Don't Let the Door Stop You Blog Hop!

My New Door Stoppers!

Don't Stop My Playful Quilty Kitties!

My quilty kitties and I say "Thanks, Madame Samm, for hosting this hop.

This is one of my new door stoppers!

It is a toy box for my quilty kitties. 

My quilty kitties like to play.

Their favorite place to play is the doorway to my sewing room. 

Butterfly is on guard here and she says, "These are MY toys."

When she is done playing and guarding she leaves.

The Cat does not pick up her toys.

Katniss  arrives and says, "Who has been playing with MY toys?"

After perusing her options Katniss selects a  favorite toy.

Bats it behind the door ... as Butterfly arrives ...

... to see who is playing with HER toys. 

Katniss and Butterfly will chase this into the other rooms
and just like my kiddos when they were little ...

my quilty kitties leave their toys all over the floor 

and I am always stepping on them.

So when it came time to decide what to make for a new door stopper 

for my sewing room doorway

a fabric "Kitty Toy Box" 

seemed a great way to go!

I got the idea for making this fabric box from

Tina @ Seaside Stitches

I started with 12.5" squares as I wanted the finished box large

 enough to hold a few kitty toys and 

I and followed her tutorial HERE

Tina has a great quilting blog.

Check out her beautiful quilts!

My quilty kitties all time favorite toys are marbles.

Katniss plays marbles.

Butterfly and Katniss Play marbles together.

There was a marble on this table before Butterfly rolled it onto the floor.

(Yes, I know ... My Cats Are On The Dining Room Table!

This is the table that also has a big cutting mat under the table cloth.

It is a multi-use table.

I always clean the table and put a fresh new cloth when it is actually used for dining.)

Marbles are the weight that keeps my new door stopper in place.

This makes my kitties very happy.

 Butterfly can scoop a marble right out of the box.

Butterfly is a smart cat.

Katniss can try to scoop a marble out of the box.

She will learn.

Katniss has learned most of what she knows about being a cat from Butterfly.

This is my second new door stopper!

I love the colors and print in the multicolor floral print in the
  She Who Sews line from Quilting Treasures

Sew ...

I used it for the door stopper for my sewing room!

I found this idea and followed the tutorial in this link ... 

DIY Double Sided Door Draft Stopper

The cost of two long tubes were under a dollar  

and I could make one two-sided door stopper per tube.

These are foam insulation tubes for pipes and are easily available at any home improvement or hardware store. Real insulation so they really stop the drafts.

I like this economical plan!

The covers can easily be removed for washing, too!

I will be making more of these for the cold drafts that sneak under the doors
during these cold winter months in the scrapatch.

I hope you like my door stopper ideas as much as my kitties and I do.

Do not let the door stop you from visiting all the blog hoppers today ...

January 30th

Just Let Me Quilt

Quilted Delights

Meadowbrook

Hill Valley Quilter

Pampered Pettit

Life in the Scrapatch (you are here!)

Seams To Be Sew

Thanks to 

our blog host, Mdm. Samm @ Sew We Quilt,

and
our great cheerleader, Carla @ Creatin' in the Sticks,

for this fun blog hop!

Now, if only I can get my kitties to put their toys away in this basket!

Katniss Says, "Thanks for the toy box and for picking up my toys!"
and
Thank you for visiting my scrapatch today!

Before you go ...

If you have not entered my

Grow Your Blog Hop Mug Rug Giveaway

There is still time to do so.
Click on the above link for details!

The winner will be announced on February 15th!

Happy Hopping!

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Update:  Katniss reminded me that she has been to visit with the pretty kitties 
@
Feline Friday @Sarah Did It

for way to long.

So we are linking up today.

Katniss says, "Purrrrrr!"

:)