Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 8, Number 18, DeMotte, Jasper County, 31 March 1938 — HOW to SEW [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HOW to SEW

By RUTH WYETH SPEARS

THIS pink and white chintz * apron with pink gingham frills should inspire anyone to, make long strides towards the kitchen. It is easy to cut. The material required is U 2 yards of 36-inch-* wide chintz or cotton print and . one yard of plain material. For the skirt of the apron, cut a piece of paper or cloth 27 inches wide and 23 inches dedp. Fold this lengthwise through the center, as at A, then measure down from the top of the fold and in from the corners the distances indicated in the diagram and mark the dots. Using the dots as a guide, mark the outline of the apron skirt as you see it in the diagram. The dimensions for shaping the bib are given in the diagram at B. The pocket is a 5-inch square c with lower corners rounded as shdwn here at C. The apron ties are cut 6 inches wide and 36 inches Jong. The strip for the belt should be cut 2 1 ? inches wide and a facing the same width should be cut for it. The shoulder straps are cut 4 inches j wide and then creased lengthwise through the center.

The strips of the plain material for the ruffles are cut 6 inches wide. The ruffle material before it is gathered should be 2 1 ? times

the length of the space it is t fill after gathering. Use the machine, hemmer foot shown here at the lower left for hemming the ruffles and the machine ruffler for gathering them. NOTE: Mrs. Spears’ latest book —Gifts and Embroidery number—is now ready. Ninety embroidery stitches are illustrated; also table settings-; crochet; embroidery designing; fabric repairing; novelty gifts and dress accessories. Fortyeight pages of step-by-step directions. Available to readers who will send name and address and enclose *25 cents (coin preferred). Just address Mrs. Spears, 210 So. 'Desplaines St., Chicago.