Show ON THE H ME FROM FRO B I 1 VV I 1 ii III it in 11 RUTH W YET PE NE newspapers BOUND BOUD TIGHTLY WITH MUSLIN MUSLIM IN STRIPS ARE PADDED WITH COTTON COTTOM BATTING AND THEN COVERED TO MAKE STIFF BACK CUSHIONS CUSHION 5 FOR THE COUCHI FEMI I 1 ell 17 ma 0 SECOND STITCHING MAKES A FINISH FOR OUT SIDE OF SEAMS IM his is the story of on an old couch that became glamorous and played a conspicuous part in a charming sunny living room the transformation started with a heavy cotton twill fabric in a soft tan tone to match the background co color lor of the looked hooked rug that you see in in front of tile the couch it was decided not to use any contrasting trimming but to accent the clean cut boxlike box like edges outlining the couch pad and cushions with a second seam on the outside as shown at the right couch cover and cushions used 9 91 yards of the 35 36 inch wide goods when the smartly tailored cover was completed it was fastened firmly in place with zippers of the type that come apart it at the bottom one side being stitched to tile the seam scam allowance of the cover and the other sewn to tile the couch pad next came the still cushions to stand up at the back these th ocic made with an inside core of newspapers tightly bound together with muslin bonds bands and then padded with cotton batting as shown NOTE tionA tot for making th the hooked rug rue in this sketch may bo be found on page e 14 of 0 your copy of book 13 I 1 directions f for 0 r making the spool table at the left of 0 this sketch are also in that book the velvet covered frames for the pictures over the couch are in boole book 61 6 which also contains a description ot of the series ot of booklets prepared by mrs spears as a service to our readers address mits AIRS RUTH bedford hills new york drawer 10 enclose 10 cents for each book desired name address |