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Show Woman's World Glamorize Ugly Duckling Beds With Slipcovered Headboard? ! If you're one of the thousands of i war brides still waiting to see your dream home come true, there are several ways of making your life at present one of comfort and pleasantness. pleasant-ness. There's no need to put up with sad-looking family hand-me-downs If you can run a sewing machine ma-chine or take a needle in your hand and transform today's fabrics into things of beauty and loveliness. A few yards of printed or plain cotton or rayon can be turned out Into handsome quilted and appliqued finishes for headboard slipcovers after aft-er a few lessons at your local sewing sew-ing center. You can, for example, pad a slip cover and work out a quilting design at the same time with just a little instruction and turn the white elephant of a bed Into a thing of beauty. Checked gingham, flower sprigged or striped fabrics are best for a quilted design which is easy to apply with the quilting attachment to the machine. If your heart is set on one of the lovely appliqued designs, your best choice Is a plain background back-ground which sets off the floral designs de-signs of the applique. The zigzagger attachment will do the job neatly and in very short order. Outmoded wooden bedsteads should be cut down to modern proportions pro-portions before you attempt covering cover-ing the headboard. Perhaps a handy carpenter or even friend husband would enjoy doing the job in one of his spare moments. If you're not quite certain of the lines to use, then check over some modern pieces before you attempt to start the remodeling. You may even use a studio couch or box spring mattress combination If you don't have a regular bed. In this case, attach a headboard made of compo or plywood cut to bed width. Take Measurements First When Making Covering To determine the fabric necessary for the headboard, measure across the top of it for width and then from top to bottom for depth. Lay the material lengthwise across the front 1 of the headboard to avoid seams down the center front. Join narrow Convert old bedsteads into . . . pieces that run down the sides and across the top with heavy corded edges; sewing center instructors will show you how to master this quickly quick-ly with the cording foot attachment attach-ment on your machine. After finishing fin-ishing effects are created, the slip cover Is placed over the headboard and fastened snugly at the back with a long zipper closing. If the headboard head-board is curved, remember to shape the fabric with basting stitches before be-fore doing the final cutting and stitching. After taking headboard measurements measure-ments for slipcover quilted finish allow al-low at least one-quarter of a yard for take-up In the quilting process. You can quilt the entire front surface of the material or make a large center cen-ter design with unquilted 1 border fabric. Padding Is sandwiched between fabric and cheesecloth backing and sign of any reasonable size, assuring assur-ing a uniform pattern. After the guide is set, stitch as you would any straight seam. Floral Printed Remnants Easy to Use for Appliques For an appliqued slip cover, cut out designs from a floral printed remnant and then applique to the plain fabric slip cover, using a zigzagger zig-zagger attachment. Both of these headboard effects can be enhanced with matching bedspreads, the quilt-i quilt-i Ing and applique work being done In much the same fashion as for the headboard. Frilly ruffles that complement headboard drama can be stitched for bedspreads with the ruffler attachment. at-tachment. This gadget ruffles and stitches ail in one operation. If you're a career girl and housekeeper house-keeper combination, then select the bedspread with care. You'll want one that fits perfectly without too much fussing one that you can swiftly maneuver Into place in the morning and snap off quickly in the evening. A simple quilted bedspread or a cotton appliqued one will lay nicely on the bed, and will be simple as far as care is concerned. Of course, If you want more glamour, glam-our, you can go In for the frilly, ruffled types made of sheer materials materi-als like organdie and dotted swiss, but this is something strictly feminine, fem-inine, and you don't want to subject your brand new husband to too many fancy frills. A gathered skirt also is acceptable accept-able if you want something feminine fem-inine but tailored. This can be effectively ef-fectively worked out with a floral print spread and a plain colored gather. This motif also can be carried car-ried out in draperies and dressing table skirt. HO ID j$ Smart bedroom pieces. i all of these are basted together. Turn basted fabric padding and backing, right side down, on cutting table and draw pencilled criss-cross diagonal lines which act as a guide for the first row of quilted stitching. After the first row of stitching is done, the bar on the quilter attachment attach-ment can be set for spacing a de- |
