Choose the stripes or checks nearest to the size pocket needed for each article; they will be your guide for stitching. Pin the washcloth to the towel along these stripes to make the pockets which you will stitch later. Slip the articles you want them to hold into the pockets to be sure you have left enough room for them. If everything slips into position easily, you are ready to sew. If not, the pockets can be made bigger by moving the pins to another stripe. When you have decided which stripe you will use for each pocket, begin by backstitching at the lower seam and stitch up to the top of the washcloth. Backstitch again. One—two—three rows of stitching—and your pockets are finished! Attach the tie to the towel If the shoestring is very different in color from the towel, change the spool of thread to the color which matches the shoestring. Fold the shoestring in half. Pin the midpoint of the string to the towel at the point marked in the picture. [Illustration: {Wrong Side of towel}] Fasten the string with very small stitches, by sewing back and forth across the width. Then clip threads close to the stitching line. [Illustration: Towel] Finish your project If you made a placemat insert a napkin, knife, fork, and spoon into the pockets. Or if you made a traveling kit, put your toilet articles or brushes in the pockets. Fold the upper edge down to cover the items. Then roll up the towel from the right to the left. Wrap the shoestring around it and tie it into a pretty bow. Your simple towel, washcloth, and shoestring have changed into _barbecue placemats_ ... or a useful _traveling kit_! [Illustration: {Rolled towel}] Complete your record book Your record book is important. Examine it carefully. As a first year member, you have just started to build a 4-H record. Each year your record book adds a new chapter to your 4-H club story. Are you proud of your record book? Show others what you have learned Displays Invite your friends and neighbors to see what you have made. Be sure your articles are clean and well-pressed and that they look as nice as you can make them. Demonstrations A demonstration means “to show someone else how to do something.” Choose one special thing you have learned and use it for your demonstration. Here are a few suggestions: