Sew Your Own Soft Furnishings

This title features over 35 soft furnishing projects to add a finishing touch to your home. For a bedroom, you can choose from pillowcases, warm throws, decorative cushions, quilts, sheets, pleated and gathered valances, canopies, coronas and headboard covers. To furnish a dining area, learn how to make co-ordinated chair covers, tablecloths, table runners, quilted place mats and napkins. A comprehensive techniques chapter shows you all you need to know to produce professionally tailored items, with step-by-step instructions and photographs provided for each project. Choosing to make your own soft furnishings is immensely satisfying; not only can you choose your own colour schemes, fabric types and trims, but these furnishings can usually be made at a fraction of the cost of shop-bought items. This volume contains over 35 beautifully tailored projects which can be made quickly and easily. Whatever your level of ability, this book contains plenty of projects to inspire your imagination and beautify your home.