Thimbleberries Cottage Comfort: Country-Cottage Style Decorating, Entertaining, Gardening, and Quilting Inspirations for Creating All the Comforts of Home

by Lynette Jensen

Overview

Leading fabric designer, quilter, authorand teacher, Lynette Jensen shares with you her secrets and inspirations for combining antiques, old furniture, dried flowers, vintage fabrics and favorite keepsakes and collectibles in a blending of old and new that is the essence of country-cottage. Over 200 full-color photos and illustrations 16 quilting and decorative projects, fully illustrated instructions Learn how to leaf-stencil a wall for decorative accents Favorite special occasion recipes including Game Day, HalloweenCarving, and Garden Parties

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781890621193
Publisher:	Landauer Publishing
Publication date:	04/28/2000
Series:	Thimbleberries Classic Country
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Over 20 years ago, internationally known designer and quilting authority, Lynette Jensen, created Thimbleberries®. It emerged as a worldwide leader in quilting, sewing, and home decorating. ~Lynette is a best-selling author who has inspired a generation of dedicated quilters to feather their nests with Thimbleberries® fabrics, quilt patterns, and books. ~Although Lynette closed her design studio in Hutchinson, MN, she continues to be active in the quilting industry, most recently with the release of her latest book, Thimbleberries® Scrap Quilts.

Editorial Reviews

Jensen (Classic Country; Classic Country Christmas) takes her readers through a tour of the starter home she decorated for her newly married daughter and son-in-law, offering inventive suggestions for each room and the couple's garden. Afterward, she presents simple menus and decorative ideas for creative entertaining, including such fetes as a pumpkin-carving party, Independence Day picnic or Sunday brunch. With its beginnings in England, country-cottage style takes the best of old furniture, favorite knickknacks and flea-market finds, which, with a little ingenuity and craftsmanship, can offer budget-conscious homeowners and empty-nesters a look for either a room or their entire home of subdued elegance or quaint intimacy. As she introduces every new idea, Jensen provides instructions that are clearly worded and illustrated. Readers can learn how to make a variety of quilts, table runners, pillows, pillowcases and pillow shams, d coupage, crochet throws and potpourri; stencil furniture and walls; and organize their gardens. Jensen's beautifully photographed arrangements accompany the text. (Apr.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly