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CONTENTS
UPSTAIRS
From the bedroom to the bathroom via the nursery and landing, get set to show your second-floor rooms some fabulous fabric love!
BOLD BOUDOIR
BRIGHT BEDROOM DESIGNS
Add tassels, pictures, and hoops
for a boho bedroom makeover
in eye-catching colors!
Designer: Rebecca Reid
Styling: Louise Day
Photography: Philip Sowels
COLORFUL PILLOWCASES We love the way these fabric inserts look like theres one pillowcase inside another! Weve gone for bold brights as our main casing; for a more subtle look, use a bright accent as the insert and a softer shade for the main case.
TASSEL-TASTIC! Tassels make a change from bunting and are a fun way of using up fabric scraps. If you want yours to coordinate with a room, simply buy extras of your favorite prints to cut into strips. And try yarn tassels on pillows! LIGHT WORK Coordinate your bedside table lamp with your bedding and accessories with this simple technique for covering most lampshade shapes. Add a ribbon edging in a contrasting color for a modern twist. BRIGHT BEDROOM HOOPS OF FUN This ingenious laundry basket uses a large embroidery hoop. It keeps dirty laundry hidden away and even provides potential play as a basketball-style receptacle for shooting your socks into! PRETTY AS A PICTURE...
If, like us, youve been meaning to make some fab fabric pictures for ages but havent quite gotten around to it, nows the time! You can buy cheap picture frames that, with the right fabrics, will look good in any room. Our nosew method really can be done in minutes.
PILLOWCASES
Turn your finished pillowcase right side out, with the lining fabric inside. When you put your pillow inside, make sure the lining fabric encases the end of the pillow. YOU WILL NEED
Standard pillowcase, 20 30 inches (50 75 cm)
Contrast fabric (see instructions for sizing)
Matching sewing thread MEASUREMENTS Standard pillowcase size, 20 30 inches (50 75 cm) MAKING EACH PILLOWCASE
Step 1: Turn your pillowcase inside out and undo the side seams. One of the short edges will already be hemmed, and the other has a large pocket to slip your pillowcase in.
Cut the pocket edge to meet up with the other edge, but cut it 1 inch (2 cm) longer to allow for the hem. Turn over the edge by inch (1 cm) and then by inch (1 cm) again; from there, stitch down. The two ends of your pillowcase will now be the same length. () Step 2: Measure across the hemmed edge of your pillowcase and cut your lining fabric to this length and 18 inches (46 cm) wide. On your lining fabric, turn both long edges over inch (1 cm) and then inch (1 cm) again to the wrong side; press and then stitch these hems into place. () Step 3: Fold the lining fabric in half lengthwise with right sides together.
With your pillowcase inside out, place it inside the folded lining fabric, making sure the two hemmed edges are all the way up inside the fold, aligning the side edges of the pillowcase and lining fabric. Stitch together down both side seams of the pillowcase, through all layers of pillowcase and lining fabric. ()
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