Show ON THE HOME art frt FRONT RUTH WYETH SPEARS S WIDTH OF CUSHION TOP W CUT 4 to MAKE THE OLD AROUND DGE 4 1 1 2 STI H E is TUR STI G insider OPEN OUT 0 A A HANDSOME pair of cushions A to living brighten up your room may be made from things on hand or from remnants of siw silk frequently the largest pieces of the skirt of an old silk dress may be used for a pair of matching cushions the backing may be made of sateen A soft fold of a contrasting silk around the edge makes a smart finish the sketch shows how such a fold is cut and applied eighteen inches square is a good size for the cushions and if you have an as assortment sort ment of cushions of different sizes it is easy t to t transfer the filling into ticks of the size you want stitch and turn leaving a four inch opening in one side rip a smaller opening in the old ticking sew the large opening over the smaller one and then work the filling through rip apart and sew the new ticking with close stitches NOTE MOTE this illustration is from BOOK 2 of the mend and save for victory booklets book 2 contains directions for all types ol of darning patching and fabric repairing with large diagrams many useful hints for using old materials are Wu illustrated strat price 15 cents address MRS RUTH WYETH SPEARS bedford hills new york drawer 10 20 enclose 15 cents for book no 2 name address |