The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-12-23
Little Christmas Gifts.

ANY child who is old enough to hem and to sew
over and over can make q Christmas gift for some
one. A few minutes time and few stitches each
day will accomplish q great deal. The articles de-
scribed are not especially new, but simple
enough for small workers, and may be made with
little or no expense.
4 laundry bag for soiled handkerchiefs and
stocks can be made from two hemstitched towels
These may be stitched together at the sides and
bottom, just inside the opep-work border The top
is then turned over for the depth Of about four
inches, and a run made for a draw-string. This top
may be turned over brass wooden ring, if one
prefers an open-mouthed bag. A cotton-ball fringe
of any bright color is trimmed about the top and
across the bottom of the bag. Ribbons of the Same
shade are seyved to the Sides forming a loop with
which the bag is hung.
A pencil case is convenient gift for q school
friend or an artist. This may be made of linen or
heavy silk. One piece is cut in the size most
venient and the second piece of the same width
but with the top cut diagonally, These are placed
together and bound with ribbon braid. Stitch to-
gether to form pocket sabout one inch wide. When
not in use, the may be rolled up and fastened
by two little ribbons sewed to the side.
For clippings Every woman likes something
to hold recipes or clippings Take six large enYel-
opes, and put them together so that the flaps all
face the same way. Take two pieces of cardboard
a little larger than the envelopes and cover with
fancy paper or with cloth. Letter with writing or
outline. Recipes" Lay covers and envelopes even
ly together at the bottom, and with sharp knife
make a cash an inch from each of the two ends and
run ribbon through these with a ribbon needle
Leave it loose and tie in a knot Attach ribbon at
top for tying.
For pins and needles. A pretty little affair,
which is cushion and needle case combined, may
be made from small bits Of fancy silk. Cut two cir
cular pieces Of cardboard and cover with the silk
on both sides. Cut smaller pieces of white flannel,
and pink cut in small scalops round the edges.
On the top of one Of the pieces sew small ball,
filled with any thing that will allow the pins to stick
in. and cover with silk. Sew this down frmlv so
that it viii look ike the of hat. Tie rib
bon round this and finish with bow. Sew ribbons
or each piece to fasten the cushion, and just catch
together at the back.
A shoebutton bag is made in this way: A
small doll IS used; the skirts are made of fancy
ribbon. On the under one an extra gathered piece
forms a little bag III which are kept shoe buttons.
Little leaves of flannel are inserted for the needles
a rice pincushion is just the thing to carry on
journey 1t is made of one length of ribbon folded
and stitched. leaving a space inch and half
wide down the center, which is filled with rice The
top Is then gathered and tied with narrow ribbon.
The pins easily pass through the rice.
Napkin ring. A birch-bark napkin ring may be
made with very little trouble. Take strip of birch
bark five and one-half inches long by one and
quarter inches wide. Cut slashes in the strip wide
enough to pass ribbon through which ties the ends
together and finishes with dainty bow-The Com
panion.