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MATERIALS: • Medium-weight fabric • Interfacing • One of the following:
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How to make a Draft Stopper (AKA Draft Snake or Draft Dodger): 1: Measure your door or window with a measuring tape or ruler. Then add 1/2 inch for ease and 1 inch for seam allowance, total add 1 1/2 inch. 2: Cut out 5 panels1 with a medium-weight fabric pieces (enough to complete a patchwork pieces measuring 7" x 36"). 3: Print out template sheet and cut out the shapes. 4: Take a 5x5 inch piece of interfacing and trace one of the shapes with the tailor's chalk. Making sure to trace on the textured or shiny side of the interfacing. 5: Place the interfacing square onto the center panel. Making sure to keep at least 1 inch from the edge(s). 6: Now take your piece to the sewing machine and sew along the chalk marks. Trim along the inside of the shapes leaving 1/4-3/8 inch. If your shape has any kind of circular or pointy edges to them make a few snips along the curves and at the points. Then turn the interfacing in-side-out, by taking the four corners of the interfacing a pushing them thru the center opening. 7: Iron the interfacing to the wrong side of the fabric. 8: Take a piece of scrap fabric to place behind the shape(s) and top stitch along the edges. Be creative with your stitches, try to use different stitch length or embroidery stitches to embellish your design. 9: Attach the side panels using 1/2 inch seam allowance. Iron the seam allowance towards the contrast fabric and top stitch along the seam line a 1/4 or 1/8 inch. 10: Now that you have all of the pieces attached, fold it in half with right sides together using a 1/2 inch seam allowance making sure to leave 4 inch opening. 11: Turn the piece in-side-out & fill with your choice of the following: Yesterday's News, Dried Beans or Rice.
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