How To Make Baby Shoes

Ok so you have a baby but you have no shoes for there feet. Well you could go buy some but why not make your own. Yes you can do it, it really is not the difficult. This hub will teach you how to make baby shoes.

1. Find a pattern first by searching online. Print the baby shoe pattern

2. You now cut the pattern so that there is a heel, the upper, and the sole.

3. Do this by Folding the fabric and laying out on a flat surface and cut two sole and two upper pieces. 

4. To a single layer of fabric pin the heel pattern. Cut out 1 heel. You now have all the pattern pieces cut out for 1 shoe. Repeat to make the second shoe.

5. In half width ways fold the heel piece.

6. Along the folded edge insert a few pins to keep the heel in place.

7. Just along the fold line of the heel lay the elastic.

8. With a pencil mark the line.

9. Sew a running stitch Along the pencil line sew a running stitch, removing the pins as you sew, to create the channel.

10. With the scissors clip the threads.

11. Measure and cut off about 12 centimeters (about 5 inches) of elastic.

12. Attach the elastic to 1 end of the channel using 1 safety pin.

13. To the other end of the elastic attach the second safety pin.

14. Through the channel thread the elastic.

15. Once the elastic has been inserted into the channel secure with a safety pin.

16. Sew a running stitch with the sewing machine to secure one end of the elastic.

17. Measure the heel against the baby's foot to check the fit before securing the other end of the elastic.

18. On a flat surface place one upper.

19. Pin the gathered heel piece edge-to-edge with the straight side of the upper.

20. Do this for both sides of the upper.

21. Sandwich the second upper on top and pin the layers in place.

22. Sew a line 1 centimeter from the edge to hold all the layers together. Use a running stitch to do this.

23. Flip the two uppers over to join each other.

24. Place the 2 sole pieces together.

25. Place the upper on top to form the shoe.

26. Turn the whole thing over and pin all the layers together at the edges.

27. Manipulate the fabric so the edges evenly align and pin securely

28. Sew a zig-zag stitch around the shoe, removing pins, as you sew through the layers. Make sure all the seams are sewn together

29. Any excess fabric can be trimmed off.

30. Trim loose threads.

31. Flip the shoe inside out and turn out all the edges all the way to the seam.