“The Old Grunt,” said Scissors Shears, “fussin’ and gruntin’ over everything. We looked all right. She scared us―if we hadn’t dropped where we were she might have found out about us―and if she’d found out about us―we’d been Never-Nevers.”
“You must not call names,” said Mary Frances, gravely.
“She is an Old Grunt! So there! It was my work to teach you to make button-holes, and I so wanted to do it!” burst out Button-hole Scissors, excitedly.
He spread his funny little legs apart and looked up at Mary Frances most forlornly.
“Rip-her-up-the-back! Butty,” growled Scissors Shears.
[Illustration: “It was my work to teach you!”]
“Be quiet!” exclaimed Mary Frances, “I’m ashamed of you both! I know it’s an awful disappointment to you, Button-hole Scissors, but, never mind, you shall help me sometime.”
“Yes,” said Fairy Lady, smiling, “we must finish the pinafore. Here is
[Illustration: The pinafore is not joined under arms]
1. Fold goods lengthwise. Place edge of pattern having two rings (oo) on this fold. Pin in place. Cut out.
2. Indicate place for straps and pocket by pricking with a pin, through pattern and material. Remove pattern.
Run a red basting thread through the pinholes.
NOTE.―The pinafore is not joined under the arms; therefore,
1. Make a narrow hem along the sides of the front and back.
2. Make a three-quarter inch hem along the bottom of pinafore.
3. Make a tiny clip in the corners of the neck opening.
Turn down one-quarter inch along neck on right side.
4. Baste flat against this, one-half inch wide white linen tape. In turning corners, turn the tape completely over.
5. Ends of sleeves, sides of sleeves, and sides and bottom of pinafore finished in same way.
[Illustration: Turn tape completely over]
1. Make a quarter-inch hem at top of pocket.
3. Pin in place shown on pattern. Hem, or stitch.
1. Turn in edges of straps one-eighth inch all around.
2. Baste two straps together, wrong sides facing each other.
4. Pin in place as shown by red basting thread, and sew in place through a button.
Or, a button may be sewed to the pinafore, and a button-hole worked in each end of the straps.
(If this is done, hem a small piece of goods on the wrong side of pinafore under the places for the buttons, so that the pulling of the button will not tear the goods.)