How to Make Infant Shoes

Step-by-Step Guide

1. 1

   Step 1: Make the sole.

   Trace the sole template on a piece of cardboard by measuring the size of your baby's feet; leave 1 centimeter (0.4 in) for seam allowance; cut out sole fabric, vamp fabric and counter fabric for four pieces each and two pieces for shoelace. ,,,,,,, You can also cut the arc side of counter to tooth shape or just running stitch along the edges.,,,,,, Hem the edges of the sole to make it neater.
   
   Then cute baby shoes are finished.
2. 2

   Step 2: Cut out four pieces of cotton lining for each part; ensure cotton lining for sole is thicker than others.

3. 3

   Step 3: Put two pieces of cotton lining between two pieces of sole fabric; cut out the sole along the template.

4. 4

   Step 4: Sew the sole go and forth in circles.

5. 5

   Step 5: Make the shoelace

6. 6

   Step 6: counter and vamp.

7. 7

   Step 7: Bring two sides of shoelace fabric to the middle; fold it into four layers; fold one end of layers inward; sew along the edges.

8. 8

   Step 8: Interlay the counter with cotton fabric as the sole; fix the shoelace onto one side of counter by sewing; sew a button hole with elastic cord at the other side of counter.

9. 9

   Step 9: Fold two pieces of vamp fabric faced with right side; sew along the arc edges; insert the cotton lining inside and sew the whole vamp.

10. 10

    Step 10: Sew lace around the arc sides of counter and vamp as it is shown below.

11. 11

    Step 11: Finish making shoes

12. 12

    Step 12: Make the vamp flat by sewing a line at the front of vamp.

13. 13

    Step 13: Lay the counter onto the sole; sew along the edges.

14. 14

    Step 14: Do the same to sew the vamp onto sole.

15. 15

    Step 15: Sew a button at the end of the shoelace.

Detailed Guide

About the Author