Show HC Jq SEW yam tr Ruth Wyeth Spears o 3 a BLACK AND 2 PEACOCK BLUE OVALS BORDER RUST RED REC BLACK AND PEACOCK PEACOCK PEACOCK PEA PEA- COCK BLUE SLUE M MAKE ti E-ti I THE FIRST ROW OF EACH OVAL LONG 3 f l-i l 20 1 l Grandmother Surprised Everyone Y VES YES ES a certain grandmother surprised surprised surprised sur- sur everybody everybody even even herself her her- self She had always enjoyed making hit and miss rag rugs in hi cheery colors Then one day her favorite grandson brought home the girl he was going to marry She was a bright young thing and chattered away about color schemes for her new home The living room and hall were to tobe tobe tobe be peacock blue and rust with touches of black Well WeB peacock is just a greenish blue thought Grandmother and rust is a brownish red So she got out her dye pot and her best wool rags and she mixed and she dipped and dipped again Then instead d of sewing her braided rags into one big oval she made five ovals of the size shown here here 3 3 black lack and 2 blue She sewed these together then around them came 4 rows of rust 2 rows of black next then 4 of rust 1 of black 4 blue 2 black then 8 rows of blue around the outside When the wedding day arrived this gift gUt was a great surprise even Grandmother was amazed at athow athow athow how handsome it looked looked looked- at the foot of the stairs in the new house Women everywhere are using their leisure to make their homes more attractive with slipcovers curtains bedspreads and lamp lamp- shades They are again taking up embroidery and handwork so that they may beautify y their homes and there is is a revival of interest in old time hand crafts Mrs Spears' Spears Book 1 SEWING for the Home Decorator and No 2 Gifts Novelties and Embroidery ery clearly chart the way for you If the old craft of rag rug making is your new hobby you may have free Mrs Spears' Spears leaflet on rag rugs with your order for both books at it 25 cents each Address Mrs Spears S. S Desplaines St. St Chicago Ill |