Romantic Home Sewing: Cottage-Style Projects to Stitch for the Home (Paperback)

by Christina Strutt (Author)

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Product Description
If you long to give your rooms a vintage air and country-cottage appeal, you will love the retro floral prints and timeless designs of Romantic Home Sewing, the perfect guide to creating a handmade, easy elegance in your home. The book offers simple-sew projects to transform every room into the romantic retreat you’ve always wanted.

In this step-by-step guide, Christina Strutt, owner of the popular Cabbages & Roses fabric company, shows readers how to make a wealth of projects for the kitchen and bathroom, sunroom, and bedroom—and for gift giving, as well. A skilled stylist and designer, Strutt demonstrates how to create a look that is personal and unique, but not at all labor intensive. Reusing old fabrics and accessories in new ways allows the vintage and the modern to mingle beautifully—and also saves money and time.

The charming projects highlighted in this delightful illustrated book include crisp linen chair covers, a chic fabric headboard, pretty flower aprons, dreamy voile bed curtains, and soothing scented herbal pillows.

Even if you’ve never sewn a stitch before, Romantic Home Sewing will guide you through each technique for polished results.

If you desire a home filled with hand-finished, personal objects, let Christina Strutt be your guide. The result will be an oasis of comfort, whimsy, and true romanticism.

From the creative talent behind Britain’s beloved Cabbages & Roses vintage-style fabric company, Romantic Home Sewing includes thirty easy-to-sew projects that will transform your home into a warm, lovely tableau of hand-crafted detail. From pillows to aprons, duvet covers to lamp shades, Romantic Home Sewing is the ultimate guide to creating the inviting, charming home you crave—all with your own two hands.

About the Author
Christina Strutt is a stylist for the U.K., U.S., and international editions of Vogue, Victoria, Interiors, and other style magazines. Married with three children, Strutt lives near Bath, England. She is the owner of Cabbages & Roses, an interior decorating firm that specializes in printed fabric for fashion, accessories, and interiors. Visit the company at cabbagesandroses.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Potter Craft (November 14, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0307345637
• ISBN-13: 978-0307345639
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #130,877 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely ideas, but a minor complication-, May 5, 2007

By	J. kingman (new england) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The fabrics and patterns in this book are lovely. Photographic representation of all the projects are clear and wonderfully presented. The instructions seem clear (except I did find an important step for one of the handbags was omitted).

I give it 4 stars instead of 5 mainly because it contains templates that have to be enlarged on a copier instead of full-size patterns. It appears that is typical with sewing books, but it is an inconvenience and requires a trip to a copy store (plus the cost) since they need to be enlarged to such a degree, you cannot do it on a regular copier without great difficulty.

Fortunately there are only a few projects in this book that have templates - most of the crafts are going to be custom sized by you to fit your bed, chair, windows, etc, so templates would not be feasible.

However, I do recommend this book. I am happy to have it and I do not regret purchasing it. Christina Strutt's designs are sweet and warm and this book is a welcome addition to my collection.

23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Romantic Home Sewing made simple, December 14, 2006

By	Palmetto Reader "carolinabookgirl" (South Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews

I don't fall in love with books easily, but this one was love at first sight for me. The photos were clear. The ideas and instructions simple and easy to follow. I borrowed a copy from the public library, now I want my own.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Romantic Home Sewing, May 30, 2007

By	Poyye "Reading Reader" (Upstate New York) - See all my reviews

Excellent book! Christina Strutt had my tastes in mind when she wrote this book. It is for people who don't know much about sewing, love vintage fabrics and want to learn some ideas on how to use them. The pictures are beautiful and the instructions are clear.