It's a Creative World: Lavender Scented Fabric Boot

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Lavender Scented Fabric Boot

Hiya, today I have done a step by step of my stuffed fabric boots, I have filled this one with a combination of dried lavender from my garden which I showed you HERE.

First I drew a boot shape on card and adjusted it until I was happy, then cut the design out.

I folded the fabric I wanted to use in half, right sides together and drew round the card boot with a fabric pencil and pinned it together, also pinning a ribbon for hanging it, inside the boot.

I then stitched round the line using my sewing machine, you can do this by hand if you prefer, leaving the top of the boot open to turn it the right way out. Then cut out the boot shape leaving approximately 1cm as a seam allowance.

Then I turned it the right way out and pressed it, also pressing the open top over to make sewing up after filling easier. I then used polyester toy filling and lavender to fill it, pushing the stuffing down to pack it tight as I went. When it was as full as i could get it I used my sewing machine to stitch the top closed. I chose 6 pink buttons to match the floral design as boot buttons, stitched them on spaced evenly either side of the front seam and wound ribbon around them as a lace.