I was thinking of making a St. Patrick’s Day dress for one of my Effner girls since they’ve been sorely neglected. Lian was the first one to start pecking on the dolly cabinet glass. I heard something and saw Lian waving wildly when she caught my attention. I guess that deems her the winner of the new dress… at least for now.
I didn’t do much toward the dress, because I got sidetracked with shoes for her. S-O-R_R_Y… for those of you who just want sewing! I had never attempted a pair of leather shoes for the Little Darlings, so guess what I did today… I found a picture of a pair of shoes with a drawing of the shoe pieces. I copied it and then tweaked it just a bit at the heel part and hoped it would fit their foot… AND IT DID… on the very first try. I was so excited! It’s a Mary Jane style, which is pretty versatile and can be used lots of different ways.
I used a piece of “what I thought was blue green” leather, but it was about 9:00 this evening and when I got them finished and decided to take pictures of them, they looked more blue than green. SOOOOO… I may have to find a different fabric than the one I initially wanted to use for St. Patrick’s Day.
Here are the shoes… they are my most slenderizing shoes so far and they have “matching” soles.
I made them with my magnetic closure… watch this… shoes never closed so easily! :o)
Even I was impressed at how easily they snapped together.
Here they are on the fabric I had picked for St. Patrick’s Day… hmmmm… maybe??? I can make the insides neater next time. I didn’t know where to punch the hole for the tiny magnet this time… Once I know where it goes, I can put the magnet in while the leather is flat. It will make a big difference.
I ordered some 1/8″ eyelets for the boots, and in the lot were some snaps… so I’m going to try them on the next pair. It will make the shoes even more slenderizing on the sides where that buckle sticks out…
My dolly nail trimming tool has helped me so much in getting the soles smoothed down and no gaps in the leather that is stacked together…
Ooo-La-La!
After I made that pair, I quickly cut out another pair and they are “definitely” green…
They have just been started, but I already found a nice piece of fabric for them…
So now I have 2 pairs of shoes, one done, and one on the way, for St. Patrick’s Day outfits. I hope to show you 2 completed pairs of shoes tomorrow… and with the fabric for them…
I will see you tomorrow,
Blessings, Jeanne