Pattern placement featured on show

Information on perfect pattern placement, making an upholstered headboard and gathering multiple rows of stitching with a new pressure foot will be the featured topics on "Creative Living" 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday and noon on Thursday. (All times are Mountain.)

Eric Drexler is with Sulky of America, and he will demonstrate how to use Sulky Iron on Transfer pens for perfect pattern placement. He'll also show how fusible and temporary adhesives make any project easier and more precise. Drexler lives in Port Charlotte, Fla.

Rebecca Peck represents The Upholstery Studio in Dayton, Minn., and they make kits for headboards, tuffets, cornices and other DIY projects. She is going to show how to make a beautiful custom upholstered headboard which will make your bedroom a haven of comfort.

Clare Rowley is the owner of Creative Feet, and she's going to show how to gather multiple rows of stitching without having to draw the fabric up. She does this by using the Pearls 'N Piping foot she invented which guarantees no risk of ever breaking threads. She's from Prescott Valley, Ariz.

Information on building shape in clothing and the proper tools and containers for fresh cut flowers will be the featured topics on "Creative Living" noon on Tuesday and 2 p.m. on Saturday. (All times are Mountain.)

Sewing expert, Judy Barlup, Unique Techniques, says that one of the ways to build shape in clothing is with a two-piece undercollar cut on the bias. Barlup will demonstrate making the perfect collar. She lives in Bellevue, Wash.

Jill Slater, California Cut Flower Comm., will talk about the do's and don'ts for people who want to be their own "home" florist. She'll discuss the proper tools and containers for a variety of fresh cut flowers. She lives in Watsonville, Calif.

How to be your own home florist

Four tools to keep on hand: Water tubes: Individual flowers in water tubes can decorate every nook and cranny of the house. From napkins and picture frames to curtains covering windows, water tubes make designing with flowers easy. Rubber bands: Rubber bands hold flowers in place easily and inexpensively. Whether binding big or small bunches together or holding stems to surround and create a custom vase, rubber bands are a great flower arranging tool. Foam: Floral foam soaked in water both nourishes and holds flowers in place. Bud vases: One flower can make a difference to enhance home décor. One bloom by the bedside or several lined up like soldiers on a window sill, bud vases go a long way to decorate a space, no matter how big or how small. Discarded bottles and jars make excellent bud vases.

Don't forget to: Use floral food to feed your flowers; always re-cut the stems of your flowers; make sure the flower vase is full of clean water; and keep flowers out of direct sunlight and away from heat sources such as the TV and heating vents.

"Creative Living" is produced and hosted by Sheryl Borden. The show is carried by more than 118 PBS stations in the United States, Canada, Guam and Puerto Rico and is distributed by Westlink, Albuquerque.