Home made door stop

Money_Maker_Shaker

He came from John Lewis, £3.50 in the Jan sale. So he's been a true money saver all the way!

Best wishes

MMS

jennyjelly

He's lovely!

You've inspire me now and I have a fat frog that would be great so he's going to get the same treatment.

Thank you!

r.mac_2

I have a kitchen door that won't stay completely open and its annoying me. I want to make a doorstop, but can't find a pattern. I am a realtive novice at sewing (coming back to it after a long spell away) but can handsew and have a machine at my disposal.

I bought an oilcloth style tablecloth for the table, and there is loads of extra fabric - could I use this? Alternatively, I can get matching cotton.

any help and guidance and ideas greatfully recieved.

HariboJunkie

I'm not sure if oilcloth would work r.mac but if you had a circle of ordinary fabric I would lay that out, put whatever you're using as a weight in the middle, gather up the cloth and tie with a ribbon.

r.mac_2

I hadn't thought of that - how easy and quick!

squeaky

Yeah... some of us just so-o-o lazy

powershopper

We had a patio door that always swung closed, kept it open with a cushion for 18 years! (it did wear out in the end)
(the cushion, not the door)

RedSpecs

I remember when I was a kid we were told to bring in the biggest pebble or smooth stone we could find - we decorated it, varnished it and took it home to Mum as a door stop. She still has it in the living room, some 25-odd years later.

r.mac_2

that's a great idea redspecs. Next time I am babysitting I think i'll have to get my young charges to do some home decor for me

carol_a_3

You could get a housebrick or large stone, cut a piece of pretty fabric large enough and wrap it as if it was a present, tuck the raw edges in then either catch the material together with some stitches or a few safety pins.