Sew Animal Baby Slippers by Sanae Ishida

Intermediate | 56 min 3 sec

Sew Animal Baby Slippers
Overview00:53
Materials01:39

Fox slippers
Cut fabric03:59
Face and ears20:04
Heel, lining, and toe20:17

Raccoon
Face and Assembly09:13

Taught by Sanae Ishida

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Keep your favorite tiny toes toasty by making these soft and cute baby slippers. Author, illustrator, and maker Sanae Ishida designed these to fit 3-6 month old babies, and they make an excellent gift. Sanae shows you how to make fox slippers as well as raccoon slippers, beginning with laying the pattern out on fabric, then sewing your project together on a machine. Learn how to add elastic to the heel for a perfect fit, applique with zig-zag stitch, and hand embroider some simple details that will make those adorable animal faces pop.

Here’s what you’ll need:

For the fox: use linen, cotton/linen, or cotton: approx. 1/4 yard red/orange fabric for heel, sole, toe upper section, and ears
Scrap of white fabric for toe lower section
Approx. 1/4 yard lining fabric
Two 4 1/2 inch long pieces of 1/4 inch wide elastic
Embroidery floss in black and cream
For the raccoon: use linen, cotton/linen, or cotton: approx 1/4 yard black fabric for eye patches, ears, heel, and sole
Scrap of white fabric for toes
Approx. 1/4 yard lining fabric
Two 4 1/2 inch long pieces of 1/4 inch wide elastic
Embroidery floss in black and cream
Sewing machine and coordinating thread
Embroidery needle and hand-sewing needle
Safety pin or bodkin
Washers
Pins
Marking tool
Fabric shears and snips
Iron and ironing surface
Point turner or chopstick
PDF pattern