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Put your best foot forward with these Liberty lined ballet pumps by Cheryl Owen. Guaranteed to put a spring in your step, they also have detachable heart and bow details. In stunning floral prints and with minimal sewing, they can be finished in an afternoon. Alternatively, attach the clips to a bag or headband for versatile style on the go! Tip: Leather or suede shoes will be too tough to sew through, so only add binding to pumps with synthetic or fabric uppers.
stitch heart pumps
1 Go to www.sewmag.co.uk to download and print the templates. Insert scrap paper into one shoe, pushing it into the toe. Run your thumbnail around the edge of the inner sole to make an indentation on the paper. Remove and cut along the mark to create a template. Insert it into the shoe again, to check the fit. Trim if necessary.
2 Use the template to cut one pair of inner soles from pelmet interfacing reversing the template for one. Cut another pair from printed fabric, adding a 1cm allowance to the outer edges. Pin the interfacing inner soles centrally to the wrong side of the print. Snip into the fabric at regular intervals, all around, to 2mm from the interfacing. Fold the snipped edges over the pelmet and secure them with fabric glue at the toe and heel first, then along the side edges. Glue the inner soles inside the shoes, print facing up.
3 Cut four 2.5cm x 30cm bias strips from fabric. With right sides facing, stitch the strips together in pairs at one short end, taking a 6mm seam allowance. Press the
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