Ever since I got Weekend Sewing
the Guest Room Slippers. My latest swap gave me the excuse to finally sew them up!
These little ballet flats match the pajama bottoms I recently made for my swap partner – I did a bit of ‘fussy cutting’ to get some of the cute little characters on the toes, used the same material for the lining, and skipped the rick rack. So what were my impressions of this pattern?
Overall, it’s not a hard pattern to sew up, although it requires some hand sewing at the end (which I don’t care for). The hardest part, (IMHO), is trying to evenly attach the rickrack – after several attempts, I just gave up and decided to scrap it…. it looks scratchy anyway! The thing I found most surprising was how long it took to sew this set up. While the sewing at the machine isn’t time consuming, attaching the felted sole of the shoe is (unless you’re fast at hand stitches). I had envisioned making several sets of these as Christmas gifts, but because they took longer than expected to make, I’m rethinking my holiday presents. Any suggestions on a ballet type slipper that is made predominately with a machine?
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Although I have not seen the pattern or directions for this project, maybe it is possible to machine sew the sole on before constructing the slipper the rest of the way?
I have a vintage pattern. I will look at it to see if it can be machine stitched. Given that it is vintage, my guess is that it is hard to read and needs hand-stitching. Stacy – you are brilliant with the patterns. I’m betting you can come up with your own.