Door stopper and wheat hot water bottle

Another day of sewing!

My friend Emilia invited me to celebrate her birthday next Saturday. I really like Emilia and I wanted to find her original presents that reflect her personality.

I hope she like stripes (did I mention it?)

I happen to visit an Oxford shop that sell essential oil and lavender based products. I'm not very proud, I reproduced two of their products.

First: The door stopper.
The one I thought had a triangular shaped but was flat packed with a crest and a beak (it was a hen). The manual to fill the bird was very simple and funny.

Since it's been some time I had my last geometry class I had to cut a piece of fabric to understand how many side I needed. Then I made the patter with a ruler. Email me if you want a copy of it.


The door stopper is filled with rice. It has no zip. I've added a small loop/handle at the top to carry it easily (you never know when you might need a door stopper). No, I didn't cover the carpet with rice.
I'm not sure if I'm prouder for the result or not spilling rice everywhere...

Door stopper

And it works! Maybe I'll sew him a little companion at this rate.

Happy door stopper

In the same shop I spotted hot water "bags" filled with wheat.
The price was pretty hight for two bits of plush velvet in a dull purple, wheat and lavender.
I've used a remnant from making some cushion covers in my last flat (the original fabric was very flowery and had to be hidden from my sight). I've added blue stripe to make the bag more exciting (more stripes !!!!!!!).
I've tried to wheat in the microwave for 1 min. nothing burnt.


I hope to collect more Ardèche lavender at the end of the summer (mum, please don't cut it if you don't intend to keep it).