If you ever wanted to try your hand at making shoes for your doll, this is the pattern for you! Minimal sewing, a little bit of glue, really cute shoes! It's also a great way to use up scraps from your stash. It only takes a little bit of fabric to make an awesome pair of shoes. And NO hot glue! You can make shoes to match every outfit! Your doll is going to need a bigger closet!
Please note that you need a doll (or a shoe last) for this pattern, as the shoes are cobbled around the doll’s foot.
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This PDF pattern by Love U Bunches is designed to fit 8" BJD dolls such as Ten Ping™ and Mini Sara™.
This adorable shoe pattern is available in many sizes. Be sure to check out this design sized to fit 18" dolls such as American Girl®, A Girl For All Time®, Kidz N Cats®, Journey Girls®, 14.5" dolls such as WellieWishers™, 13-14" Les Cheries and Hearts For Hearts Girls® dolls, 15" Ruby Red Fashion Friends, 13" Little Darling Dolls, 12" Siblies, and 9" Kruselings dolls.
Recommended Fabrics: Light to medium weight fabric (Chambray, Cotton Lawn, Dimity)
Supplies Needed:
Fabric: Light to medium weight fabric (Chambray, Cotton Lawn, Dimity) Medium to thick fabric may be too bulky for your tiny doll
- Shoe Upper: 6” x 3” piece of fabric
- Lining: 6” x 3” piece of fabric
- Insole: 2.5” x 2” piece of fabric
- Matching sewing thread
- Insoles: 2.5” x 2” piece of medium weight cardboard or chipboard
- Soles: 2.5” x 2” piece of 2mm craft foam
- Doll or 2.7cm doll shoe lasts with the same foot shape (these shoes are constructed around the doll’s foot)
- Liquid glue: Thick, fast-drying glue such as Aleene's® Super Thick Tacky Glue
- Marking tools: Fine point disappearing ink or water soluble fabric pen
Optional:
- Open toe presser foot
- Small piece of fine sandpaper or nail file to smooth foam edges
- Nylon jaw pliers to press seams flat
- Clothes pins or office clamps to hold shoe while glue is drying
- Coffee filter to add traction for stitching small pieces
- Small section of clear plastic wrap to wrap doll’s ankle and foot (for protection during construction)
- Wooden spoon to use as pressing tool
- Embellishments: Bows, beads, trim, narrow cording, elastic
Skill Level: Intermediate
What You Get: One 29 page sewing pattern that you digitally download as a PDF file so you can start your project immediately! The PDF sewing pattern provides digitally drawn step-by-step illustrated instructions and full size pattern pieces. A PDF reader is required to view and print the files (example: Adobe Reader or Preview for MAC). The download link is received immediately after the transaction is complete. Print copies are NOT available.
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