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Show HOWJq SEW &r RuthWyethSpeanoJ? "OPENING mail is always stimu-latingespecially stimu-latingespecially so when one comes upon a letter like this: "Dear Mrs. Spears If you could step into my house you would see in every room ideas I have gotten from your Book 1 SEWING, for the Home Decorator. Your draw- 3 WIDE i I well and that I can make quickly on the machine. Sincerely, T. S." I wonder if "T. S." has my Sewing Sew-ing Book 2, Embroidery, Gifts and Novelties? On Page 14 of that book is a suggestion that just about fills her requirements, and for those of you who are keeping scrap books of these sewing lessons les-sons as they appear in the paper, here is an idea for contrasting facings fac-ings for sheets and pillow cases. The diagram shows each step in the making of the colored facings. Make your own cardboard pattern for the scallops by drawing part way around a small plate or saucer. sau-cer. Use this pattern to mark and cut the scallops. After the scallops scal-lops are cut, turn the raw edge over the cardboard pattern with a warm iron as shown. With the help of Mrs. Spears' Book 1 SEWING, for the Home Decorator, you can make many of the things you have been wanting for the house. Book 2 Embroidery Embroid-ery and Gifts is full of ideas for ways to use your spare time in making things for yourself or to sell. Books are 25 cents each. If you order both books, crazypatch quilt leaflet illustrating 36 authentic authen-tic stitches is included free. Address: Ad-dress: Mrs. Spears, 210 S. Des-plaines Des-plaines St., Chicago, 111. ings are so easy to follow that I have made slipcovers and even re-upholstered re-upholstered a wing chair. I never knew there were so many good ideas for curtains and bedspreads. "All my friends admire those 1 have made. I am now planning to make some new sheets and pillow pil-low cases. I like to buy sheeting and pillow case tubing by the yard to fit different beds. Can you suggest sug-gest some kind of trimming? I want something that will wash |