How to Sew a Shoe Organizer

If shoes have taken over the floor of your closet it's time to eliminate the problem with a hanging shoe organizer. With a few simple sewing skills, you can make a pocket shoe organizer. When completed, this design will provide space for 16 pairs of shoes. It can be hung in the closet on a sturdy wooden hanger with clips, on the wall, or over the bedroom door.

Supplies

• One yard canvas


• Five yards double fold bias. 


• Two and a half yards pocket fabric (burlap)


• Measuring tape


• Pins


• Scissors


• Fabric pen


• Thread


• Sewing machine


• 3/4 inch dowel rod

1. Trim the fabric 44 inches in length by 25 inches in width.


2. Use your fabric pen to lay out your rows of pockets.The pockets will be 10 inches long and six inches wide. There should be a one inch space between each of the rows.There will be no spaces between the pockets on each row. However, there should be half an inch edge around the organizer.


3. Trim the pocket fabric one inch larger than the size of the pocket. Use your sewing machine to place a half inch hem in the pocket pieces around each side.


4. Begin at the bottom of the organizer. Pin the right side of the unhemmed pocket edge to the fabric. Align so it matches your grid. Use a sewing machine to sew a half inch straight across pieces of each pocket.


5. Fold the pocket fabric up and pin into place.


6. Make the pockets by sewing vertical seams, following the grid pattern.


7. Pin the double-edged bias tape around the unhemmed edge and sew.


8. Trim four six inch pieces of the bias. Fold the bias in half and form two pairs of loops. Pin these in place on the back side of the organizer at the top. Make sure they are spaced evenly. Use a sewing machine to attach these.


9. Slide the wooden dowling rod into place to create a hanger.