My very first Once-a-Month Project has been completed......a draft blocker for our front door (the door that has a big enough gap to see light shine through just a little bit). I wish I could take all of the credit for it but my mom came over to help me and break out my brand new (and first) sewing machine!
Interested in making your own? It is amazingly simple to do - a great project to do if you are just learning to sew!
What I used:
*Poly-Fil - Just $2.99 at Hobby Lobby. This item doesn't go on sale so use your 40% coupon!!
*Fabric - I bought 1.5 yards and have made several (sliding glass doors and some windows). If you are just making one, half a yard would be plenty! I found this great fabric on clearance for just $2/yard at Hobby Lobby. I like it because it is a little thicker and the dark color with a print shouldn't look as dirty as most fabrics.
*Thread - I just used black because that's what I had.
*Sewing Machine
What to do:
1)Measure your door to see how long you will need it to be. Be sure to give yourself a few extra inches for the seam and you will probably want it to extend a bit beyond the door. The fabric I purchased was 45 inches and that was perfect.
2)Decide how wide you are going to want it and cut the fabric. We originally went with 12 inches but it didn't lay very well against the door so we made another one at 16 inches.
Interested in making your own? It is amazingly simple to do - a great project to do if you are just learning to sew!
What I used:
*Poly-Fil - Just $2.99 at Hobby Lobby. This item doesn't go on sale so use your 40% coupon!!
*Fabric - I bought 1.5 yards and have made several (sliding glass doors and some windows). If you are just making one, half a yard would be plenty! I found this great fabric on clearance for just $2/yard at Hobby Lobby. I like it because it is a little thicker and the dark color with a print shouldn't look as dirty as most fabrics.
*Thread - I just used black because that's what I had.
*Sewing Machine
What to do:
1)Measure your door to see how long you will need it to be. Be sure to give yourself a few extra inches for the seam and you will probably want it to extend a bit beyond the door. The fabric I purchased was 45 inches and that was perfect.
2)Decide how wide you are going to want it and cut the fabric. We originally went with 12 inches but it didn't lay very well against the door so we made another one at 16 inches.
This is the first one we made. Air was still getting out at the top. It is now wedged in the sliding glass door.
3)Fold the fabric in half hot dog style (aka the long way) and inside out. Put a few pins in it to keep it together.
4)Sew along the short edge and then the long edge.
5)Turn it inside out so that the fabric is now on the outside and you have an empty tube of fabric (the only side that should be open is the other short side).
6)Fill with the Poly-Fil or another filling (rice, beans, etc). Use some sort of long dowel tool to push it down in. We used what we had available to us - the girls' plastic batons.
7)Once it is filled, sew the last side together. We were able to sew it with the machine but you might need to hand sew it.
And that's it. Keep in mind that these instructions are from a person that barely sews. It makes sense to me when I read it but be sure to visualize it first so that it makes sene to you! And if there is something that I need to add to make it more clear, please let me know!!
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