I made a couple of doorstops over the weekend. Not the most exciting of projects I suppose but they were needed all the same. One for a door that kept shutting the kittens into a room and we only noticed when their calls got louder; the other to stop a wall from being banged into, each time the bedroom door was flung open. Again. And again!
The pattern came from Lotta Jansdotter's Simple Sewing. There are some fun things to make in this book, including picnic placemats which I made for my parents but that was long before my blogging days and no photos were taken. They went down a treat though! The doorstops were very easy and quick to do, only the quantity of beans specified was way off since I needed almost a kilo more than she said. I bought a six-kilo bag of dried kidney beans from a market which filled my two, but not entirely.
There is evidence of other crafting projects in the offing, only the sun has decided not to come out today and in any case, my model's at school!
Have a great week x
Really pretty fabrics and a great idea!
ReplyDeleteJust look at that gorgeous kitty. :)
Terrible that your model is at school, you just can't get the staff these days, can you! ;)
Vivienne x
Lovely doorstops Kate. Something I have been meaning to buy, not make I hasten to add! Doors slam in our house, especially so when all doors to the outside are open in the Summer. Love the cat! x
ReplyDeleteI love your doorstops and that cat just made me laugh , cute thing !
ReplyDeleteOh excllent! These are just lovely. I am in a new office witha door that won't stay fully open so I've been thinking about making one of these. Now all I need is the sewing machine... C.x
ReplyDeleteYour little kitty is such a cutie! Love the doorstops! Gorgeous fabric choices!
ReplyDeleteRachel x
love your kitty's pose! v.sweet.
ReplyDeletedoorstops are great little practical projects. i love the bottom one especially, but i would as it is the same fabric that i have out on my worktable at the moment. am thinking of making a bag from it.
Happy day to you
ginny x
Love the door stops -it's reminded me I need some too, can't think why I haven't got some before really! The fabrics you have used look lovely. Have a happy week!
ReplyDeleteHelen x
Such pretty doorstops - I hope your kitten wasn't eyeing it up as a scratching post!
ReplyDeleteWell, those are loveliest doorstops I have ever seen!
ReplyDeleteOoh, and I love the dress in the last post!
I love those doorstops - never seen any like that before - great idea. I also like that you call yourself a sewist as I always have difficulty with the word 'sewer' for obvious reasons! In my last but one post I used the term 'sewing people' cos I didn't know what to put!
ReplyDeleteI love those doorstops - never seen any like that before - great idea. I also like that you call yourself a sewist as I always have difficulty with the word 'sewer' for obvious reasons! In my last but one post I used the term 'sewing people' cos I didn't know what to put!
ReplyDeleteYour doorstops look good and solid..I like the idea of handles too. I don't think I could have beans in them though..they may rot in our humid climate..probably sand would be better or pebbles!
ReplyDeleteSaw some of these at a local store - but not a smart as yours!
ReplyDeletei really love your cat :)
ReplyDeletewhat great looking door stops
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