Show HOW to SEW RUTH SPEARS by WYETH cc C JI B W ATCH any class of kinder partners gart ners cutting patterns from colored paper and your fingers will itch to pick up the scissors and try it yourself why not the luncheon mat and napkin shown here offer a suggestion for a way to use your cutout cut out designs for simple but effective work the long sides of the mats are hemmed and the ends faced with one inch bands of green as at A the napkins are also hemmed on two sides and faced with green bands on the other two the stem for the bright red cherry follows a circular line embroidered in 9 green reen outline stitch the leaf is of the green material experiment with cutting the cherry and leaf in paper when you have cut a design that pleases you make a pattern in lightweight cardboard cut the fabric a little larger than the pattern clip the edge as at B then press it over the pattern with a warm iron as at C to make a firm crease remove the pattern and sew the pieces in place with fine hemming stitches NOTE readers who have not secured their copies of my two books should send in their orders at once your choice of the CRAZY PATCH QUILT leaflet showing 36 authentic stitches or the RAG RUG LEAFLET will be included FREE with orders for both books for the present everyone should have copies of these two books containing 96 how to sew articles that have not appeared in the paper this offer will be withdrawn soon send order with 25 cents immediately to mrs spears S desplaines st chicago ill and both books will be mailed postpaid |