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Give your home a fresh new look. Lexie Barnes shows you how to quickly and inexpensively personalize your living space with 50 fun, pattern-free sewing projects that are highly adaptable and visually inspiring. Dramatic before-and-after photographs demonstrate how easy it is to brighten your living room with a custom-designed slipcover or give new life to a bedroom with a colorful headboard cover, lampshade, and matching window treatments. Get sewing and transform your home into the stylish abode you've always craved.
Lexie Barnes, a self-taught designer and the creator of a successful line of women's handbags and accessories, is the author of Sew What! Bags and Sew Up a Home Makeover. She brings her fun sense of style to every design she creates, and her craft bags have received rave reviews from BUST, Vogue Knitting, Adorn, and Knitty. Refresh Your Home with Fabulous Fabrics
Beautiful fabrics and basic sewing skills elevate any room from tired to inspired in just a few hours. These fifty projects are inexpensive to make and easily customized to suit your taste and furniture proportions. Simple instructions - some projects don't require sewing at all - and complete materials lists will have you making everything from pillows and slipcovers for your sofa to lampshades and colorful art for your walls. You'll be delighted with the style and energy fabric can bring to your home. Chapter 1: Makeover Magic
Style
Function
Comfort
Inventory
Budget
Timeline
Chapter 2: Fabrics and Tools
Fabrics
Notions and Tools
Chapter 3: Tips and Techniques
Basic Stitches
Seams and Hems
Bias Tape Pointers
Zippers
Embellishment and Trim
Makeover Challenge #1: From Drab to Fab
Chapter 4: Inviting Entryway
Reupholstered Seat
Fabric Tray
Flirty Floor Mat
Chapter 5: La Vida Lively (Living Room)
Basket Liner
Sofa Slipcover
Stretched Canvas Art
Envelope Pillow
Butterfly Chair Cover
Chapter 6: Sweet Dreams Bedroom
Dreamy Duvet Cover
Upholstered Headboard
Roman Shade
Bolster Pillows
Japanese Yukata Robe
Simple Slippers
Makeover Challenge #2: Dressing the Table to Fit the Occasion
Chapter 7: Tea for Two
Reversible Place Mats
Unlined Napkins
Dish Towel
Tea Cozy
Chapter 8: Party On
Beaded Table Skirt
Lined Cocktail Napkins
Roller Shade
Goodie Bags
Chapter 9: A Swell Affair
Table Runner
Chalkboard Napkin Rings or Place Cards
Classic Apron
M'octagonal Coasters
Makeover Challenge #3: A Room that Grows Up (Along with the Kids)
Chapter 10: Baby Mine
Tulle Canopy
Box Cushion
Felt Mobile
Improv Applique Blankie
Chapter 11: Pee Wee Playhouse
Bedtime Backdrop
Night-Light Lamp Shade Cover
Marshmallow Cushion
Switch Plate Cover
Chapter 12: Smells Like Tween Spirit
Carefree Curtains
Ravioli Floor Pillow
Pom-Pom Pillow
Hanging Caddy
Makeover Challenge #4: One Space, Three Functions
Chapter 13: Executive Suite
Memo Board
Journal Cover
Mobile Office Tote
Fabric-Covered Wastebasket
Chapter 14: Vanity Fair
Jewelry Display
Wristlet Pouch
Pinwheel Tray
"My Precious" Ring Box
Chapter 15: Craft Atelier
Canvas Coffee Cans
Artist's Sling
Sewing Machine Cover
Utilitarian Table Cover
Resources
Index
With a sewing machine and fabric, plus a few household tools (scissors and tape measure, for two), anyone, claims self-taught designer-author Barnes, can make over a chair, a table, or a room.
Lexie Barnes, a self-taught designer and the creator of a successful line of women's handbags and accessories, is the author of Sew What! Bags and Sew Up a Home Makeover. She brings her fun sense of style to every design she creates, and her craft bags have received rave reviews from BUST, Vogue Knitting, Adorn, and Knitty. Refresh Your Home with Fabulous Fabrics
Beautiful fabrics and basic sewing skills elevate any room from tired to inspired in just a few hours. These fifty projects are inexpensive to make and easily customized to suit your taste and furniture proportions. Simple instructions - some projects don't require sewing at all - and complete materials lists will have you making everything from pillows and slipcovers for your sofa to lampshades and colorful art for your walls. You'll be delighted with the style and energy fabric can bring to your home. Chapter 1: Makeover Magic
Style
Function
Comfort
Inventory
Budget
Timeline
Chapter 2: Fabrics and Tools
Fabrics
Notions and Tools
Chapter 3: Tips and Techniques
Basic Stitches
Seams and Hems
Bias Tape Pointers
Zippers
Embellishment and Trim
Makeover Challenge #1: From Drab to Fab
Chapter 4: Inviting Entryway
Reupholstered Seat
Fabric Tray
Flirty Floor Mat
Chapter 5: La Vida Lively (Living Room)
Basket Liner
Sofa Slipcover
Stretched Canvas Art
Envelope Pillow
Butterfly Chair Cover
Chapter 6: Sweet Dreams Bedroom
Dreamy Duvet Cover
Upholstered Headboard
Roman Shade
Bolster Pillows
Japanese Yukata Robe
Simple Slippers
Makeover Challenge #2: Dressing the Table to Fit the Occasion
Chapter 7: Tea for Two
Reversible Place Mats
Unlined Napkins
Dish Towel
Tea Cozy
Chapter 8: Party On
Beaded Table Skirt
Lined Cocktail Napkins
Roller Shade
Goodie Bags
Chapter 9: A Swell Affair
Table Runner
Chalkboard Napkin Rings or Place Cards
Classic Apron
M'octagonal Coasters
Makeover Challenge #3: A Room that Grows Up (Along with the Kids)
Chapter 10: Baby Mine
Tulle Canopy
Box Cushion
Felt Mobile
Improv Applique Blankie
Chapter 11: Pee Wee Playhouse
Bedtime Backdrop
Night-Light Lamp Shade Cover
Marshmallow Cushion
Switch Plate Cover
Chapter 12: Smells Like Tween Spirit
Carefree Curtains
Ravioli Floor Pillow
Pom-Pom Pillow
Hanging Caddy
Makeover Challenge #4: One Space, Three Functions
Chapter 13: Executive Suite
Memo Board
Journal Cover
Mobile Office Tote
Fabric-Covered Wastebasket
Chapter 14: Vanity Fair
Jewelry Display
Wristlet Pouch
Pinwheel Tray
"My Precious" Ring Box
Chapter 15: Craft Atelier
Canvas Coffee Cans
Artist's Sling
Sewing Machine Cover
Utilitarian Table Cover
Resources
Index
With a sewing machine and fabric, plus a few household tools (scissors and tape measure, for two), anyone, claims self-taught designer-author Barnes, can make over a chair, a table, or a room.