baby.
I used the organic cotton mushroom print from Cloud9 Fabrics that Amy from The Fabric Bar sent me last week. And I used this extra soft and thick organic flannel from Near Sea Naturals. I love this flannel and will use it for every baby project I ever make. I used my own patterns, but if you’re looking for patterns for baby gifts, check here.
Congratulations to Grace, #56 and winner of the $50 gift certificate from Superbuzzy. Thanks to all of you who entered and look for another giveaway very soon!
And thanks to Superbuzzy for sponsoring the giveaway. For those of you who didn’t win, head on over to Superbuzzy to get some fabric inspiration for the new year!
