Thimbleberries Christmas Cottage

Presents instructions for Christmas crafts, indoor and outdoor decorating, and entertaining, and includes recipes.

Decorating, entertaining, and quilting inspirations for celebrating Christmas all through the house.

For best-selling quilting author and fabric designer, Lynette Jensen, all the comforts of home are found in this lovingly restored two-story Colonial she shares with her husband Neil and two grown children. Through a tour of her home and gardens in this lavishly-illustrated book Lynette shares her secrets for successful classic country decorating and her love of quilts and quilting. She shows you how to easily mix and match colors, blend decorating styles, and highlight favorite family pieces through a simple planning process that takes you from basic to beautiful in a matter of minutes. Each chapter is devoted to a season -- spring, summer, harvest, and holiday -- filled with ideas, recipes and projects for fun with fabric, surface design, home decor, woodpainting and stenciling. Step-by-step how-tos, illustrations, full-size patterns, along with a complete guide to materials and sources, provide a hands-on guide to creating it yourself, Lynette has also included a special section of swatches to go -- coordinating her fabric and color chips with each season that blend perfectly to transition you through the year in style. If making harmony the heart of your home is as important to you as it is to Lynette, then Classic Country is meant for you!

"23 tried and true quilt desihns made in both traditional and modern fabrics"--Front cover.

A collection of tried and true patterns that beginner's can successfully complete.

What's all the buzz about Thimbleberries quilts? One look through the pages of this book and you'll discover why everybody loves Lynette Jensen's projects. Wide variety of projects--pick from 25 wall to bed-size quilts and decorative accessories for the home (bet you can't make just one!) Warm and cozy contry style in your own quilts Fast techniques with terrific results--the secrets are in Lynette's streamlined rotary-cutting, quick-piecing, and fusible appliqué techniques.

Simple ideas for using simple materials - from candles and collectibles to pictures and pillows.

Suitable for crafters of various levels, this title features 44 quick-and-easy projects - from table runners and wall quilts to book covers and tote bags.