Here's my very first sew and show! Maybe I should introduce myself - I'm Sarah, stay at home mom to Daniel, age 3.5 and Amelia, who just turned 2. I started sewing after I couldn't find any pajama pants to fit over my son's huge overnight cloth diaper butt. Then on to cloth diapers, of course :lol: , simple kids clothing, slings and babycarriers, a little home dec, quilting, and then sewing just for myself after learning how to do fitting. Now I bought Rebecca's soft soled shoes patterns and have been going crazy sewing shoes!

I've become a little addicted to all the on-line sewing resources out there, so I may have seen some of you at the various yahoo group co-ops, or the slingsewing group I co-moderate, the Ottobre yahoo group, or patternreview.com. But I'm really enjoying this group of fellow mom sewists - glad to find you all!

http://www.friendsofpr.com/SarahS/black.jpg
http://www.friendsofpr.com/SarahS/flowerapplique.jpg

http://www.friendsofpr.com/SarahS/blackslippers.jpg
http://www.friendsofpr.com/SarahS/greenslippers.jpg

Daniel think's he's a rock and roll star, so I tried a little applique with a sax and electric guitar for him:
http://www.friendsofpr.com/SarahS/instruments.jpg
http://www.friendsofpr.com/SarahS/mottledpurple.jpg

OH my freaking GOSH! You totally ROCK!!!! :lol:

You are going to have some fancy feet in your house. They all look great. :)

Hey! Really cool! I love those!

Murali

:drop: That's a lot of shoes! Nice job! :)

Those look great!

I have Becky's pattern too and so far I've only made 1 pair of shoes.

Adorable!

I really like the stripey flowery ones. Congrats on your first SnS.

Those look great!

I have Becky's pattern too and so far I've only made 1 pair of shoes.
What pattern?? I shouldn't, cuz i don't have time, but i guess i could be a cobbler too..lol
Is her pattern fs or something? I'd love it?

cute shoes, you're kid's feet are going to look great!

Wow, those are all great. Welcome! Your kids have the cutest cheeks! :)

Those are really cute. Just what I need, to learn how to make shoes. Where do you ladies find the time?

love and blessings
angie

They are the cutest shoes! You did a wonderful job!

Very cool! I agree your family is going to have some stylish feet!! Awesome!

Those are so cute, I love the sax/guitar pair. It's nice to see meet you too :)

well.....check you out....nice grand entrance. Your shoes are awesome....I dig the rockstar shoes.

They all look great! The appliques are perfect! Welcome aboard, you'll like it here. :D

Oh my goodness those are cool!

those are sooo nice! i have her pattern, too, but i'mintimidated. lol

What pattern?? I shouldn't, cuz i don't have time, but i guess i could be a cobbler too..lol
Is her pattern fs or something? I'd love it?

Yes, it's Becky's pattern:
http://www.amitymama.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=196965

She's got a yahoo group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Beckys_Suede_Leather/?yguid=109244737

But I'm sure you can just PM her to buy the pattern. It's really pretty easy, IMO. Her suede leather scraps are pretty thick, so I think they work best for just the soles of the shoes, and use thinner leather for the rest. I use old leather jackets I buy at the thrift store for $0.99 on special.


:butterfly Thanks for all the compliments, everyone - you sure know how to make a girl feel welcome!

Wow! Great job on all of the shoes. :bow:

Man sakes alive, those are AWESOME! I'm lovin' the last ones...they look marbly or dyed or something? And what a great place to get the leather!

:eek: :thumbsup: :D

OMG! You HAVE been going crazy making shoes!!!!! Those look great!

They look soooo... good. :bow: It inspired me to sew some more Soft soles... I miss it. :lol:

I don't know if I returned your email. I got totally sick. We had something close to Pertussis (whooping cough). it's been a nightmare, Today is finally a good day for me but the kids are still hacking two weeks later... :shake:

So I kind of dropped off the face of the sewing earth for a while. anyone need to PM me? feel free. I haven't forgotten anyone. I have my trusty list. :heart: Just had a really long viral disaster here. I have a few mamas almost done. just need to glue soles. Sorry to take off topic. I will post this seperately.

Great way to recycle!! And they truly are beautiful. I need to email/PM you. great job... You inspired me to get more creative! I love it.