Today we welcome back Trish of TrishAlan Designs who is here to share a tutorial for these gorgeous quick and easy homemade doorstops.You could also win fabric to create these fun doorstops -Trish is kindly donating the fabric for the project- see below for detailsThis doorstop is an ideal fete item. It is made from 1 piece of fabric. 1 metre of fabric will make 12 doorstops. I also made 6 smaller 12cm x 25cm shapes from the fabric which I filled with lavender.
What you need:
1 metre of Summer Sunset fabric
10cm Cotton tape
Sand and funnel
Sewing thread and needle.
To Make:
Step 1: Cut the fabric to measure 20cm x 40cm. Press a 1.5cm seam allowance on one long edge.
Step 2: Right side together fold the piece in half, short edge together. Sew with a 1.5 cm seam allowance in the direction of the arrows. Back tack at the corner to reinforce the seam. Trim corner carefully.
Step 3: Take the point marked ‘X’ in the previous step up to the seam allowance. Finger press the seam allowance open. Fold cotton tape in half and insert. Sew in the direction of the arrow with the seam allowance on top. Leave small opening for turning.
Step 4: Turn to right side. Fill with sand. Sew closure by hand.
Using the Eco Dyed Summer Sunset fabric for this project gives you different colours/patterns on each surface
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i love tie dyed fabric!!!!!!!!! i never thought about making doorstops what a great idea. i keep pulling the mat up on the door to keep it open!
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I love these and what I love about Trish's eco dyed fabric is that it's so individual, No one else is going to have the same!
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How awesome are these. i am going to hook in and make one this afternoon thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteThese are fabulous and a very easy to follow tutorial. My little girl is just learing to sew & I'm going to use this tutorial so we can make the doorstop together. Great fun. Thank you !!!!!!
ReplyDeleteTrish's fabric is so softly colored and perfect for the door stop!
ReplyDeleteTrish's fabric is special as it is hand dyed, and not mass produced. Love the door stop tutorial, I recently made a few rectangle door stops, I can't wait to try making these ones too.
ReplyDeleteThese are so cool! I love the funky colours! What a great colourful way to stop the floors slamming!
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I love the colours that have been put together in the tie die, and the retro look of it. Thanks for the chance to win some beautiful fabric.
ReplyDeleteI see a world of delicious possibilities with Trish's Hand Dyed Fabrics. The door stops are just the beginning. The colours are just like escaping into a dream. Thank you for the giveaway.
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Thank you for the tutorial, very clever. I love hand dyed fabbie, I love how each piece is different and the way the colours change on each piece, no one piece the same, very unique.
ReplyDeletehello there,I am so so happy when I found this tute....I have been wondering how to make this kind of triangular shaped. thank you,
ReplyDeleteThank you for this tutorial! I made them for all my co-teachers hallway doors. I used "picnic tablecloth" like fabric so they could be easily cleaned from all the floor dust.
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