Show HOW to 0 iviam SE SEW jl 4 ruth wyeth spears cs 3 BLACK AND 2 PEACOCK BLUE ovala BORDER RUST RED BLACK AND PEACOCK BLUE A I 1 I 1 THE FIRST ROW OF EACH OVAL 20 grandmother surprised everyone y VES ES a certain grandmother sur 1 everybody even herself she had always enjoyed making hit and miss rag rugs in cheery colors then one day her favorite grandson brought home the girl he was going to marry she was a bright young thing and chattered away about color schemes for her new home the living room and hall were to be peacock blue and rust with touches of black well peacock is just a greenish blue thought dr I 1 ab er and rust is a brownish red sol so ane slie got out her hei dye pot and her best wool rags and she mixed and she dippe dand dipped again then instead of sewing her braided rags into one big oval she made five ovals of the size shown here 3 black and 2 blue she sewed these together then around them came 4 rows of rust 2 rows of black next then 4 of rust I 1 of black 4 blue 2 black then 8 rows of blue around the outside aben the wedding day arrived this gift was a great surprise aen even grandmother Giand mother was amazed at how handsome it looked at the foot of the stairs in the new house women everywhere are using their leisure to make their homes more attractive with slipcovers slip covers curtains bedspreads and lamp shades they are again taking up embroidery and handwork so that they may beautify their homes and there is a revisal of interest in old time hand crafts mrs spears book 1 SEWING jor for the home decorator and no y 2 gifts novelties and embroidery elearly chart the way for you if the old craft of rag rug making is i your new hobby bobby you may have free mrs spears leaflet on rag lus rugs with wa ith your order for both books at 25 cents each address mrs spears S desplaines st Chi chicago cagg in |