Hey y’all, today I’m sharing a slipper pattern to sew slippers from fleece. I have perpetually cold feet. Everyone who knows me knows this, and since I stopped teaching and work from home (many days in my pajamas) I have amassed a collection of warm socks and slippers so that I don’t have to put on actual shoes for most of the day. But when it gets really cold, I still didn’t have a pair that kept my feet quite warm enough, until this pair. Made from two layers of fleece, these have been keeping my feet toasty warm during a recent cold snap, and they’re a quick sew that would make a great gift.
To make your own, you’ll need
- 1/4 yard of stretch fleece for the outer slipper. Most fleece has stretch in it, just double check yours to make sure it does
- 1/4 yard of stretch fleece contrast for the lining. I used sherpa fleece in this pair, similar to this fabric (affiliate link)
- Hand sewing needle and thread for finishing
- Optional: shoe inserts (to stiffen the soles of the slippers) and fabric paint or nonslip fabric for the soles of the shoes.
Getting the Slipper Pattern
The pattern is a women’s size 6, for a foot length of 9 inches. I’ve got instructions for resizing in the directions and in the video.
To get this pattern, you must either be a free newsletter subscriber or have purchased a gallery access pass. Then click your preferred option from the buttons below. Existing newsletter subscribers should look at the bottom of the most recent Friday newsletter for the current free pattern gallery password. If you purchased the all access pass you’ll log in to your shop account to download the pattern. Note that the free version of the pattern does not have printable instructions so you’ll need to refer to this post for instructions.
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The video below shows how to sew these, but if you prefer a written tutorial, scroll on by for written instructions. If the video doesn’t load for some reason, you can also watch it on YouTube here.
To resize the pattern, first either measure the length and width of the person’s foot, or use google to find a foot length chart; there are a lot out there. Then cut the pattern on the horizontal lines to lengthen the or shorten the slipper, and cut on the vertical lines to widen or narrow it.
Spread pattern pieces apart to lengthen and widen, overlap to shorten and narrow. Then retrace the pattern on a new paper.
Cut 4 upper slippers from BOTH the lining and outer fabrics, making sure to mirror image them so that you have 2 right sides and 2 left sides of each. Cut 2 soles from BOTH the lining and outer fabrics, making sure to mirror image them so that you have a right foot and a left foot of each.
If you want non slip soles, cut your outer soles from non slip fabric OR use fabric paint to add some traction, as I did with these pajama feet.
Place the outer upper slippers right sides together, then stitch along the foot and heel (red lines below). Use a 1/4 inch seam. Make sure to backstitch the foot seam at the inner point. Repeat with other set of outer slippers.
Repeat this process with the lining, EXCEPT leave a hole in the heel of the lining for turning later.
Open up the upper slippers and pin them right sides together with the soles, centering the upper seams at the center of the toe and heel. Repeat for all the lining and outer pieces, so that you have 4 slippers, and make sure there are 2 right feet and 2 left feet.
Stitch around the slippers, then turn the lining slippers right sides out.
Match up the left foot of the right side out lining with the left foot of the wrong side out slipper, and do the same for the right feet.
Insert the lining into the slipper, then match and pin around the ankle. Repeat with the other slipper, then stitch around the ankle of each.
Turn each slipper right side out through the hole in the heel of the lining.
When they’re right side out, they’ll look like the image above, with conjoined slippers. Push the lining into the slipper.
If you’d like to add some extra structure to the shoe, insert a shoe insert through the hole in between the lining and the out fabric.
Use a hand sewing needle and thread and a blind stitch to close up the hole in the lining of each and you’re done!
Turn the cuffs of the slippers down or up depending on how cold your ankles get.
Dianne
Melly you did it again! Whenever I’m looking for a pattern/instructions that I have in mind I come to your site and find what
I need easily. I am not good at creating my own pieces from ideas I have but I know where I can find them. Thank you for
sharing your insights and patterns/instructions for all of us. You’re site is awesome! And your children are adorable!
Margaret
This is great – we are making “bear claw” slippers with our Cub Scouts for a camp craft. I will precut some fleece “claws” for them to glue and voila! Thanks, Melissa!
Brenda Puttaert
Thank you so much for access to these free patterns, I am looking forward to making the slippers!
PattyP
Thanks so much for this free slipper pattern! I’ve been looking for a good one for ages. Love the blog, and I tulty appreciate your time spent to share what you have with us!
rachel
thanks for this. nice and simple. i’m going to see if I can find your youtube channel now 🙂
Wiebke
I love this video and also your directions! Thanks Melly!
Philomina
Awesome!!! I am so excited. I am a beginner and this look like something i can do. Thank you for the excellent instructions. It looks very warm and comfy. Thank you for posting free patterns.
MA
Thank you Melly for your fantastic videos and patterns. I first learned how to sew by watching Sewing with Nancy and she was good. I’ve learned so much more from you though.
I hope you are feeling better too.
Lynn
thank you so much for posting this pattern! Your directions were easy to follow. The slippers went together very easily. they are cozy and warm. I used some non slip fabric for the sole and added a layer of padding to the sole too. I will definitely be sewing another pair of these!
Kat
Great pattern and instructions! Easy to follow and very straight forward. I made this with a stretchy sweatshirt fleece on the outside and a thicker stretch fleece on the inside. I clipped the excess fabric at the seam joints more (toes, heels, upper back) to reduce any bumpiness from the excess. Now I have nice slippers for my cold feet when I’m reading. Thanks!
Cynthia Padilla
Yay! Perfect timing. Thank you sooooo much for yet another fantastic idea! You are so creative!!
sandra
thank you sew much can’t wait to try the slippers