Create Your Own DIY Baby Shoes Out of Bibs

Tools and Materials:

• Thread
• Sewing needle
• Pins
• Fabric scissors
• Stitch unpicker or thread scissors
• Chalk/washable marker or pencil
• Measuring tape
• Elastic - 1 cm depth
• 2 of the same bib

I made a pattern for this project by using one of my nephew’s shoes. I’ve linked it for you in the video description, but you have to modify it to your measurement! 

I like to put the pattern together to see how it will look. So I added a .5 cm seam allowance, then cut out and pieced together the pattern. Once I was happy with how it looked, I took the pieces apart again so that I could use them.

Next, I used my pattern to cut out the material. So I placed the big part of the pattern onto the bib and pinned it down. Then I took my scissors and cut around it so that I had the same piece cut out of the bib.

I didn’t have enough of the bib left to cut out the pieces I needed, so what I did was line up the curve of the pattern with the curve of the bib and cut out the material. Then I marked what I was missing because I knew I was going to have to add that in later. I then took my remaining piece and folded it in half. Then I cut it out in pieces and used my scraps to sew together the pieces I was missing with a cross-stitch.

I took the front and bottom pieces of the shoe and put them together with pins. Then I sewed them in place. You can use whichever stitch you prefer, but I chose to use a blanket stitch. Then I took the pieces that make up the back piece of the shoe and sewed them together. Finally, I sewed that to the back of the shoe. I used an overcast stitch for that part. To see exactly how I stitched the different parts, be sure to watch the video!

The last thing I did was add the elastic to my shoe. I cut it down to 2 cm less than the width of the back of the shoe and sewed it in place with a running stitch. I tried to stitch it on the seam so that it would blend in.    

That’s it, you guys! I think these shoes came out super cute. It’s so cool to create something new out of something you already have, so I definitely feel very satisfied with this project. As you can see, I was able to design them differently, so let me know which one you like better in the comments!