How to sew a handbag-style doorstop

This latest do-it-yourself project from Country Homes & Interiors shows you how to sew a fun doorstop in the shape of a chic handbag.

Use the pattern pieces provided to make this pretty accessory for a bedroom or living room. For more easy stitch projects like this one click here.

You will need

• Dressmaker's pattern paper or graph paper for patterns

• Main fabric (we used Lomond Tartan, ref F5880-03, £88 a metre, Osborne & Little)

• Close-weave cotton or linen fabric for lining

• Tacking thread

• Matching thread

• Sand (from builder's merchants or Argos)

• Decorative button

• Bamboo handle with D-ring fittings (the gap between the base of the handles needs to be at least 11cm)

• 2 woollen pompoms

Chosen by Country Homes & Gardens

Our fun doorstop features a lining bag filled with sand.

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