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Flannel and Fleece Winter Slipper Boots

for the 

Winter can be bitterly cold in the northeast.

Last night and today is one of these times. 

After snow and ice, it is sub-freezing.

It was -2 degrees Fahrenheit when I woke up this morning.

That is -18 degrees Celsius for  my international friends.

Today we are chipping ice off the steps and walks.

We keep the temperature low in the mid to upper 60s F in the daytime

and turn it down to 62 degrees  at night.

Our feet can feel very chilled.

Most of our floors are wood or laminate and many 

socks and fabric bottomed slippers can slip

and potentially cause falls,

So when I decided to make warm flannel and fleece boots for indoor wear 

I needed to get creative.

I started with this 

Free Pattern .pdf. Here

This is a Free Pattern @ Fave Quilts

and made it better ...

by adding no- slip soles!

For the batting layer I used 

Fusible Fleece

and pressed it to the faux fur fleece for stabilizing this stretchy fabric.

The pattern directions were ... um ... okay.

In other words, I had one night of seam ripping  on the first boot where I almost

tossed the project and sewed an easy flannel quilt instead.

Here are my lessons learned:

When the pattern says sew from "Mark 1" 

to the "Center Back" seam ...

... it means sew the top seam,

leaving the bottom open.

Then sew the upper curved seam of the outer fabrics,

right sides together on the top of the foot

from Mark 2 to Mark 1.

Then sew the top of the foot lining fabrics,

right sides together,

from Mark 2 to Mark 1

The bottom seam will be open 

to sew to the completed sole units 

Here is how I made the no-slip soles:

I cut three pieces for each sole,

1) flannel (this will be the inside layer

to be soft for the foot.

2) Soft and Stable White Stabilizer By Annie 

3) the no-slip sole ... 

for this purpose I cut the outer sole pieces from

This shelf liner material

easyLiner

It is the same stuff I used in my very popular

East Sew Jar Openers Tutorial

The heavy duty built in walking foot on my Janome

has no issues stitching this rubbery synthetic shelf liner

or these three layers together 1/8" around the edge.

To sew the top to the soles,

place the flannel right side to the no slip sole side

and, starting at the heel, 

sew around the edge with a 1/4" seam

easing around the curves.

I did not pin or clip;

I just held the layers together as I sewed.

You may want to pin if you are not experienced

with sewing curved seams.

I hope you have enjoyed this project.

My hubby really liked this one.

Just as I was finishing the second boot,

he came into the sewing room and took one look 

and asked me to make him some.

I am going to have to figure out how to enlarge the pattern soon.

These will make good gifts.

Be sure to visit all the wonderful stops today! 

Monday, January 21st

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Bumbleberry Stitches
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Vroomans Quilts

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Carla @ Creatin' in the Sticks
for organizing this fun hop!

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