~Pamela Susan~: Cool Fabric, A DIY Posy Headband Tutorial, Baby Shoes, and a Ghost, Err, I Mean a Sheep

October 30, 2010

Cool Fabric, A DIY Posy Headband Tutorial, Baby Shoes, and a Ghost, Err, I Mean a Sheep

Guess who recently won the coolest fabric giveaway?? That's right! ME!!!

I'm especially excited about this because I rarely enter giveaways. Thank you Charlie and Lindsay of Hawthorne Threads!!

These beautiful autumnal colored prints arrived just in time.

I couldn't wait to get my antsy little fingers on them to FINALLY make a pair of fabric shoes for Miss J. I printed this free pattern out months and it felt great to put it to use. I wish I could give the blog owner, Joanna, a big kiss on her cheek for creating and sharing this pattern with all of us. How generous! At first I was totally intimidated to make it because I'm not good with following patterns but it was simple! And I am proud of myself for using interfacing for the first time. What a fun, fast, and easy project. Thank you, Joanna!

(the shoes have been embellished with coordinating posies)

But of course I couldn't stop there. I had to make a coordinating headband.

And guess what. For those of you who have inquired about these posy headbands, I FINALLY (yes, I'm using that word again because I meant to do this a loooooonnng time ago) create a tutorial how to make them!

Go here for step-by-step instructions.

(Now, I need to add that I did not come up with this style of flower hair accessory, where twisted fabric is turned into a flower--just visit Etsy and you'll see it everywhere. This is just another way to do it, where I've added my own "twist" to it by hand-stitching the leaves.)

I think the shoe and headband set would make the cutest gift for a new baby girl.

Miss J likes hers.

She likes to crawl in style.

She likes to babble in style, too.

I can see the fabric I won is going to provide many fun projects. Miss A requested a Halloween costume for her favorite stuffed animal, Sheepy. Every good sheep likes to be a ghost every once in a while, right?

And if they're going trick-or-treating they'll need a special bag, too, right??

Miss A sure thought so. She's still really into spiders so it's no surprise that's what she requested for the applique. It really does have 8 legs--I accidentally stitched two of them too close together and I don't feel like redoing them.

I hope you all have a safe and fun-filled Halloween weekend!

Until next week...

xo,

Pamela

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Comments

Love these shoes! Absolutely adorable.

Posted by: Mandy C | October 30, 2010 at 12:11 PM

SOOOO cute! I am definitely going to make those shoes. What I wanna know is where do you find the time????

Posted by: Carrie | October 30, 2010 at 03:16 PM

Thank you, Mandy!! :)

Posted by: Pamela | October 30, 2010 at 04:38 PM

Thanks, Carrie! You are going to love making them! I want to find a pattern one size bigger than these since they are perfectly snug on J right now. What size do you think your little girlie needs? :)

Posted by: Pamela | October 30, 2010 at 04:40 PM

such beautiful fabrics! i'm in LOVE with those cute little shoes. will have to learn to make those when i have kiddos!

Posted by: blair @ wild & precious | November 01, 2010 at 04:38 PM

Love the shoes! So pretty. Great job.

Posted by: Anna | November 02, 2010 at 07:50 AM

i love love LOVEEEEEEEEEEEE the little sheepy! i want one now! hahahaha. I took a little one trick or treating. He was a cute glow in the dark skeleton. had a blast. Best part was i got to take him & his candy home and leave them there afterwards. hahahaha :) have a great week.

Posted by: J from Paradise | November 02, 2010 at 04:25 PM

Beautiful! What fantastic fabric. Love that the shoes have patterns on the soles. Swwwweeeetttt!

Posted by: Hypnotherapy London | March 07, 2011 at 01:22 AM

i love the shoes ive made them a couple of times but the toe is always misshaped a little.. yours are so cute!!!!

Posted by: nicole | April 05, 2012 at 08:11 AM

Thanks so much! I'm so happy you've made some! :)

Posted by: Pamela Susan | April 05, 2012 at 09:15 AM

Thanks so much! :)

Posted by: Pamela Susan | April 05, 2012 at 09:15 AM

Nicely done! They turned out beautifully! :)

Posted by: Joanna | July 13, 2012 at 11:38 AM

Joanna! Thanks so much for sharing such a wonderful pattern with the world! :)

Posted by: Pamela Susan | July 24, 2012 at 09:04 AM

I could not wait to make some of these tiny shoes for my granddaughter. Went to the link to download the pattern and all I get is a message that the url can't be found. Do you know of another site or way to download this pattern and tutorial? Please help. Angie P.

Posted by: Angie Patterson | April 21, 2013 at 02:16 PM

Darnit! I suggest you contact the blog owner of the pattern (her email is [email protected]) and ask her--I hope that is helpful! :)

Posted by: Pamela Susan | April 21, 2013 at 07:37 PM

The pattern for the slippers is no longer available. :( If possible could you please share it as I would like to make a pair for my new grand baby. Thank you! Jeanmarie

Posted by: Jeanmarie | June 19, 2013 at 11:46 AM

Hello Jeanmarie! So sorry, but I no longer have the pattern--have you tried emailing the owner of the pattern? Her email is [email protected]

Thanks for visiting the blog!

Posted by: Pamela Susan | June 19, 2013 at 12:13 PM