Do-It-Yourself Fabric Decor : Pillows, Window Treatments, and Slipcovers for Your Home [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

by The Editors of Creative Publishing international (Author) "Nothing changes the character of your home's interior like fabric..." (more)
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Product Description
About This Book: This collection of projects and techniques is a comprehensive guide to sewing fabric decor for the home. It includes a variety of unique designer pillows with lots of ideas for personalizing them. Window treatment projects cover a wide range of styles and forms, from tried-and-true pinch-pleated draperies to fun-and-funky triangle pointed valances; some that require minimal sewing and others that are a bit more elaborate.
There are styles suitable for every room in the house, every skill level, with valuable information about window treatment hardware and installation. Slipcovering techniques also run the gamut from casual quick and easy to formal fitted, with expert advice for achieving professional-quality results. As an added bonus, each section includes pertinent information on selecting fabrics, working with patterns and colors, and developing a personal decorating style.
Highlights:

A comprehensive guide that covers all aspects of sewing for the home.

Includes a wide range of styles; suitable for all decorating schemes.

Covers a range of skill levels-includes something for everyone.

Features step-by-step photos and concise directions for every project,

with inspiring ideas for variations.

Eliminates the need for expensive patterns. Measuring and cutting directions are part of each project.

Includes information on window hardware options and resources for locating the right components for each job.

About the Author

The editors of Creative Publishing international have created dozens of best-selling titles in the fields of crafting, sewing, quilting, home repair, home improvement, home decor, and landscaping.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Creative Publishing international; illustrated edition edition (July 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865733457
• ISBN-13: 978-0865733459
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #390,443 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

52 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Making the difficult things in life easy, March 14, 2001

By A Customer

What a great book! I'm not good with sewing... in fact, I've never done it before... but this book made everything so easy to understand, and therefore everything was so easy to make. Nobody wants to believe me that I did it all myself!

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive Step-by-Step Instructions, January 28, 2004

By	Dr. Littlejohn "Book lover" (Athens, GA United States) - See all my reviews

I wish I had seen this book first! This one reference combines numerous topics in one. What I like best are the step-by-step instructions - with photos! I am new at sewing and being able to see what the steps should look like is extremely helpful. Also, the book covered every type of curtain I could think up does such a thorough job with pillow descriptions that I think of the slipcovers section as an added bonus. If you want to decorate your home with neat and professional looking work, get this book!

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good on Pillows and Windows, December 24, 2002

By	"sandyst" (New England) - See all my reviews

I love this book , the instructions for pillows are just what I needed and the photos and inspiration for windows are perfect. More attention is paid to other types of decorating though than window treatments. Still this is among my top 5 favorite home decorating books.