Home Decor Sewing 101: A Beginner's Guide to Sewing for the Home

Home Decor Sewing 101: A Beginner's Guide to Sewing for the Home

<DIV>Haven't sewn since eighth-grade home economics? With <I>Home D¬cor Sewing 101</I>, even you can create impressive window treatments, luxurious bed linens, decorator pillows, and other d¬cor furnishings-and in just a few hours. <I>Home D¬cor Sewing 101</I> makes it easy with a complete basics section, lots of tips, and 20 step-by-step projects illustrated with more than 300 close-up color photographs.<P>Each project introduces several new techniques and skills. For example, the versatile knife-edge pillow teaches how to set and press seams and sew perfect corners. A fleece throw in luscious sherbet colors demonstrates using a rotary cutter and mat, sewing raw-edged appliqu¬s, and cutting fringe. The learning is painless and fun, and the results are real d¬cor items like a cushy floor pillow, an elegant banded tablecloth, a valance, a shower curtain, and a duvet cover.<P>Many homeowners want to learn basic d¬cor sewing because they're dissatisfied with the limited options offered by ready-made items but are shocked by the cost of custom ones. Luckily, sewing for the home is a great place to start, as there are no patterns, fitting, zippers, or sleeves.<P>Featuring <B>convenient spiral binding</B> so pages stay flat during sewing, color photographs of every step, and invaluable advice from experienced sewing teachers, <I>Home D¬cor Sewing 101</I> is the perfect book for every first-time or rusty sewer.</DIV>