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Show yVoman's World Glamorize Ugly Duckling Beds With Slipcovered Headboards (Sij. lrtta J4aieu f you're one of the thousands of r brides still waiting to see your am home come true, there are -eral ways f making your life at ;sent one of comfort and pleasant-is. pleasant-is. There's no need to put up h sad-looking family hand-me-tms If you can run a sewing ma-' ma-' ne or take a needle in your hand i transform today's fabrics into igs of beauty and loveliness, few yards of printed or plain n or rayon can be turned out handsome quilted and appliqued nes for headboard slipcovers aft-i aft-i few lessons at your local sew-center. sew-center. You can, for example, a slip cover and work out a ting design at the same time with , a little instruction and turn white elephant of a bed into a g of beauty. hecked gingham, flower sprigged striped fabrics are best for a lted design which is easy to apply h the quilting attachment to the chine. If your heart is set on ; of the lovely appliqued designs, jr best choice is a plain back-ound back-ound which sets off the floral dens de-ns of the applique. The zigzagger chment will do the job neatly in very short order, itmoded wooden bedsteads Aild be cut down to modern pro-,rtions pro-,rtions before you attempt cover- ig the headboard. Perhaps a handy arpenter or even friend husband : 'ould enjoy doing the job in one of 1 is spare moments. If you're not uite certain of the lines to use, then 4 :heck over some modern pieces oefore you attempt to start the remodeling. You may even use a studio couch r box spring mattress combination f you don't have a regular bed. In his case, attach a headboard made f compo or plywood cut to bed idth. 'ake Measurements First Vhen Making Covering To determine the fabric necessary jr the headboard, measure across le top of it for width and then from )p to bottom for depth. Lay the laterial lengthwise across the front t the headboard to avoid seams )wn- the center front. Join narrow sign of any reasonable size, assuring assur-ing a uniform pattern. After the guide is set, stitch as you would any straight seam. Floral Printed Remnants Easy to Use for Appliques For an appliqued slip cover, cut out designs from a floral printed remnant and then applique to the plain fabric slip cover, using a zigzagger zig-zagger attachment. Both of these headboard effects can be enhanced with matching bedspreads, the quilting quilt-ing and applique work being done.in much the same fashion as for the headboard. Frilly ruffles that complement headboard drama can be stitched for bedspreads with the ruffier attachment. at-tachment. This gadget ruffles and stitches all in one operation. If you're a career girl and housekeeper house-keeper combination, then select the bedspread with care. You'll want one that fits perfectly without too much fussing one that you can swiftly maneuver into place in the morning and snap off quickly in the evening. A simple quilted bedspread or a cotton appliqued one will lay nicely on the bed, and will be simple as far as care is concerned. ' Of course, if you want more glam-i glam-i our, you can go in for the frilly, ruffled types made of sheer materi-! materi-! als like organdie and dotted swiss, j but this is something strictly fem-! fem-! inine, and you don't want to subject i your brand new husband to too many fancy frills. A gathered skirt also is acceptable accept-able if you want something feminine fem-inine but tailored. This can be effectively ef-fectively worked out with a floral print spread and a plain colored gather. This motif also can be carried car-ried out in draperies and dressing table skirt. Convert old bedsteads into . . 2ces that run down the sides and ross the top with heavy corded ges; sewing center instructors will ow you how to master this quick-with quick-with the cording foot attach-;nt attach-;nt on your machine. After fining fin-ing effects are created, the slip er is placed over the headboard i fastened snugly at the back with ong zipper closing. If the head-ird head-ird is curved, remember to shape ' fabric with basting stitches be- e doing the final cutting -and ching. liter taking headboard measure-Tits measure-Tits for slipcover quilted finish al- i at least one-quarter of a yard 1 take-up in the quilting process, u can quilt the entire front surface the material or make a large cen-design cen-design with unquilted border aric. Padding is sandwiched between brie and cheesecloth backing and Smart bedroom pieces. 11 of these are basted together, "urn basted fabric padding and acking, right side down, on cutting tble and draw pencilled criss-cross iagonal lines which act as a guide ir the first row of quilted stitching. After the first row of stitching is ane, the bar on the quilter attach-sent attach-sent can be set for spacing a de- |