Sew Sunny Homestyle (Paperback)

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Product Description

Sew Sunny Homestyle features a beautiful collection of over 50 delightful projects that blend timeless seaside charm with effortless country elegance. Choose from a stunning variety of home and personal accessories, including chic handbags and espadrilles, pretty cushions, throws and cuddly soft toys. Easy-to-follow instructions, gorgeous color photography and delightful illustrations accompany each project, plus techniques such as appliqué and free embroidery enable you to create beautiful items that will bring a little sunshine into your home.

About the Author

Tone Finnanger has a distinctive style that is popular with crafters of all ages and abilities. Her titles for D&C include Crafting Springtime Gifts (D&C, February 2006), Crafting Christmas Gifts (D&C, September 2006), Sew Pretty Homestyle (D&C, September 2007) and Sew Pretty Christmas Homestyle (D&C August 2008). She lives in Norway.

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: David & Charles (August 27, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0715333402
• ISBN-13: 978-0715333402
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #21,713 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars nothing new, September 22, 2009

By	D. Wohmann-Schmieta "master gardener" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Tone has done another very visually appealing book. She represents the quintessentil scandinavian style in a way that is hard to rival. This is now her 5th. book and they got better with every book she published.
I am giving it only 3 stars, because after 4 previous books there is nothing new -she is still doing the same projects over and over again- with a bit of a new twist. But I claim to have enough imagination to change her ideas a little to make them new and my own. Every book has dolls, and they essentially are the same in their pattern just with different dresses. One book has a flying pig, the next a flying cow and so on. Her stuffed animals also are done in the same style. In one book her birds hang on the Christmas tree, in the new book she put them on a stick... I did some research and it seems she does entire stationary collections that match her own fabric collections that are available for sale in Europe. That's why in her Sew Pretty Christmas Style book she uses the same fabric as in Sew Pretty Homestyle, just in red on white instead of white on red. These are a few examples. She more or less advertises her own products in her last three books. In a very beautiful way.
If you do not own any of her books yet you should buy this book. If you already own her other books my advise would be to order it in the store to be able to look at the projects first and make up your mind if you need it for the projects offered. I was looking for new ideas and was disappointed not to find them in this book.
I hope my review will help.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely, August 3, 2009

By	Staci (Asheville, NC) - See all my reviews

This is my favorite of the 3 Tone Finnanger books I have. There are so many different projects inside such as bags, baskets, angels, a sewing kit, slippers, pillows, loads of plush creatures (even a plush sandcastle and shell), I could go on and on. The photography is beautiful and inspiring and the project instructions even have images of the steps in case you get stuck on something. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone that loves sewing/crafting.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A+ Beautifully Done!, August 3, 2009

By	Teresa Jackson "Missone" (Dallas, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

Well,
She sure took this book up a notch!! And her other books are Lovely too!
The photos are beautiful, very inspiring! Just what I needed-a fresh outlook.
I couldn't wait to get my hands on this New book and I must say--it was well worth the wait!
It doesn't disappoint! It's also a little thicker than the others.
This book consist of items and projects both for the beginner and more advanced crafter also.
Delightful to the eyes!
Sweet for the imagination!
A total joy to own!
You will really enjoy this book! I am at this very moment!
Just Wonderful!