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Sew Soft Baby Slippers

June 28, 2009 by CHRISTINA DENNIS

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Update: You can now view a video tutorial for these
soft baby slippers here.
From what Ive read, soft-soled shoes are the best for young babies (pre-walking age). I wanted some
soft-soled shoes for my little daughter, but had a problem nding some that (a) were inexpensive and
(b) didnt fall o of her little feet! This pattern for Soft Baby Slippers is a pattern Ive drafted and tested
on my baby girl. Theyre quick to sew, soft for little baby feet, and the elastic around the ankles helps
them stay on! In this example, Ive decorated them with ribbon, but the embellishment options for

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these are endless use your own creativity! Materials:

1/4 yard printed minkee fabric (or annel, polar
eece, cotton, pretty much anything would work!)
1/8 yard double-sided (plush) minkee fabric (or
polar eece)
1 package 1/8 elastic
ribbon or other embellishment
Instructions:

Download & print our PDF pattern: The DIY Mommy Soft Baby Slippers

Cut heel & toe pieces from printed minkee fabric, and sole pieces from double-sided
minkee fabric.
Cut two 6 pieces of ribbon
Cut two 4 (size 0-6 mo) or 4 1/2 (size 6-12 mo) pieces of 1/8 elastic

Fold heel fabric piece in half, wrong sides together. Sew a seam 1/2 from the folded
edge, creating a casing for the elastic
Thread the elastic through the casing, tacking down on 1/4 from each end with several
rows of stitching

Fold the heel piece into a U shape with the elastic casing edge on the inside
Place a toe fabric piece on either side of the heel piece, right sides together. Ends of
heel piece should be ush with at end of toe pieces. Pin, then sew a 1/2 seam (sewing

three pieces together)

Turn slipper to the right side, pulling heel piece away from toe pieces
Sew ribbon onto top toe piece if desired, 1/2 from ankle
Top stitch two toe pieces together, close to ankle

Pin heel piece to the rest of the slipper, right sides together
Sew heel to slipper with a short, wide zigzag stitch, making sure you catch all three
layers of fabric (its a good idea to sew once with the heel facing you, then ip the slipper
over and zigzag over the seam again from the other side)

Flip slipper right-side-out, pushing out the seams, and your done! Make the 2nd one the
same way.

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B says
February 16, 2010 at 9:07 pm

im so excited to make some custom shoes for my son! thank you

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Compatible Ink : says

October 26, 2010 at 9:56 am

the thing that i prefer as baby toys are those soft cute little animals and also toys that enable the baby
to learn*~-

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Annastasia says
May 23, 2011 at 5:07 am

I love these slippers! Thanks so much for the pattern. I do have a question though. I was making them
for a newborn but once nished the opening for the foot was too small. Ive tried a few other times
with the larger size and again the opening was too small. Am I doing something wrong?? Help! Thanks!

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Christina says
May 23, 2011 at 5:37 pm

Hi Annastasia! Are you attaching the heel to the toe properly? After the heel is folded lengthwise
and elastic is threaded through, the short (folded) ends of the heel need to be sewn to the toe. I
nd that often people dont attach the proper sides of the heel to the toe (the short sides). Let
me know if this helps, if not I can try to add a better diagram to the instructions to make it more
clear. ~ Christina

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Diamond says
September 29, 2014 at 1:28 pm

It has been a long time since this was posted and commented on, but I found you thru
Pinterest.
I was having a similar problem as the previous commenter. My hole was too small when
sewn to the toes. I discovered that I had folded the heel fabric in half the wrong direction.
This would also explain why 4 of elastic provided no gather, even when trimmed half an
inch.

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Karen Bomar says

October 26, 2014 at 10:53 am

the short (folded) ends of the heel need to be sewn to the toe. I nd that often people dont
attach the proper sides of the heel to the toe (the short sides).
Christina I am so confused! I know how it should look but I just cant grasp what you mean
at this part of the instructions! HELP! Do you have a Youtube video of this?

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Karen Bomar says

October 26, 2014 at 12:49 pm

Yahoo I got it! They are so cute (and so tiny)!

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Christina Dennis says

November 1, 2014 at 9:56 pm

Wonderful! Hooray!

Annastasia says
June 4, 2011 at 6:04 am

Thanks a bunch Christina for your response. I think Im putting it together correctly, Im starting on a
pair tomorrow once I start that step Ill post a picture just to be sure. Thanks again!!

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Erika says
March 8, 2012 at 3:44 pm

Hi ~ I am VERY new to sewing and am having a hard time with attaching the heel to the toe pieces. Im
not sure how to fold the heel into a U and attach the toe pieces. Could you explain that a little more
for me? Thanks so much! And Im SO excited to make these for my kids!

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Erika says
March 8, 2012 at 5:33 pm

NevermindI gured it out! And they turned out ADORABLE!!! Thank you!

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Karen Bomar says

October 26, 2014 at 10:55 am

Erika please tell me how you gured this part out as I cant seem to.

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Erika says
October 26, 2014 at 2:01 pm

Hi Karen ~ I hope this helpsI was going to try to attach a picture, but cant seem to gure
out how to do that. Basically, you have your heel piece with the elastic threaded and sewn in,
and youll take that pin the short edges to the top of one of your toe piecesone side to one
corner, other side in the other corner. So the short edges of your heel piece line up even
with the non-curved side of your toe piece. (the U shape she mentions in the tutorial was
the part I struggled with, but the elastic becomes the inside part of the U and the short
sides of your heel piece become the tops) Then pin your other toe piece on top of the heel
piece so its sandwiched in between the toe pieces and sew a straight line across all 3 pieces.
Just be careful to just sew the short edges of your heel piece!

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Christina Dennis says

November 1, 2014 at 9:55 pm

Thanks so much for making this clear, Erika!

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Good luck!

Nichole says
April 16, 2012 at 8:37 pm

Hi, I just wanted to be sure I printed the right pattern size when printed, the pattern lls an 8 x 11
page, correct? It looks a bit bigbut I guess when I account for a seam allowance, perhaps this is the
right size?

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Christina Dennis says

August 16, 2012 at 11:33 pm

Nichole Yes, they should ll the whole page!

Christina Dennis recently posted..Knit a Maternity Tank Top

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September 30, 2012 at 3:54 am

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Jeri says
April 25, 2013 at 3:06 pm

What number is your printer set at when printing pattern, when I printed mine it is small.? I know you
said it should ll the whole page but what setting is that?

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Christina Dennis says

April 25, 2013 at 8:14 pm

Hi Jeri! Every printer is dierent and mine doesnt have a setting like that so Im unsure. Sorry! I

will try to upload a new pattern soon that has a 1 x 1 square on it to check. Ill let you know
when Ive done that!

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GrandMimi says
June 12, 2013 at 1:05 pm

Cute slippers. Ive sewn everything except the upper portion to the sole. Do I sew with a 1/2 seam
allowance there, also?
Thanks,
GrandMimi (sewing for our 1st grand-baby)

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Christina Dennis says

June 13, 2013 at 11:53 pm

Hello! You can use a 1/4 seam on the sole (and then theres not so much excess fabric inside the
slipper). Let me know how they turn out & congratulations on your rst grandbaby!

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Gayle says
February 11, 2015 at 4:00 am

I also struggled with the sewing the heel to the toe piece. There is a YouTube video on Videojug that
shows it step by step using a very similar pattern. It really helped me with that step.

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Jenn says
August 29, 2015 at 3:17 pm

Hi There!
Love these, wanting to sew a larger pair for a toddler as slippers, any idea or tips on enlarging the
pattern? Thanks a bunch!

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Christina Dennis says

September 13, 2015 at 9:48 pm

Hi, Jenn! I might post a sized pattern soon. Ill keep you posted!

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Val V says
October 5, 2015 at 8:40 pm

I am also attempting to make a toddler size as slippers but not having success trying to size
up. The opening for the ankle is too small.

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Nadine says
October 19, 2015 at 4:07 am

Hi,
Can you tell me what size the printed cut outs are I tried two dierent prints on my computer, one
Actual Fit and one normal and they both printed slightly dierent sizes.
Thank you

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jasmine says
December 22, 2015 at 12:36 pm

if i needed a bigger size maybe 18-24 how would i do to size up a little?

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