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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 creatingthe inviting, charming home you crave--all with your own two hands.Strutt, Christina is the author of 'Romantic Home Sewing Cottage-style Projects to Stitch for the Home' with ISBN 9780307345639 and ISBN 0307345637.
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