You will need to go shopping with your mother to buy the towels,
washcloths, shoestrings, and thread.
[Illustration: Will this color look nice with Mother’s dishes?]
Two plain-colored, terry cloth finger towels.
[Illustration: Does one color MATCH your towel?]
One striped or checked washcloth (the design will be your guide in
stitching).
[Illustration: Does their color MATCH a color in The WASH CLOTH?]
One pair of plain colored shoestrings—27 inches long.
Two spools of thread; 1 to match stripes and shoestrings and 1 to match
the towels.
You will also need these tools from your sewing box:
Large shears
Pins and pincushion
Thimble
Paper bag
21-inch ruler
Needle
Scissors
Take another good peek at what your placemat will look like when you are
finished (page 18). In order to clearly show how you will stitch the
washcloth to the towel, a plain washcloth is used in the illustrations
instead of a checked or striped one like you will be using in your
project.