The other day I stumbled upon this adorable free pattern to make knock off TOM'S shoes for toddlers and babies. My co-worker is pregnant and had a baby shower at work today, so I decided to make her baby a pair. I also have another friend who had a baby in October so I made him a pair too. I find it's easier to cut out and make two (or four in this case) of something at one time than to do it twice. I did these in an assembly line style.
Sewing such tiny things is fun, but also quite difficult. When I finished the first one I showed it to Charlie and we both said; "Are babies feet even that small?" Shows how much we know about babies.
I made up little tags to look like TOM'S for the backs. It was actually pretty easy, same steps as the Twill Tape Labels I made a few years back. Just with a light blue band added to the top and bottom of the tag.
The first pair has a contrasting top piece, with a matching inside sole.
The second pair is all one fabric with a polka dot inside. The pattern was super fun to make. Although, as I mentioned, it was a little tricky sewing something this minuscule I had tiny scraps of thread and fabric all over myself by the end of the night.
I hope the Mom's and babies enjoy these little shoes.
Lauren
Oh. my. god. way too cute!
ReplyDeleteI cannot get over how cute these are, and how close to the real TOM's they look! I am very impressed :)
ReplyDeleteYou should sell these! They are adorable!!
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