Door Draft Blocker {52 Quilt Block Pick Up}

The time has come when the wind is blowing and the cold is sneaking in through the cracks. One crack that I have is a pretty big one.

It’s at the bottom of my Sewing Cottage door.

The door itself is pretty drafty. The wood outside is sprinkler and weather worn. There are ripples everywhere {which makes a pretty good backdrop for patterns}, and I am thinking at one time there was glass, but those have been covered up and broken.

Anyways-So, this big gap at the bottom lets this breeze in. There is a constant stream of fresh air. During the summer that is pretty nice. At this time of year. It’s chilly!
Today I am going to end the draft and make me up a door draft blocker

Because we are making ours out of Quilt Blocks, you will need to sew a few of them together to make it long enough. Then cut to size stated in step 1.

And yes, I am fully aware that after I sewed this cute under door draft guard..say that 10 times! that I used WHITE QUILT BLOCKS!! Not sure what I was thinking on that one. I am not sure how long the background of these cute blocks will last. So- pick your quilt blocks wisely!

Steps for sewing your own door draft stopper:

1) Cut a long tube of fabric– approximately: length of door- I cut my piece 34″ long X 8″
2) Fold in half the long way- right sides facing
3) Sew along the two ends and the long side– leaving a 2 1/2″ opening for turning. If you want box ends- follow these tutorials, then continue
4) Turn right sides out and stuff firmly.  I used poly pellets {those are the little plastic balls you can stuff dolls and plushies with} You can use sand,rice, beans or crushed walnuts for weight {so the draft doesn’t blow it away}
5) Stitch the opening closed with a ladder stitch.

Because my door opens up to stairs, I decided to nail it to the door. Yeah, not the best thing to do. But, I wasn’t worried about the door, I was just trying to keep it in place because when I leave, the door draft stopper falls to the lower step, thus not doing it’s job.

And, yes- that’s batting hanging out the left side of the door. I have been using that as a draft stopper on the sides. It seals it pretty nicely, but has come loose at a few points- thus the sticking out piece.  Time to tack it back down!

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