greatly, given me by Aunt Cornelia. It is very simple, the materials
required being a square of yard-wide unbleached muslin. In the centre
of this baste a large, blue-flowered handkerchief with cream-colored
ground, to match the muslin. Turn up a deep hem all around outside
edge; cut out quarter circles of the handkerchief at each of four
corners; baste neatly upon the muslin, leaving a space of muslin the
same width as the hem around each quarter circle; briarstitch all
turned-in edges with dark-blue embroidery silk, being washable, these
do nicely as covers for small tables or stands on the veranda in
Summertime."

"Aunt Sarah," ecstatically exclaimed Mary, "you are a wizard to plan
so many useful things from a trunk of apparently useless rags. What a
treasure Uncle has in you. I was fretting about having so little to
make my home attractive, but I feel quite elated at the thought of
having a carpet and rugs already planned, besides the numerous other
things evolved from your fertile brain."

Aunt Sarah loved a joke. She held up an old broadcloth cape. "Here is
a fine patch for Ralph Jackson's breeches, should he ever become
sedentary and need one."

Mary reddened and looked almost offended and was at a loss for a
reply.

[Illustration:

A-18 Fleur DeLys Quilt
A-19 Oak Leaf Quilt
A-20 One Block of Fleur DeLys Quilt