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Babies Babies and toddlers will love these special gift ideas. From "Creative Juice" episode DCRJ-309

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Keep little feet warm and toasty with incredibly cute, easy-to-make fleece booties.

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Fleece Booties

Fleece Booties

Materials:

booties pattern (download)
1/4 yd. fleece fabric
9" length of 1/4" soft elastic
16" decorative ribbon
sewing machine
matching thread
scissors and pins

1. Pin the pattern in place on the fabric, making sure to place it on the fold, and cut out (figure A). Remove the pins, open the booties and place them right sides down (figure B).

PDF Bootie pattern: click to download.

Figure A

Figure B

2. Cut elastic in half (1 piece for each bootie) and, following pattern instructions, sew stretched elastic across the appropriate stitching line (figure C).

3. Fold each bootie in half, keeping right sides together. Cut the ribbon in half (1 piece for each bootie), fold each piece in half and pin according to pattern directions (figure D).

Figure C

Figure D

4. Pin and sew the edges, leaving a 1/4" seam allowance (figure E).

5. Turn right side out and tie the ribbon in a bow. Use scissors to cut a fringe at the top of the booties (figure F).

Figure E

Figure F

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