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Pyramid
door stop
templates
enlarge by 220%
Sides
(CUT 4)
Base
1.5cm seam allowance
(CUT 1)
PYRAMID DOORSTOP
Materials
20cm x 112/120cm+ wide coordinated
plain & printed canvas fabric
(allow extra for pattern matching
or placement)
13cm x 26mm wide cotton/herringbone
tape
1 kg raw uncooked rice or plastic toy
stuffing pellets
Sewing thread
Sewing machine
Pins, hand sewing needle
Scissors, tape measure
Iron
Step 1 Using template provided,
cut out 4 x triangles and 1 x square
base from canvas fabric. Transfer dot
markings from template.
Step 2 With right sides together, sew
two of the triangles together between
the dot markings along one side only.
Press seam open. Repeat with the
remaining two triangle pieces.
Step 3 Fold tape in half and place
ends of tape at raw edge at the top
on the right side of one sewn triangle
piece between the two marked side
dots. Baste in place.
With right sides together pin the other
sewn triangle piece on top aligning all
raw edges. Sew pieces together at the
sides between the two marked dots. At
the top, stitch straight across between
the two side seams securing the loop
in place. Trim away excess fabric above
this straight line of stitching. Press
seams open.
Step 4 Open out pyramid and with
right sides together pin the pyramid to
the square base aligning all dots at the
corners of the squares. Stitching one
side at a time, sew between the dots,
being careful not to sew the pressed
out side seams within the stitching.
Leave a 7cm opening along the last
side for turning through.
Step 5 Clip corners, turn pyramid
right side out and press. Fill pyramid
with uncooked rice or stuffing pellets
to desired fullness. Hand sew opening
closed.
DOOR SAUSAGE
Materials
20cm x 112/120cm+ wide coordinated
plain & printed canvas fabric
2 kg raw uncooked rice or plastic
stuffing pellets
Sewing thread
Sewing machine
Pins, hand sewing needle
Scissors
Iron
Step 1 Cut a piece of fabric 90cm
wide by 20cm high.
Step 2 Fold fabric in half lengthways,
right sides together. Using a 2cm seam
allowance sew long sides together and
across one of the shorter ends, leaving
one short end open for turning through.
Step 3 Clip corners and turn fabric
snake right way out. Press flat and
press in 2cm along the open end
raw edges. Fill firmly then topstitch
open end closed with two rows of
stitching. •
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