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Learn How To Make Fun & Fashionable Quilted Sneakers At Home
How To Make Quilted Sneakers
Ready to turn your love of quilting into wearable art?
In How To Make Quilted Sneakers, veteran shoe designer Wade Motawi and footwear entrepreneur Andrea Motawi show you exactly how to design and build colorful, comfortable, one-of-a-kind sneakers—right from home.
Whether you’re a quilter looking for a new creative challenge or a sewing enthusiast ready to step into shoemaking, this step-by-step guide walks you through the entire process—from fabric selection and quilting techniques to assembly, outsole bonding, eyelets, and professional finishing touches.
Inside this book, you’ll learn:
How to design your own custom quilted sneakers
The difference between three-layer and double-layer construction
How to quilt for structure, durability, and style
Techniques for installing heel counters and toe puffs
How to add binding or turned seams for a polished look
Professional shoemaking tips used in real footwear factories
How to customize with embroidery, appliqué, screen printing, and bold stitching
With clear instructions, detailed photos, and expert guidance, this book bridges the gap between quilting and shoemaking. You’ll gain real footwear construction knowledge while creating fun, fashionable sneakers you can proudly wear—or gift.
You don’t need to be a professional shoemaker. You just need basic sewing skills, creativity, and the willingness to try something new.
Make sneakers that are:
• Comfortable
• Durable
• Functional
• Completely unique
Create high-tops or low-tops. Go bold or minimalist. Add colorful bindings, custom laces, eyelets, and embroidery. The only limit is your imagination.
If you’ve ever wanted to make shoes from scratch, this is your step-by-step roadmap.
Your next favorite pair of sneakers isn’t in a store.
It’s in your sewing room.
Chapter 1 : Getting started
Materials, tools, and skills you need to make your first pair of quilted sneakers.
Chapter 2 : Designing your Sneaker
It’s time to get creative. Make the shoe YOU want to make.
Chapter 3 : Lay Out your Sneaker Design
Planning your build. Let’s review the construction options.
Chapter 4 : Quilting Your Shoe Parts
Gather up your materials. This will be a lesson in layering your sneaker materials.
Chapter 5 : Tracing and Cutting
Shoemaking is different—we need to be exact.
Chapter 6 : Sewing Your Sneaker Parts.
This is where it all comes together.
Chapter 7 : Installing Footwear Reinforcements
Next level shoemaking. Some extra effort for professional results.
Chapter 8 : Installing Eyelets
Grab your mallet and eyelet setter.
Chapter 9 : Sneaker Assembly.
Time to assemble the upper to the outsole. Let’s look at two methods.
Chapter 10 : Outsole Bonding
Get your glue and prep your parts.
Chapter 11 : Stitching Your Shoe Soles
How to secure your upper to the outsole.
Chapter 12 : Finishing Touches
Almost there, let’s finish strong.
Chapter 13 : Finding Materials and instructors
Find some extra help and a special thanks to our creative partners.
How to Make Quilted Sneakers
Learn How To Make Fun & Fashionable Quilted Sneakers At Home
Series: How Shoes are Made (Book 7)
Publisher : Shoemakers Media llc (March, 1, 2026)
ISBN-10 : 1735883379
ISBN-13: 9781735883373
Item Weight : .5 pounds
Dimensions : 8.5 x .2 x 11 inches
Deb –
Love this book!!! my daughter and I have been anxiously waiting for it to get here and now that we have it we have already started to be able to make our quilted sneaker project!
Great photos, easy to follow instructions, highly recommend this book along with the pattern, outsoles and the Quilters Sneaker Kit from Shoemakers Academy. Great for anyone wanting to sew some cool sneakers!!! Highly recommend the authors other books as well for those interested in shoe making!
J.D. –
This book is well written and clearly explains everything you need to know to make quilted sneakers. It’s a great way to get started making unique shoes for yourself and others!