The Pillow Book: Over 25 Simple-To-Sew Patterns For Every Room And Every Mood

by Shannon Okey

Can't afford a new couch? Cover it with pillows! Every interior decorator worth her measuring tape knows the easiestnot to mention cheapestway to transform a room is with fresh, colorful cushions. For this beautiful sewing book, veteran crafter Shannon Okey created more than 25 patterns for every room in the home. Projects range frombeginner friendly throw pillows, shams, and bolsters to more advanced bench pads, ottomans, and oversized floor cushions. We've tucked ready-to-use (no photocopier enlarging here!) pattern pieces into a pocket and used Wire-O binding for easy reference while sewing. With photographs and designs inspired by the hippest looks, The Pillow Book is just the fix for quick and easy home makeovers.

Genres: Sewing, Nonfiction, Crafts

144 pages, Hardcover

First published March 5, 2008

About the author

Shannon lives in Cleveland, Ohio with her husband, comic book artist Tamas Jakab and their furry "children," a dachshund and 2 cats who have made several appearances in her books.

Shannon runs her own publishing company called Cooperative Press, which publishes both books and Knit Edge magazine. She writes...a lot.

Reviews

[Robert Beveridge · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shannon Okey, The Pillow Book: Over 25 Simple-to-Sew Patterns for Every Room and Every Mood (Chronicle, 2008)

Full disclosure: I know the author personally.

If you've read Shannon's stuff before (and given the wealth of good crafting books she's put out, you should have), you know what to expect from this one: more interesting, off-beat patterns with similarly interesting, off-beat commentary interspersed among the basic how-to. And The Pillow Book delivers exactly what's expected. No more, but then, what more could you want? Solid, interesting, and fun. *** ½

[Judi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was disappointed that the embroidery design for a pillow on the cover was not included, but surprized that a pillow knit in the round was. Some interesting techniques and use of modern fabrics keeps this up to date. I will be making some of these for sure.