How to Make a Door Draft Stopper
When the temperature drops and the cold winds of winter blow, a draft door stopper is a great way to keep those winds at bay. This simple sewing project will not only keep your house warmer, but will also help keep those ever-rising electric bills under control. This pattern is for a 36-inch wide door. If your door is wider, adjust the measurements to match.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Sturdy, tightly woven fabric (45-inches wide)
- Needle and thread
- Scissors
- Sewing machine
- Yard stick
- Filling material (kitty litter sand, dry corn, beans or rice or aquarium gravel)
- Large funnel
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Cut an 8 by 41 inch fabric rectangle.
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Sew the long edges, with the wrong sides of the fabric together, to form a 4-inch tube.
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Sew one of the ends together. Backstitch firmly.
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Turn the tube so the right side of the fabric is facing out. Use a yardstick to help turn the corners.
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Pour the filler into the door draft stopper using the funnel, leaving 1 inch unfilled at the top.
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Top stitch the seam closed firmly, and your draft door stopper is finished.
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Tips & Warnings
This is a great project for beginning sewers.
Use your imagination to create a whimsical draft door stopper. Add ears and a face to create a cat or dog. With a piece of red ribbon for a tongue and two beads for eyes, you can create a snake.
An old pair of jeans can make a very durable draft door stopper. Cut the leg off as high as possible, stuff with filler and sew the ends closed.
Turn this sewing project into a service project for a school or organization and donate the draft door stoppers to senior citizens or low-income families.
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Comments
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I am excited to be making door stoppers.
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making door stoppers.
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shawnlogan
Dec 01, 2010
Also, if you make a loop of fabric at the stitch, you can add snaps, Velcro, or a curtain rod(or any creative way)and attach it to the door. That way it's always there, and you don't have to move it when the door is opened and closed. Just make sure to hang it low enough to touch the floor solidly and cover the gap. -
slambr
Jan 18, 2009
Please note that the directions are wrong. You don't "Sew the long edges, with the wrong sides of the fabric together, to form a 4-inch tube." You have to put the RIGHT SIDES of the fabric together, so that when you turn it inside out, the right sides will be on the outside.
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slambr
Jan 18, 2009
Please note that the directions are wrong. You don't "Sew the long edges, with the wrong sides of the fabric together, to form a 4-inch tube." You have to put the RIGHT SIDES of the fabric together, so that when you turn it inside out, the right sides will be on the outside.
