Show woman domars I 1 s world quilted bedspread makes fo fine me jumper for a teenaged teen aged girl by adla bof THOSE HOSE lovely quilted bedspreads of which we are so fond tor for dressing up our bedrooms begin to Is show how wear alter after a few seasons per haps it to Is a pity that the lo lovelier veller materials do not last longer but do not despair theres hiie affe material in these bedspreads for quilted jumpers tor for the girl in her teens quilted jumpers tor for the younger set are just the thing to wear tor for household duties they keep the dress from getting soiled and because ca use ot of their loveliness they often lend end glamour to the m menial tasks uch such as dusting or straightening up to which every girl must devote some of her time the principal unction function of these jumpers Is to add a bit of polor g gaiety al e ty and charm for this reason the 10 loveliness ve liness of 0 these old workout bedspreads are truly ideal see that the spread Is well laundered and pressed before you begin working i 0 on n it in many ca cases ses these spreads are just made of cotton with without out ut tle or no filler if you are a re not certain t sin of material laun laundering derin g welt well then haveit have it dry cleaned patterns for J jumpers amper are extremely simple to lo cut and easy to sew gew they consist of a square neck usually perhaps a bit of ruffle over the shoulder a nipped ln in waist and seamless skirt skirl by bytha tho way if the bedspread bed pread has white background with a arl print nt on it it you might like to dye dy it it even though the background is an attractive pastel the print wu snow show through essentials of laying pattern Fat tern cutting before you attempt to cut the jumper from the material make ure sure that the fabric Is straightened out cut stretch and straighten the goods until both lengthwise and crosswise grains line up perfectly vever never pull so hard as to damage k I 1 pr I 1 I 1 you have a light quilted spread or tear the fabric if necessary press the fabric if you have a lot of cutting to do you will find chalk marks and lai tailors lors tacks ot of inestimable value as a guide to sewing and fitting the together these should be roade in contrasting color so they ww will be easy to find both sides should be marked in exactly the tame same way before you start cutting make sure that the pattern whether it be a professional or a homemade home made one fits then there will be no major alterations once sewing and fittings are started it may be necessary to lay the pattern out several times betori becom you can make it fit the material this is especially true when you are making a garment out of old material tor for then pattern layouts which are made with new material in mind will be of little limle help for the simple jumper which I 1 have described you will need only these parts front bodice made without sleeves sleeve 01 back bodice back a make a jumper irom from it ft of skirt and nd front of skirt two pieces since no gored or seam effect is desirable on this quilted type of material and then the two or three inch band which will car circle ell the waist if ruffles ruffle or capped efi feet fact over the shoulders obo Is desired I 1 this will add two more pieces to the pattern sew the shoulders together first then the side seams finish the th petticoat ruffles 4 k at E adress A dress of sophistication with a hint of romance is m made ade of strawberry chambray with wit h ruffles of eyelet by joan norton irwin 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 bearded be added after the jumper itself Is finished in a quilted material of this type it I 1 is is best to make the garment three to ja five ve inches shorter than the dress no large turned seam should be used as this will make the hem too bulky b rather it I 1 is best to us use a na narrow binding at the skirt and turn a little odthe of the quilting underneath so the band ww will not show on the outside biess press carefully and then hem in place sewing heavy fabrio fabric needs special care its the wise woman who will test her sewing machine on the type of fabric chels she la using before she attempts to do any sewing on the garment itself it may be that the needle is too light or too heavy special 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 lease check the tension on the machine machina to make sure you are getting nice stitches without any forcing or pulling in ideal sewing technique the tension stitch and thread works 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 tow how to stitch stra straight ih mark pieces of paper with straight lines squares and triangles take the thread butof 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 used is not so heavy as to make the finished garment bulky a appearing ppe aring 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 |