I found a tutorial for
Modern Baby Booties that I really wanted to try for my baby girl, and when I finished them today I couldn't wait to post pictures. It sort of pushed all the other things I have been meaning to write about further down the list, but they sure turned out cute!
The
tutorial (from
Tao of Craft) that I used was pretty good, but a little confusing. On step five, you are supposed to have the velcro side of the strip facing up, but the photo doesn't show that. Luckily, I realized that it wouldn't work before it was too hard to fix. Also, none of the photos show the interfacing or the suede bottom pieces, which I am guessing she didn't use at first.
I pretty much made the flowers up as I went. They are just simple spiral flowers, like
these from Craft Snob, except I used flannel instead of felt.
A few things I will do differently next time:
- Use lighter-weight leather for the soles. I had some scraps from another project that worked, but weren't ideal.
- Use lighter-weight interfacing. I used some leftover interfacing from when I made my fabric boxes, but since these are relatively small it ended up pretty bulky.
- Use more pins! I didn't want to ruin the leather soles, so I didn't put any pins in the bottom, but things were sliding around like crazy, especially with all the curved edges.
I really do like how these turned out, and I can't wait to try it again.
1 comment:
I would love to have the skills to make these myself but, I am useless with a needle!
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