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Four Seasons Doorstop Home Décor Project Finished size is approximately 7.5” x 8.5" Copyright 2014 Elizabeth Coughlin ecoughlindesigns.blogspot.com ecoughlindesigns.etsy.com For personal use only, do not sell items made using these designs. Purchase of pattern does not constitute transfer of copyright or license for commercial usage. All Rights Reserved.
Material Sources:
WoolFelt -
National Nonwovens
P.O. Box 150 Easthampton MA 01027
1-800-333-3469
http://www.woolfelt.com/ (wholesale)
http://www.commonwealthfelt.com/ (online retail)
Embroidery Floss -
The DMC Corporation
10 Basin Drive, Suite 130, Kearny, NJ 07032
(973) 589-0606
http://www.dmc-usa.com
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Materials:
Four 8” x 9.5” pieces tan cotton fabric
One 8” square piece tan cotton fabric
Four 8” x 9.5” pieces fusible fleece
One 8” square piece fusible fleece
8” piece sew-in Velcro
9” piece cording/clothesline for handle
Thread to match tan cotton fabric
WoolFelt scraps (pre-washed or as-is):
o Brown for tree trunks (I used Chocolate Wool Felt).
o Two Greens and Yellow for Spring and Summer foliage (I used Reet’s Relish and
Moss WoolFelts).
o Orange and Gold for Fall foliage (I used Copper Kettle and Mustard Seed).
o White for Winter snow/snowflakes. (I used Antique White and White)
Embroidery floss to match WoolFelts (use three strands if using a six-strand floss), plus pink
floss for cherry blossoms.
Four 7” x 8” pieces and two 7” square pieces cardboard
Freezer paper, pen, sewing machine, scissors, iron and ironing surface, crewel needle,
masking or packing tape, plastic zip-lock bag, rice or other material for weighting the door
stop.
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Instructions:
Trace all pattern pieces onto freezer paper and cut out in the following quanitites: Four
trees, nine large foliage, six small foliage, one fallen leaves, one fallen snow, five
snowflakes.
To use the freezer paper templates, place them shiny side down on the WoolFelt. Set
the iron to the wool setting with no steam; the iron must be dry. Iron the freezer paper
onto the WoolFelt, pressing down for a few seconds until the freezer paper sticks.
Cut pieces from WoolFelt as follows:
o Cut four trees from brown WoolFelt
o Cut one fallen snow and five snowflakes from white WoolFelt. Also, freehand cut
three semi-circles for the snow on the branches.
o Cut one small and one large foliage piece from yellow WoolFelt.
o Cut one small and one large foliage piece from gold WoolFelt.
o Cut two large and one small foliage pieces from orange WoolFelt.
o Cut one fallen leaves from orange WoolFelt.
o Cut four large foliage, and two small foliage from green WoolFelt #1.
o Cut one large foliage and one small foliage from green WoolFelt #2.
Following the manufacturer’s instructions, fuse the fleece pieces to the corresponding-
sized pieces of cotton fabric. Set the 8” square aside.
Using a back stitch, applique the appropriate pieces on each cotton/fleece panel, as
shown in Figures A-D. (Stitching details and positions of appliques are shown in photos.
NOTE: Position the bottom of each tree trunk 2” from the edge of each cotton/fleece
panel.)
On the Spring and Summer panels, embroider the flower details. The pink cherry
blossoms are made with a lazy daisy stitch. The yellow flowers are made with a lazy
daisy stitch and back stitch for stems. Detailed embroidery instructions are available at:
http://www.dmc-usa.com/Education/How-To/Learn-the-Stitches/Embroidery-Stitches.aspx
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Figure A: Summer
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Figure B: Fall
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Figure C: Winter
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Figure D: Spring
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Lay the “hook” side of the Velcro strip face down on one of the appliqued panels, and
attach as shown in Figure E. Repeat with the “loop” side face up on another panel with
an opposing season, Spring/Fall or Summer/Winter. (See Figure E.)
Figure E: Velcro
Fold under a ½” hem at the bottom of each panel. Topstitch ¼” from edge.
Pin the cording/handle to the right side of the reserved 8” cotton/fleece square.
Assemble the door stop by sewing the four 8” x 9.5” panels, right sides together, in
correct seasonal order. The two panels with Velcro attached should not be next to each
other. Use a ¼” seam and stop stitching ¼” from the top. Reinforce at this point. (See
Figure F.)
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Figure F: Assembly
Attach the top 8” square to the four sides in the same manner. Be sure the ends of the
handle are caught in two of the seams.
If needed, reinforce the corners of the cube with hand stitching. Turn the cube right-side
out. (See Figure G.)
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Figure G: Top
Construct a box from the cardboard pieces. Tape together the four 7” x 8” pieces cardboard
for the sides. Add one of the 7” squares for a bottom.
Turn the finished fabric cube upside down. Place the box inside.
Place the zip-lock bag inside the box and fill with rice or other substance for weight. Close
the bag. (See Figure H.)
Tape the other 7” square on to the cardboard cube to finish it off. (See Figure H.)
Fasten the Velcro strips across the cardboard cube to secure. (See Figure H.)
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Figure H: Inner Box
The final door stop measures approximately 7.5” wide x 8.5" tall.
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