Keep your favorite tiny toes toasty by making these soft and cute baby slippers. Author, illustrator, and maker Sanae Ishida designed these to fit 3-6 month old babies, and they make an excellent gift. Sanae shows you how to make fox slippers as well as raccoon slippers, beginning with laying the pattern out on fabric, then sewing your project together on a machine. Learn how to add elastic to the heel for a perfect fit, applique with zig-zag stitch, and hand embroider some simple details that will make those adorable animal faces pop.
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![Hands sewing fox-themed baby shoes with a needle and thread on a wooden surface. Scissors are nearby.](https://glensidepld.org/files/Sew-Animal-Baby-Slippers-2.jpg)
![Various pieces of fabric resembling raccoon faces and ears arranged on a wooden surface.](https://glensidepld.org/files/Sew-Animal-Baby-Slippers-3.jpg)
![Fabric pieces arranged and partially assembled to create raccoon-themed baby booties, with scissors on the right.](https://glensidepld.org/files/Sew-Animal-Baby-Slippers-4.jpg)
![Two pairs of baby booties, one with a grey raccoon design and the other with a brown fox design, on a wooden slice.](https://glensidepld.org/files/Sew-Animal-Baby-Slippers-1.jpg)