Show recreation room trimmed nautical by RUTH WYETH SPEARS SPEAKS T THINGS that have to do with the sea are a good theme for decorating a recreation room a boys room or a summer cottage arhip A ship model has a salty flavor but is not a necessity one youngster made a map of a desert island complete with a legend of hidden treasure no one knew more than he about the island the treasure for he invented both of them he also salvaged the steering wheel from an old boat and hung it on 7 1 EMBROIDER ANCHOR IN CHAIN STITCH BASTE AND THEN STITCH FABRIC STRIPS OR TAPE TO FORM ANCHOR the wall with ropes A small figure of a sailor was wired for a lamp his mother made a smartly tailored navy blue couch cover trimmed in a red anchor and a red cushion was adorned with a blue anchor straight strips of material 1 inch wide after the edges are turned under will make an anchor 12 inches long and 8 inches across as shown here bias tape may be used for the smaller anchor which is just half the size of the large one NOTE mrs spears sewing book no 2 contains a complete alphabet to be made of straight or bias strips also illustrations of five processes of fabric mending 36 embroidery stitches making doll clothes and numerous gift items ask for book no 2 enclosing 10 cents to cover cost address mrs spears drawer 10 bedford hills N Y |