Show hofto H OW to SEW RUTH SPEARS i WYETH y a 3 51 11 1 1 T T Q 4 5 6 K ja 1 11 ia 14 la A 13 ta this rag baby sits down gracefully T THE HE charm of a rag baby de upon her figure she may be molded with your fingers if the cotton stuffing is pushed into place very tightly a little at a time with the blunt end of a pencil an extra bit of cotton may even stretch the fabric considerably to give chin and chest a shapely contour leave the opening for stuffing under one arm stuff the legs up to the knees then sew across stuff up to the hips and then sew through the body again as shown before the upper part is stuffed this makes the doll jointed at knees and hips to make a pattern for the doll rule an eight by fourteen inch piece of paper into one inch squares number the squares as shown then outline the doll so that the lines cross the squares exactly as they do here in the diagram back and front are cut alike the dotted line around the doll in the diagram indicates the seam allowance eyes nose and mouth are embroidered yarn is is used for the hair and the dress is made of straight pieces NOTE mrs spears latest sewing book contains three pages of doll clothes 90 embroidery stitches fabric repairing table settings gifts many useful articles to make for the house yourself and the children price 25 cents postpaid coins preferred just ask for book no 2 and address mrs spears S desplaines st chicago ill |