Fabric Projects And Creative Decorating Ideas

by Mary Engelbreit, Vitta Poplar, Barbara Elliott Martin

For dazzling decorating, fabric can play a starring role in every roomin the house. It can add immediate comfort and warmth to a pillow, cheer to a plain window, or drama to a tailored lampshade. In anything-but-technical text, Fabric explores the almost endless ways textiles can personalize a decorating scheme. Bold colors and serene neutrals, homey tickings and stripes, funky florals and luxurious textures are the tools; swagging a gauzy no-sew curtain for an urbane impression, slipcovering dining room chairs for a summer look, or layering on a virtual crazy quilt of vintage textiles for a cottage makeover can be the results.Throughout, you'll find how-to's and do-it-yourself projects, complete with shopping lists and "Fabric Workshops" that offer glimpses into the studios and homes of artists and decorators who have put fabric to use in new and unusual ways. And more than 100 color photographs illustrate all the imaginative ways fabric can give your home the Mary Engelbreit look. This is the fifth book in a series of Home Companion magazine books. Others are: Paint, Plates, Collections, and Leading the Artful Life

Genres: Design

112 pages, Hardcover

First published April 18, 2002

About the author

Mary Engelbreit grew up studying the illustrations in the vintage storybooks of her mother’s childhood, and she developed a unique style that harkens back to those simpler times. Mary’s distinctive images have made her a celebrity to millions, who eagerly snap up gift items, calendars, books, fabrics, and more.

Mary’s New York Times bestselling The Night Before Christmas is part of the holiday tradition for families across the country. Other beloved additions to a child’s first bookshelf are her New York Times bestselling Mary Engelbreit's Mother Goose and Mary Engelbreit's Nursery Tales, which are perfect companions to this volume.

Reviews

[Frances]

Shows you how to use older fabrics and repurpose them for decorating touches. She can mix fabrics and it all comes out right.

[Jenny]

I picked this book up for some inspiration and ideas. I found a few, but the photos are layers and layers of pattern, texture, fabrics etc. I love color and pattern and fabric, and even I felt it was crazy! Just my two cents. Worth a look, but don't buy it until you are sure you like it!

[Jan Deelstra]

As is true of Mary Engelbreit style, this book is a creative treat for those with her fun and often whimsical taste. Delightful.

[Linda]

Filled with great ideas and photographs for using fabrics to brighten up your home.