| Details | | Publication Date: | 1998-06-01 | | Series: | Design and Make Series |
| Size | | Height: | 11.0 in | | Width: | 8.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.2 in | | Weight: | 12.8 oz |
Publisher's Note
It's so easy to create a range of stylish, practical, and lovely furnishings for every room in your home! Simply start with simple sewing techniques to enrich the decor you already have or to create a whole new look. This series of well-focused how-to guides demonstrates just how effortless and economical it can be. Each book begins by carefully detailing and illustrating the techniques you'll need to complete your project: stitching, pinning, seaming, piping, measuring and estimating, and inserting zippers. Close-up photographs capture each stage of the design's production. Large, full-color pictures of finished rooms show the inspiring results of redecorating. Step-by-step instructions usher you through the process. From preparing your worktable to choosing and checking fabrics to matching patterns, not a single detail goes uncovered. Create a bedroom that's soothing and restful, conducive to sleep and delightful to the eye. Pick from a wide choice of sheets, covers, pillows, and bed curtains that can completely transform the space. Here's just a few of the things you can do: -- Sew up a valance, edged in a pretty country finish. -- Create an old-fashioned patchwork or fitted bedcover. -- Design a squared quilt with a border. -- Fashion cozy comforters and delightful duvets -- complete with decorative buttons and bows. -- Make pure-linen sheets and fancy pillows, some ruffled and frilled. -- Stitch bed curtains and canopies, and cover a headboard. -- Decorate a dressing table. -- Add contrasting borders, embellish with extra details, and mix fabrics. And much more. 25 projects in all, with ideas to suit every budget and any style of room!
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