How to make a door draft stopper

15 Nov

It’s starting to get cold in our house and if you have an old house like ours, door draft stoppers can make a big difference on your heating bill. A few months ago I was on the hunt for a good tutorial to make some of these draft stoppers and couldn’t find any online that were shaped like a cylinder. I prefer the cylinder shape to the plain rectangle ones because I think they work better. They also look neater on the bottom of the doors. These are very quick and easy to make. It is the perfect functional and decorative project to make for your home this winter season. Hope you enjoy this tutorial on how to make a door draft stopper. This project ended up costing me about $3 to make. That cost includes the filler (cat litter) and the fabric. Can’t beat that!

I decided to do a template for the circle that makes up the cylinder since it can be hard to find something at home that works. Simply cut out the template, cut out the fabric and sew. I had my daughter help me with this project. She enjoyed filling it. It also makes for the perfect Christmas gift to show off your DIY skills.

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Anne · 442 weeks ago

Great idea!! I remember when I lived in an old (1930s) apartment the drafts were killer in the winter! I've got a Craft Gossip post scheduled for tomorrow morning that features your tutorial: http://sewing.craftgossip.com/?p=90550 --Anne
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visit · 442 weeks ago

This is just amazing, truly. Thanks so much for including me - not just in the photo, but in this circle of bloggers.

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Kathee Tooher · 442 weeks ago

This is great, been looking for a pattern for dodge drafters for years. I have a 1976 house with drafty windows and doors. This will be perfect. Especially since I have 2 cats with litter habits. Have loved your patterns and ideas for awhile, since about the time you found your cute house! Here's to a warm winter for us both!

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Jerome Shedd · 414 weeks ago

This is really cool. I was looking something like that but couldn’t find on the market yet. But this is really excited essay to go writing services reviews about a product that we can also make this door stopper at home. Really thanks for posting this. I will try to make this door stopper by myself. And hope I could make it. will share with you soon after making.

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picaram · 409 weeks ago

I like this idea! Thank you for sharing!! Gonna try it because this door stopper is so cute. My kids will love it.
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smith jjohn · 407 weeks ago

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Todos los movimientos realizados por Cartier replicas relojes espana contarán con un grabado “Cartier”, que se puede ver al retirar el fondo transparente. El Cartier Tourbillon W6920021 cuenta con un calibre Cartier 9543MC, y debe contener una inscripción.

Del mismo modo, el número de serie se graba en el relojes de imitacion caso de oro blanco del reloj y es otra señal de que es auténtico.

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sarahgardenfull 1p · 340 weeks ago

What a cute and functional craft idea! I found it on Pinterest and I am featuring it as a part of my energy-saving ideas post this week. I have some fabric scraps in my stash that would work perfectly for this project!

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cua go cao cap · 318 weeks ago

thanks so much

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cua go cao cap · 318 weeks ago

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TODO EN 1 · 309 weeks ago

good one

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Carol · 278 weeks ago

U can also use the insulation pipe covers that go over outside pipes. Just make your cover and put over the foam pipe cover, if you buy foam pipe insulation after the winter ends u can make these pretty cheap for what it costs for cat litter, also if u put Velcro on door edge at bottom and on cover, it will open and close without have to constantly refix at door, kind of like a door sweep.

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