You may use buttons to trim your slippers instead of the pompons. Select flat buttons that can be washed. Use one average or large button or three small ones on each toe. (See “How to sew on a button,” page 2.) Select yarn or buttons that will look nice on your slippers. They may be the same color as the slippers or another color that will look good on them. Try several colors. Medium colored buttons rather than black or other dark colors look best on pale colored slippers. Make your apron or skirt [Illustration: Aprons and skirt] Aprons and skirts are fun and easy to make. This will probably be the first apron or skirt you have ever made all by yourself. Your leader will show you how to make it, step by step. Follow her instructions and you will learn to sew in no time at all. Learn to do each step right the first time. Choose one that you would like to make 1. Peasant-type skirt 2. Peasant apron with straight band 3. Peasant apron with elastic top Plan to have one or two pockets on your apron or skirt. Peasant apron with band You will need to buy: 30 inches of 39-inch percale or other firm cotton fabric—if you are taller you will need more material to make your apron longer. 1 spool of matching thread [Illustration: Apron pattern] SELVAGE APRON 20 × 32½ 5 × 32½ SASHES 5 × 32½ SELVAGE 6½ × 18 BAND POCKETS 5 × 6½ 5 × 6½ Measure and cut your apron Mark the apron according to the diagram. Band 6½ x 18 inches Apron skirt 20 x 32½ inches Two sashes 32½ x 5 inches One or two pockets 6½ x 5 inches Measure and mark off these pieces with chalk or pins before cutting. Cut with long, even strokes. Make your sashes Fold the right sides of each sash together. Place pins across the stitching lines as shown in the diagram. Make a ¼-inch seam along the side and end of the sash. Backstitch for two or three stitches to make the end of your thread secure. Trim off the corner. Check the stitch on your machine. Be sure it looks the same on both sides of the fabric. [Illustration: Stitched sash] Press the seam open and turn the sash. Use the end of a table knife or ruler for turning. Press the sash flat, keeping the seam at the edge. Make the corners square. If you prefer to hem the sash, make a ¼-inch hem, miter the corners. See instructions on scarf, pages 7 and 8. Press and stitch hems Side hems 1. Make a ¼-inch hem on each side of the apron. To make a hem, press a ¼-inch fold on the side edges of your apron (20-inch sides). Press with your fingers, then with the iron. [Illustration: First turn] 2. Fold edge over again ¼ inch and press. Stitch along edge of hem. This completes the hem.