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Today I’m happy to be participating in the A Spoonful of Sugar blog tour for Lisa Cox’s new book of the same name. When Lisa invited me to be part of her book tour, she mentioned one of the projects was a doorstop. I instantly said yes, as I have been wanting make one for my son’s door. Since the only light in our landing upstairs comes from the bedroom windows, I am constantly opening doors or moving a toy in front of them to keep them from swinging closed.

Door-Stop-FabricI chose some of my favorite colors: green, navy, and gray for the project. All the pattern pieces are on a disc, so I printed the two pieces required for the Bonjour Paris Doorstop and printed them out. Since I planned to use this for an interior door, I shrank the pattern pieces to 80% to make it a bit smaller. Then, I followed the incredibly clear pattern and had a finished doorstop in one afternoon:

Door-Stop-1Seriously, how cute is this? The pattern in the book has an applique of the Eiffel Tower (hence the name, Bonjour Paris), but I left mine plain because it was for my son’s room.

Door-Stop-2The door stop is filled partially with batting and then a bag of rice. Since I have an overabundance of crushed walnut shells for pincushions, I used a bag of those instead, again, since it is just for an inside door.

Door-Stop-3The bottom has a zipper too, so you can adjust the weight of it as necessary. The installation might have been one of the easiest zippers I’ve ever done.

The book is filled with cute projects, and you can visit the other stops on the blog tour to see a sampling of the projects:

April 26            Jodie Carlton                          Ric Rac
April 27            Minki Kim                               Minki’s Work Table
April 28            Melissa LeRay                        Oh How Sweet
April 29            Jemima Flendt                       Tied With a Ribbon
April 30            Beverley McCullough           Flamingo Toes

May 2              Sedef Imer                               Down Grapevine Lane
May 3              Nadra Ridgeway                     Ellis and Higgs
May 4              Amy Morinaka                        Chick Chick Sewing
May 5              Caroline Critchfield               Sew Can She
May 6              Kristyne Czepuryk                 Pretty By Hand
May 7              Bronwyn Hayes                      Red Brolly

May 9              Anorina Morris                      Samelia’s Mum
May 10            Peta Peace                               She Quilts A Lot
May 11            Faith Essenburg                     Sarana Ave
May 12            Angie Wilson                          Gnome Angel
May 13            Sharon Burgess                      Lilabelle Lane Creations
May 14            Stacy Olson                             Stacy Olson

May 16            Ayda Algin                              Cafenohut
May 17            Jennie Pickett                        Clover and Violet
May 18            Wynn Tan                              Zakka Art
May 19            Lisa Cox                                  A Spoonful of Sugar

SALIn addition to the blog hop, please join us for an Instagram Sew Along from June 1 – August 9. We will be making projects from A Spoonful of Sugar: Sew 20 Simple Projects to Sweeten Your Surroundings Zakka Style. There will be five rounds, each lasting for two weeks which will give you plenty of time to complete a project or two from the book.  Our good friend, Amy Sinibaldi from Nana Company is the Guest Judge, with fantastic prizes for the winner of each round, plus a Grand Prize Winner, generously sponsored by Alisha from Ministry of Fabric. We really hope you join in the fun! #ASPOONFULOFSUGARSAL

Finally, since not everyone can win prizes, Lisa has made up a cute little Hexie Pincushion tutorial as a thank you for all the encouragement she’s received about her book! So, head over to her blog and check it out!

Thank you for joining me, I think you’ll be sure to enjoy the projects from A Spoonful of Sugar! Happy Sewing!

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4 Comments

  1. I love this doorstop. Often when windows/doors are open, the wind will catch the interior doors and WHACK them shut! I understand about using a handy toy/etc. to place in front of them. 🙂

  2. That is a much cuter doorstop than what we use…we put C shaped cabinet locks, like you’d use for childproofing, over the hinges of the door, or we use those ugly brown plastic ones that make you think of something you’d find in a school. Those are the wedge style that go under the door. Both styles are ugly, but functional. I need to make a few of these!

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