The Complete Step-By-Step Guide to Home Sewing

Extensive, practical, and packed with ideas, this guide presumes only a general acquaintance with sewing and explains pretty much everything you need to know to make dozens and dozens of home-decor items. Get your feet wet with easy projects like tablecloths, bedspreads, pocket organizer hangings, and curtains. Move on to pleated drapes, slipcovers, tailored lampshades, fabric-covered window shades, and even simple upholstery, or delight the kids with an appliquéd sleeping bag, a beanbag chair, or bunk-bed hangings that double as a playhouse. Then when the work is all done, relax in a comfy canvas hammock. Some of the fabric choices and furniture stylings do look a little dated, but the ample directions are still perfectly valid. --Amy Handy