Show SEW cEW o WV j- j t Ruth Wyeth Spears A S y I o oI A 1 I op I p q w w t o c a a a a o as asB asE aser J B E er F D c i G Make lids Attractive ottoman 1 ET a wooden box from the gro- gro grocer gracer r gro-r GET It should be about as long as the width of the chair wIth which the ottoman is to be used The depth of the sides should be four inches as shown here at nt A The legs should be made of two by twos two's or you may have a set of nicely turned legs from an old ta- ta table ta-bla ta ble or other piece of furniture that may be cut down to the rIght length Fasten in place with long screws through the corners of the box boC as shown here at B About half a bat of cotton willbe will willbe be needed Put five or six layers of the cotton on the top cutting I the first layer about four inches smaller all around than the top of the box bo Place it in 10 the center Cut the next layer a little bigger and the others still bigger untIl the last one is the same size as the top Now cut a layer of cotton to go over the top and down over I the ends as ns at C and another to togo togo togo go over the top and down the sides as at D Cut a piece of heavy muslin to fasten tightly over the cotton Cut the corners of the muslin as at atE atE atE E Sew with heavy thread as at F and thin tack as at G To make the er co stretch the th top tightly over the muslin and se seIt sew It along the sides through the mus mus- muslin lin hn then make a straight inch four four band to go all around and add the tho ruffle rume to it Every Homemaker should havea have a copy of Mrs Spears new book SEWING Forty eight pages of step b step directions for making slipcovers and dressing tables restoring and upholstering chairs couches making curtains for ev- ev every every ev every ery type of room and ond purpose Making lampshades rugs otto otto- ottomans ottomans ottomans mans and other useful articles for forthe forthe forthe the home Readers WIsh wishing a copy should send end name and address enclosing 25 cents to Mrs Spears South Desplaines St Chicago Illinois |