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Show ynnan's World luilted Bedspread Makes Fine Juniper for a Teen-Aged Girl rtla JJafey ?HnSE lovely quilted bedspreads S which we are so fond for Xe up our bedrooms begin to iv wear after a few seasons. Per-.itU Per-.itU a pity that the lovelier ma- 1j do not last longer, but do ' Lpalr There's fine material In i bedspreads for quilted jump- tor the girl to her teens-Xttd teens-Xttd jumpers for the younger sTre lust the thing to wear for behold duties. They - keep the " from getting soiled, and be-of be-of their loveliness, they often vi jlamour to the menial tasks : -k as dusting or straightening up : which every girl must devote i.,e of her time. :be principal function of these ipers is to add a bit of color, ty and charm. For this reason, '"loveliness of these old, wornout Wads are truly ideal. See that : spread is well laundered and !ssed before you begin working It In many cases, these spreads v just made of cotton, without lit-:f lit-:f or no filler. If you are not Jtain of material laundering well, "n have it dry-cleaned. Patterns for jumpers are ex--jnely simple to cut and easy to v, They consist of a square neck, Tally, perhaps a bit of ruffle over t shoulder, a nlpped-in waist and 'unless skirt. !(y the way, if the bedspread has white background with a print It, you might like to dye It. Even ugh the background is an attrac- 'e pastel the print will show -ough. aentials of Laying -Kern, Cutting before you attempt to cut the riiper from the material, make :e that the fabric is straightened 3, Stretch and straighten the ds until both lengthwise and isswise grains line up perfectly. I'per pull so hard as to damage tou have a light quilted tpread . , . J tear the fabric. If necessary, Jss the fabric if you have a lot of iting to do. 'ou will find chalk marks and "jor's tacks of Inestimable value la guide to sewing and fitting the ces together. These should be Hide In contrasting color so they f) be easy to find. Both sides Luld be marked in- exactly the Jjie way. efore you start cutting, make e that the pattern whether it be Inrofessional or a home-made one Wfa- Then there will be no ma-alterations, ma-alterations, once sewing and fit-,f,'s fit-,f,'s are started. may be necessary to lay the . tern out several times before you 2t- make it fit the material. This 'especially true when you are tjismg a garment out of old ma-. ma-. al. for then pattern layouts, ch are made with new material ;,'Vnlnd, will be of little help, tfj.or the simple jumper which I i;:,e described, you will need only AWe parts: front bodice (made ',out sleeves); back bodice; back ;! IP Makt jumper from U. skirt and front of skirt two ',. since no gored or seam ef-U ef-U desirable on this quilted type "terlal and then the two or -h band which will circle waist If rufflCi or capped el. VZT 016 ,houlder 1 desired, V add two more pieces to the i j Pern. IXi?" 5houlder together first, 0 5lde ,eamar Finish the skirt next, by stitching the side seams, then fit the skirt to the waist band and to the bodice, put in place carefully, baste, and sew. The capped effect over the sleeves may be added after the jumper itself is finished. In a quilted material of this type, it is best to make the garment three to five Inches shorter than the dress. No large turned seam should be used, as this will make the hem too bulky. Rather, it is best to use a narrow binding at the skirt and turn a little of the quilting underneath under-neath (so the band will not show on the outside), press carefully, and then hem in place. Sewing Heavy Fabric Needs Special Care It's the wise woman who will test her sewing machine on the type of fLbnc she is using before she attempts at-tempts to do any sewing on the garment gar-ment itself. It may be that the needle is too light or too heavy. Special Spe-cial attention should be given to the thread remember that the bobbin and the needle should have the same type of thread! And last, but not least, check the tension on the machine ma-chine to make sure you are getting nice stitches without any forcing or pulling. In ideal sewing technique, the tension, stitch and thread work Is in such accord that they seem to flow out of the machine without any restraint. Every stitch should be straight and perfect. In learning how to stitch straight, mark pieces of paper with straight lines, squares and triangles. Take the thread out of the machine and the bobbin out of the machine and practice stitching on the marked lines. Turn the corners accurately and keep spaces even. Pockets may be placed on the jumper if desired, provided the material ma-terial used is not so heavy as to make the finished garment bulky-appearing bulky-appearing or stitching too difficult. The hems at the tops of the pockets must be placed in first before the pockets are placed and sewed onto the garment. ' |