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Tom’s Inspired Baby Shoes

June 29, 2017 by Bethany 11 Comments

A few weeks ago I stumbled across this adorable and brilliant Toms-Inspired Baby Shoes pattern by Homemade Toast. I about died over their cuteness and couldn’t wait to get started! Well, with several pairs under my belt (a couple that are actually wearable!), I am ready to crank out a million pairs. Sis will need several in each size, of course!

Tom's Inspired Baby Shoes - Sew your Little One these adorable little baby shoes, inspired by Tom's! With practice, anyone can make these cute shoes!


Now, I am not a great sewist (sewer? That doesn’t read right..)t. I try. I try real hard. By sheer tenacity am I able to accomplish anything with my sewing machine, so trust me when I say if I can make these, anyone can (even if it takes a few “practice” pairs.)

I did make a few frustrating mistakes that I wanted to help you avoid should you attempt to make these (and you should!), and a couple tips for a smoother experience.

1. Make BOTH shoes at the same time, so everything is the same!
Cut all your pieces out at the same time, and work each step for each shoe so everything is the same.
I cannot stress this enough especially when you get to the heel piece. I made several pairs that had weird heels; one was super stretchy, and one was super tight because I wasn’t pulling the elastic through exactly the same for both pieces, so compare them and make sure they are the same before moving on to the next step.

Tom's Inspired Baby Shoes - Sew your Little One these adorable little baby shoes, inspired by Tom's! With practice, anyone can make these cute shoes!

 

2. When I get to the top toe part, where the elastic is sewn into place, I skip the unpicking part and shove the elastic up under the seam. It won’t be as perfect as hers, (mine never will look as perfect as hers, haha!) but it shaved off enough time that I was comfortable with the trade-off. If you decide to do this, make sure to pin it very well so it doesn’t move while you are sewing it.

Tom's Inspired Baby Shoes - Sew your Little One these adorable little baby shoes, inspired by Tom's! With practice, anyone can make these cute shoes!

 

3. I couldn’t quite get the top sewn part to match up perfectly with the sole, (it is probably just me!) so I found the easiest and best way to finish the shoe is to pin the toe in place, pin the heel in place, and then work your way around, pinning. When you get the side (right behind where the heel piece meets the toe piece) and have extra fabric, just pleat it over and pin it. Repeat with the other side. If you pinned the toe and heel in the correct place, the two pleats should be the same size, and they are completely unnoticeable.

Tom's Inspired Baby Shoes - Sew your Little One these adorable little baby shoes, inspired by Tom's! With practice, anyone can make these cute shoes!

 

So are you ready to give these adorable shoes a try?! Do it!
Get the FREE pattern HERE at Homemade Toast for a general size, and you can purchase additional sizes HERE at her store.

Tom's Inspired Baby Shoes - Sew your Little One these adorable little baby shoes, inspired by Tom's! With practice, anyone can make these cute shoes!

 

 

I love them so much!
Happy sewing,

 

 

 Happy crafting!

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Comments

  1. Tirzah says

    July 20, 2017 at 12:08 pm

    Bethany,

    Your shoes turned out beautiful!!! I purchases the same pattern and it definitely took a few tries to get a “perfect” pair. 🙂

    Also… LOVE your fabric choice!

    -Tirzah (tinylittledreams4u)

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      July 24, 2017 at 9:24 am

      Thank you very much Tirzah! Once you get the hang of it, they are very fun!
      Have a wonderful week 🙂

      Reply
  2. Leah says

    July 25, 2017 at 3:11 pm

    Do you have a video? I suck at sewing so that would be great! 🙂

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      July 27, 2017 at 11:58 am

      I don’t, I am sorry! This is a pattern designed by Homemade toast, she might have one!

      Reply
  3. Cassidy says

    September 25, 2017 at 11:57 am

    What kind of fabric did you use

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      September 25, 2017 at 8:28 pm

      I used quilting cotton, all the prints I used were fat quarters.

      Reply
  4. Barbara says

    February 8, 2018 at 5:16 pm

    Don’t you have instructions on how to assemble these cute little shoes, I’ve got the pattern but there’s no instructions at all

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      February 13, 2018 at 11:22 pm

      The instructions are at Homemade Toast:
      http://www.homemadetoast.com/2012/12/toms-inspired-baby-and-toddler-shoes.html

      Reply
  5. Lily says

    July 13, 2018 at 10:44 pm

    You might want to double check the start of your post. I believe you meant to use the word ‘sewist’ rather than ‘sexist’

    Reply
    • Bethany says

      September 10, 2018 at 9:56 am

      Ha! You are right, that is what I meant. Thank you!

      Reply

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