HOW TO SEW

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 47, 19 November 1936, Page 6

HOW TO SEW

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Ruth Wyeth Spears

ITALIAN QUILTING FOR A SMART JACKET AUK grandmothers often used teacups to draw around in marking their quilting designs. That is exactly what can be done in outlining a quilted flower design like the one that trims the smart little jacket shown here. For the leaves and stems, cut out the large leaf and stem patterns in this sketch and arrange the design as shown here or in any other way you like. The centre vein and inside line of the leaf may be traced by blackening rhe back with a soft pencil and then drawing over it from the right side. The blacking on the back serves instead of carbon paper. Baste cheese cloth or thin voile on the back of the part of the garment that is to be quilted as shown here at A. When this has been done, outline the design on this thin cotton goods. Now, make running stitches along the outside edges of the design, sewing

through both thicknesses of material. About 3/IG-inch inside the first row of running stitches make the second, as shown here at B. You are now ready to pad the design. To do this, thread a blunt pointed tapestry needle with heavy yarn and then, using the yarn double, run it between the rows of running stitches as shown here at C. Bring the needle out as shown here, whenever a curve prevents going farther. Insert the needle again in the same place you brought it out ami proceed. Be very careful not to draw the yarn too tight as it stretches very easily and, if it is pulled taut, the padded effect will be lost. It is better to keep the yarn so loose that it makes tiny tufts on the wrong side between stitches, as shown here. It is not necessary to make knots in the ends of the yarn; merely clip the ends after the padding is completed. The finished quilting is shown from the right side at D. Any sort of finely-woven fabric, cotton, linen, silk or wool may be used for garments trimmed with Italian quilting. The jacket' shown here is made of powder blue silk crepe and is lined with self material.