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In- Person Quilted Sneakers Workshop
Make your own Quilted Shoes
In this full day workshop, you will make your own quilted shoes! You will use a quilt sandwich to make your quilted sneakers and use a variety of tools to punch holes, install eyelets and hand sew the uppers to the soles. Learn all of my tips and tricks for making this process fun and easy! Materials kit and Sneaker kit required.
Required Kit
You will need to bring a Sneaker Kit from Tandy Leather or Chicago School of Shoemaking. Check the size chart and choose your sole color- white, gum or black.
If you are having trouble finding your size in stock, call Tandy Leather customer service at 877-532-8437 and they can track down your size in one of their retail stores to have sent to you.
At in-person workshops, there will be a supply kit to purchase. It includes eyelets, leather needle, leather thread, Fray Check, fabric glue and other equipment needed for shoe construction. Kit price: $42
Supplies and Equipment Needed
For In-person workshops, Kim will provide glue, leather punches, eyelets and eyelet setter, awls and other specialized tools needed to make the shoes.
You need to bring:
- SneakerKit
- Fabric- 3 coordinating fat quarters or 2 fat quarters and a mini quilt top- quilted ahead of time (see class instructions)
- Sewing thread to coordinate
- Fabric shears
- 2 copies of the printed shoe pattern- cut out and taped (we will use the 3-in-1 pattern)
- Sewing machine with basic sewing tools
- Clips
- Shoe laces
- Cutting mat and rotary cutter
- Iron and ironing surface