Show WOMANS WORLD bed covering choice reveals ingenuity ingen ity by kitta haley UKE TO SEW but I 1 cant roc fiet says mrs jones that disturbs me because I 1 wont ver ever be able to have a lovely bedspread s like my neighbor has on her bed As long as she can sew no worn wom in need feel that she cannot put her Ima imagination ginat on to work in creating a lovely cover tor for her bed there are so many types possible that lack of one skill such as crocheting need never stand in ill the way ot of providing a beautiful piece of decorative work imagination rather than is skill kill Is the answer to this womans comans problem as it is to many another womans comans wo mans it if you feel you lack that then just open wide your eyes and 11 tart start ill thinking inking be surprised at what can be done with a little investigation there seems to be no lack of variety in bed coverings for almost any type of work can be used to c beate aate something beautiful and effective f fec tive some like to use a crocheted piece on top of a solid color w with ith a flounce of the solid colored material at the sides other beds are covered with quilted work of many many varieties and look lust just as effective in their settings while others have lace and ruffling predominant in their decor some women seem to have a way of 0 picking out a piece of material 10 vary bedroom decor which seems ordinary in ever every y respect and then draping it to make an exceed angly effective cover that lets acts oft off the bed just right study the room first and decide what would be suitable if your ways are simple and casual then this Is the key to the bedspread it if your personality has a flair for or the dramatic ur or tailored room then your answer would come from something in a solid color or print with texture interest casual types of spreads are arc easy to 0 o sew sev it if your bedroom Is furnished in one ot of the informal styles such as earl american or colonial tile the pr problem blem of making a spread for a bed Is very easy since these types require little skill measurements should be accurate so that the spread will be sufficiently large to be luxurious appearing quilts are very common and the patterns in many of these ore are lovely you may have one already and are wondering just how it can be used as a most effective setting it if large enough use it alone as a covering it if the quilt is not large enough there are several ways to use it best est on three ill ee sides those falling ailing on either side of the bed as well as at the base more material can be lidded added to make the quilt large enough to fall all gracefully select a color that is predominant in the quilt and work it in A simpler way of making a quilt look larger Is to make a flounce of 0 a color selected as above to coyer the three sides of the bed it if the flounce is attached to a muslin that covers the bed either above or directly underneath th the e mattress with your oun oters bedspreads so it will not have to be removed when the bed la Is unmade every time the bed will have an attractive appearance the flounce treatment Is popular with all casual types of bed coverings use usa them with chintz or gandie ginghams ging bams and other informal prints it if desired add a one or two inch ruffle to the top of the spread just below the top it if you have a canopy over a four poster bed decorate this nith a ruffle or flounce of material matching the bedspread tailored spreads offer great variety depending upon how tallo tailored red you like the bedroom you have a great variety which will carry out a more formal theme it if the room Is done in one of 0 the formal per periods lods you might choose an elegantly quilted taffeta satin or another rich fabric tor for the top of the bed and then add a flounce of the same saffie material for the sides this quilting may be done at home on your own machine it if you have the sewing machine attachment or it might even be purchased already quilted it may also be bc done by hand it if you have a design which you particularly like another idea which is practical tor for semi tailored rooms Is a simple spread which tails falls in box fashion on the bed to give tailored corners at the base of tile the bed the corners are slit and finished the only design which Us this uses is a geometric border at the top of the spread extending down to the bottom of the spread |