A nosegay, made of handkerchiefs

This could be an excellent project for a class of girls making gifts for their mothers, since the sewing job can be tailored to fit the sewing skills of various ages.
The basic materials here — just handkerchiefs — are transformed into a feminine nosegay that
pays a compliment to any woman, and speaks of thoughtfulness beyond the mere purchase of a gift.

Directions:

Use one pink hanky, two red ones, and two green ones. Knot loosely the corners of the pink one; knot tightly the corners of the reds. Gather with the green ones, for leaves, into a nosegay. Circle the whole with a paper doily and wrap the "stem" in foil.

An apron and a towel, joined for keeps

The woman of the house will wonder how she ever got along without this practical apron idea — and you can make it as short or as long a job as you like.

The ingredients are a fingertip terry towel and an apron; you can make them both, or buy them both, or make one and buy the other.

The idea is to sew, permanently, into the waistband of an apron, a terry towel of a harmonizing color.

This simple innovation is just wonderful: how many times in the course of making dinner or tending the baby or washing up the dishes we have occasion to wipe our hands. No more searching for a towel, just think, and not ever again a wet apron! The towel's also handy as a built-in hot pad, and fine for mopping up small spills the minute they happen.