Thimbleberries Cottage Comfort

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Summary: Delightful and Informative
Review: Gives cottage style a bad name. Not good decorating. Very cutesy. Junky. Dated. Busy. Sorry I bought it. Settings look more like bad crafts shops than the kinds of home I'd want to live in. I read after I got this that this person is not a designer but a crafter, which explains why this is so junky.

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Summary: A Hit of A Gift
Review: I gave this book to my sister for a birthday present and she loved it. The book combines home decorating, quilting, crafts and entertaining and that pretty much describes my sister's interests. She is a quilter and has been a big fan of Thimbleberries/Lynette Jensen for quite awhile. She felt this book did the same thing for home decorating as Thimbleberries does for quilting - classic design, great instruction and projects that are not excessively time intensive. This turned out to be a Hit of a Gift!

Rating:
Summary: Not what I thought
Review: I thought I was getting a decorating book, but this turned out to have lots of ditsy crafty projects. (And I am not a crafter.) If you want cottage-style decorating, don't buy this book.

Rating:
Summary: Never judge a book by its cover...
Review: Just because the title of a book has the word "Cottage" in it, does not mean it is a book about Cottage Design. Who the author is, has a great deal of bearing on what you will find inside the pages of said book. Any one who would pick up a book by Lynette Jensen would realize she is a quilter and "Designer" of quilts. Ms.Jensen is a very well known and talented designer. If "Cottage" design isn't your style...then neither is this book. I happen to love her work, the book is a pleasure to look at, to gather ideas or improvise your own from hers. I enjoy looking at it over and over.

Rating:
Summary: Never judge a book by its cover...
Review: Just because the title of a book has the word "Cottage" in it, does not mean it is a book about Cottage Design. Who the author is, has a great deal of bearing on what you will find inside the pages of said book. Any one who would pick up a book by Lynette Jensen would realize she is a quilter and "Designer" of quilts. Ms.Jensen is a very well known and talented designer. If "Cottage" design isn't your style...then neither is this book. I happen to love her work, the book is a pleasure to look at, to gather ideas or improvise your own from hers. I enjoy looking at it over and over.

Rating:
Summary: Delightful and Informative
Review: Lynette Jensen has given us an information packed,beautiful book here. She has lovingly decorated her newly married daughter's starter home in tipical Lynette style.There are how to's for a lovely Bridal Shower,a Garden Party,Fourth of July picnic and much more! There are vintage postcards to copy, great decoupage ideas and many wonderful recipes,gifts,not to mention lovely quilts (including a fabulous yo-yo quilt!) I don't see how you could expect any more from a book. It's just wonderful!
Can you tell I love this book?

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Summary: Great book for Quilters
Review: Lynette Jensen is very well known by those who quilt. Her books contain mainly quilting patterns or ideas for decorating and entertaining with quilts and accessories. For those of you who quilt this book will not be a dissappointment. It delivers all of the great quilting patterns, tips and hints that her books are so well known for. This is a great book for a quilter.

Rating:
Summary: Great book for Quilters
Review: Lynette Jensen is very well known by those who quilt. Her books contain mainly quilting patterns or ideas for decorating and entertaining with quilts and accessories. For those of you who quilt this book will not be a dissappointment. It delivers all of the great quilting patterns, tips and hints that her books are so well known for. This is a great book for a quilter.

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Summary: Lots of Fluff, no real content
Review: This book is filled with nice photos, and a bunch of fluff. It's lacking in actual decorating content. The crafts are nice, but WAAAAY too cutesy. It's more of a "look at this pretty book" type of book than a hard-working down-and-dirty decorating book.

Lynette Jensen generally has nice crafts, but this is a craft book masquarading as a decorating book.

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Summary: Pretty Picture book
Review: This book would make a lovely coffeetable book. If you are looking for a book about quilting then this is not for you. I found this book to mostly showcase what the author's accomplishments rather than teach others. I love Jensen's quilts but feel like I've been cheated with this book.