Custom-made bed fashions such as comforters, comforter covers, pillow shams and dust ruffles can be ruffled or tailored to suit the decor. Chintzes, polished cottons and sateens are good choices for most bed coverings. Sheets are another practical fabric

Coordinating napkins are the finishing touch to your tabletop fashions. Standard finished napkins are 14" or 17" (33.5 or 43 cm) square. Before cutting the fabric, square the ends, using a carpenter's square. For fringed napkins, square the ends by pulling a thread. Napkin hems can be decorative. Experiment with some of the decorative stitches on your sewing machine. The hemming techniques shown here can also be used on tablecloths and place mats. Cutting Directions Cut napkins I" (2.5 cm) larger than finished size. One yard (meter) of 36" (91.5 cm) wide fabric yields four [...]

Trimmed place mats have banding stitched to one side. Purchase finished trim or cut trim from fabric. Cutting Directions Cut the place mat 1" (2.5 cm) larger than desired finished size (page 104). Press W' (1.3 cm) seam allowance to right side of place mat on all edges. Cut trimming long enough to go around edge of place mat, plus 1" (2.5 em). You will need approximately 61" (155 cm) own banding from fabric, allow 1/4" (6 mm) on each side for finishing. Press under 1/4" (6 mm) on long sides of banding. How to [...]