20.1.12

Doorstops

Sewing clothes is my passion, but every now and then a bit of home dec is necessary.  I have just moved house, so this year I might have to do a bit more housey stuff and a bit less garment sewing.  Not to mention the fact that the wardrobe in my new house is too small for the clothes I already own. 



The first completed sewing project for the new year, in my new house, is a set of owl doorstops.  Pretty cute, hey?  Though, their resemblence to owls is a little tenuous.

I copied the owls from Hammer & Thread.  I didn't use her downloadable pattern, because I was out of printer paper, I just hand-drew a copy, so my version may not be an accurate rendition of the original.  I chose this pattern because it had the tail piece, which I thought would be useful because I wanted the owl to stand up and stop doors.  I used sand rather than rice or beans to fill the doorstops, because they will be used on French doors that open onto a verandah and may sometimes get wet.  Only the sand is pretty heavy, which I think distorts the tail somewhat, and maybe the tail piece is a little too wide, because the side-on view shows them to look more like chooks than owls.


These are for my daughter's room.  My son has requested a turtle doorstop.  I may have to sew a few garments first.


13 comments:

Anonymous said...

They are very cute! Now I want to make some...

poppykettle said...

awww! So adorably cute :) Love the winking eye!

Mae said...

So cute. I love your floor.

MySummerTouch said...

They are really cute! Nice work!

Sew-4-Fun said...

Adorable! I even knew they were owls before reading anything. :)

Bernice said...

SO GORGEOUS! They look nothing like chooks. I'm definitely going to have to make one for Meg's room.

Robyn said...

The owls are very sweet, a turtle would be cute too. Hope the move went smoothly.

Mary Nanna said...

good to see you back in the sewing saddle. yuck, moving is not fun, but nice to add some homely touches to your new digs. owls super cute!

Amy said...

These are adorable. I've been in home dec mode as well and it was about time--we moved over 3 months ago. Blessings on moving and settling in.

liza jane said...

Very cute! I am up to my eyeballs in home decor sewing right now. It's fun but I'm also longing to make something to wear- selfish person that I am ;)

Joy said...

These are adorable doorstops!
Hope you get settled into your new home quickly.

Unknown said...

cute!

Unknown said...

cute!