Needlework Designs for Miniature Projects

Think small ... beautiful things come in miniature sizes. With this collection of over five dozen charted designs, miniature enthusiasts and needleworkers can delight in creating a panoply of Lilliputian-sized heirlooms at a fraction of store prices. Here is a treasury of decorative projects to enhance and enliven any miniature setting.Accomplished craftswoman Eileen Folk offers 64 designs that will turn ordinary dollhouse rooms into exquisite showplaces with a minimum of effort and a maximum of style. These elegant projects work up quickly - some in as little as one hour from start to finish. All can be worked in either needlepoint or counted cross-stitch and are fully complemented by easy-to-follow directions and clear, well-rendered charts. Use suggested colours or select your own colour scheme in creating a variety of attractive furnishings: rugs, pillows, upholstery, chair cushions, quilts, decorative accent pieces, place mats, window treatments, bedspreads, and even an entire nursery.The book offers both beginners and experienced needlecrafters endless hours of pleasure and unlimited creative inspiration. This charming, imaginative craft book will help you create an enchanting decor for any miniature vignette.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Decorative Accent Pieces Room Suggestions Floral Mirror Frame Instructions for Counted Fireplace Screen Cross-Stitch Alphabet Sampler Instructions for Needlepoint Arch Sampler Castellated Bellpull Metric Conversion Chart Floral Bellpull Geometric Bellpull Rugs Floral Screen Floral Hearth Rug Dragon Screen Eagle Hearth Rug Floral Area Rug Place Mats and Napkins Nursery Rug Geometric Tree-of -Life Carpet Echoes Dragon Pillows Medallion Butterfly Pillow Floral Heart Pillow Boxes Woven Pillow Flowers-in-Rows Pillow Window Treatments Intertwined Pillow Floral Curtains (or Bed Hangings) Flowers-in-a-Square Pillow Geometric Curtains (or Bed Floral Pillow Hangings) Aran Pillow Tiebacks Greek-Key Pillow Valance Upholstery Bedspreads Diagonal Castellated Bedspread Zigzag Floral Bedspread Striped Woven Canopies Castellated Canopy Chair Cushions Scalloped Canopy Oriental Chair Cushion Rocking-Chair Head and Seat Nursery Accessories Cushions Birth Sampler Stylized Floral Seat Cushion Height Chart Medallion Chair Cushion Stuffed Bunny Toy Playpen Pad Quilts Zigzag Receiving Blanket Hole-in-the-Barn-Door Quilt Striped Receiving Blanket Four-Winds Quilt Crib Pillow Primrose Quilt Crib Coverlet