The Polarfleece Adventure Continues!More your Polarfleece garments even more spectacular with exciting new fleece techniques from Nancy Cornwell!Nancy's first book, Adventures With Polarfleece, offered the basics of sewing with fleece. In More Polarfleece Adventures, Nancy teaches the "finishing touches" that transform an ordinary garment into an extraordinary creation. She begins with a refresher course on the basics, including designer b...

Journey into virtually uncharted territory and discover the wonderful uses of fleece!Allow author Nancy Cornweel to lead you on a sewing expedition. Adventures with Polarfleece covers territories as fabric and garment care, sewing machine and serger basics, pattern choices and simple design changes.Included are 200 photographs and 150 color illustrations to guide you on a tour of quick and easy techniques for seams, ready-to-wear edge finishing and...

What if the house of your dreams is the home you have? Meet Melissa Michaels, creator of the popular blog The Inspired Room and the best contentment coach you'll ever meet. With humor and candor Melissa reveals how to transform your rooms (and your life) from plainly livable to fabulously lovable.Like a perfectly overstuffed chair, Melissa's encouragement beckons you to get comfortable and then get creative as you:find beauty in the ordinarydiscover...

Does your home tell the story of who you are?In The Things That Matter, Nate Berkus shares intimate stories from his life, introduces us to people who influenced him and helped him forge his sense of style, and opens up about the remarkable experiences that have left him forever changed, all of which find expression in how he lives today. From his most cherished flea market finds, to his beloved books and photos, to the many extraordinary mementos...

Stunning new Tilda designs from Tone Finnanger - Homemade and Happy is a gorgeous collection of inspirational home accessories including quilts, cushions and decorative items to make the Holiday season even more special.This book features more pretty practical designs such as an irresistible patchwork quilt, classic pillow covers and a cup pin-cushion, all made-up in the latest Tilda fabric range.Tone also brings her familiar style to a new range of embellishments,...

From the country’s most popular interior design magazine comes a stylish, in-depth look at what it takes to make any room beautiful. House Beautiful Style Essentials: What Every Room Needs is an inspiring and hardworking handbook that shows readers how to create the rooms of their dreams by revealing what “every room needs.” Chapters like “Every Room Needs a Hiding Place” provide clever ideas for storage and organization, while sections like “Every Room Needs Something Shiny” give...

Step inside the world of Elsie and Emma, the sisters behind the décor blog A Beautiful Mess. With tiny budgets and a crafty, can-do attitude, they overhauled each room in their first homes with DIY projects using family photos, vibrant fabrics, flea-market finds, and affordable furniture. Now, you can learn how to paint, craft, and decorate your way to a happy, bright space with distinct personality. In the same upbeat spirit and modern style found on their blog, you’ll find fresh...

A fireplace on wheels? A chandelier lit by Xerox? A shrink-wrapped designer closet? These are just a few of the more than 100 stylish and innovative projects in Janet Lee’s Living in a Nutshell: a one-of-a-kind DIY decorating guide with fresh ideas to fool the eye into seeing—and believing—that even the most cramped little lair can hold more space and glamor than just the sum its of four walls.The design maven behind livinginanutshell.com and Oprah Winfrey’s interior style producer...

Vintage designer Pearl Lowe shows you how to create the authentic vintage look in your own home with her expert advice and simple craft projects.This practical guide, complete with inspiring photography includes …50 step-by-step craft projectsSewing, painting, upcycling and crafting secretsA how-to guide to sourcing your own vintage treasuresAnd Pearl’s little black book of shops and suppliersAn absolute must-have for lover...

How to make amazing vintage necklaces, cardigans, slippers, gloves and more, all instructions included. Taken from Rosemary McLeod's amazing book With Bold Needle & Thread: Adventures in Vintage Needlecraft, the 10 patterns in this ebook come from women' s magazines of the 1930s to 1950s, recreated with a modern twist. Rosemary McLeod, bestselling author and expert on textile crafts, has written easy to follow patterns that will inspire and delight. This book is p...

Create Fabulous Bags with Simple TechniquesDistinctive handbags and totes have long been a passion of renowned designer Linda McGehee. In Simple Sensational Bags, Linda shares her secrets for making and embellishing dozens of innovative new designs without spending hours at the sewing machine. Linda's cleverly embellished creations incorporate many popular techniques including decorative stitching, piecing, applique and trims, pockets, piping, and more.