felt baby booties

shake your booties!

from the second i saw the tiny toes of my newest nephew, i wanted to make him some booties. without knowing how to crochet or knit, i went with my favorite medium: felt. i winged it with the pattern, but i'm pretty happy with how they turned out! tiny shoes are just the cutest. second only to tiny toes.

materials:

• 1 sheet colored felt
• 1 sheet white felt
• 1 sheet black felt
• white embroidery floss
• 40" of white cord, cut in half

pattern:

Click here for printable pattern

• cut out pieces according to pattern.
• punch holes for lacing (i used a leather punch)

• blanket stitch the sides and top edge of back panels.
• overlap the toe cap 3/8" from the edge of the tongue. blanket stitch pieces together.
• blanket stitch around the tongue

• mark the center back of back panel with a pin.
• fold the loops in half lengthwise and stitch to center back, using an X.

• sandwich all 3 layers of the sole together. use pins to mark where toe cap placement.
• baste around the toe cap, 1/8" from the edge.

• gather basting stitches and pin to the sole, lining up with markings
• stitch toe cap to sole, going through all layers.
• once around the toe cap, reverse stitch back through all layers.
• remove basting stitches. fill toe with tissue and press the seam allowance so it lays flat.

• pin center back of back panel to center back of sole.
• starting where the toe cap ends, stitch sides and back panel to the sole, going through all layers.
• when you reach the toe cap on the other side, reverse stitch back through to the beginning.
• lace up and slip in your tiny toes!