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No-Sew Iris Doorstop Embroidery Project

By Ramona Baird on April 11, 2018

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Beginner

TIME REQUIRED

02:30

Description

Create a springtime doorstop with colorful fabric and an iris design—the best part? It is “no-sew”!

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Materials

Used box 10x7x4.75

Embroidery thread as stated in embroidery sequence

Cutaway stabilizer

Fabric to cover box generously

Small amount of sand in a plastic bag (or other heavy material to weight box)

Pins to secure to box

Tape to secure box

fiber-fil --enough to fill box

Silk Iris bunch

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/gosia-embroidery/stockdesign/1/irysy003k

Final Product: What You Will Create

Preface:

This project is so easy in that all you do is stitch the design and then wrap a weighted box with the embroidered fabric. This design is large, so be sure your machine has a hoop large enough to accommodate the design. If your hoop is smaller, you can still do the project—just choose a different Iris design that will fit in the hoop you have.

Step 1:

Gather the materials and read through the instructions before beginning. Print out a paper template of the design. Be sure to choose a used box appropriate for a door stop size and that will fit the design. Here a previously mailed postal box is used.

Step 2:

Also be sure you have a hoop large enough for the embroidery design. If needed, choose another design that would work for the hoop you have.

Step 3:

Choose a colorful fabric for the background of the embroidery and large enough that it will wrap fully around the box you choose. Press the fabric well and then quarter fold the fabric to find the center point of the fabric.

Step 4:

Hoop the fabric with the stabilizer and stitch the design following the color sequence. After the design has finished stitching, cut away the excess stabilizer and press the fabric.

Step 5:

In order to hold the door open and for the door stop to stay in place, it needs to be weighted. Fill a small plastic bag with sand (or pellets, or rocks—anything that will provide weight) and then into another used plastic grocery sack. Set the box upright, place the weight in the bottom of the box, and then fill the box with fiber-fil.

Step 6:

Place the flaps of the box down and secure with tape. The edge of the weighted end of the box will now be aligned to the bottom of the embroidery design and the fabric wrapped around the box.

Step 7:

Wrap the fabric around the top like you’d wrap a gift, trimming the fabric as necessary. Secure the fabric with pins; pull the fabric snuggly around the box. If necessary, spray the fabric lightly with spray starch and press the fabric around the box to crease it.

Step 8:

Congratulations on creating a beautiful door stop to add some springtime color to any room. Add a bunch of silk Iris flowers to add even more color.

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Meet the Author: Ramona Baird

Ramona Baird has been in the embroidery industry for over 23 years. She and her husband owned a commercial and retail embroidery store in Arizona for many years. She is an experienced digitizer having been mentored by award-winners Pat Williams and Lindee Goodall. Ramona is a contributor to “Creative Machine Embroidery” magazine having 5 covers to her credit. Ramona has worked for Wilcom America and served many years as Education Director for the American Sewing Guild. With a degree in fashion design, she is able to design and execute patterns which Pat Williams says are “out of the box” in creativity and application. Ramona likes to challenge the boundaries of embroidery and bring new and exciting designs, ideas, and projects to EmbroideryDesigns.com. She wants embroiderers of all levels to increase their skills and enjoyment in using their embroidery machine for gift-making and personal pleasure.

No-Sew Iris Doorstop Embroidery Project

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