“You interrupted me,” said Fairy Lady, “in telling about
Cut two pieces of muslin, five inches long and two inches wide.
1. Place the two pieces together, one one-eighth of an inch below the other. Baste with uneven basting.
2. Sew together with Combination Stitch. (Two running stitches and a back stitch.)
“I did
it with
my little
helmet”
3. Take out the basting, and open the pieces of cloth, and lay the seam over so that the wider edge will be on the top.
4. Turn this in over the narrow edge, and hem.
Lace is joined in the same way.
“Oh, I see, Fairy Lady. That is so that no raw edges will show,” exclaimed Mary Frances.
“Good!” smiled Fairy Lady. “Now, to hem-stitch the handkerchief.”
“Where did I put that square of lovely linen?” said Mary Frances. “Oh, I left it in the work basket. Why—why, look, dear Fairy Lady, look—it is all cut and hem-stitched.”
“How did this happen?” asked Fairy Lady.