Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Information on marble floors as inspiration for quilts, doing stuffed embroidery on the sewing machine and making Roman Shades safety compliant will be the featured topics on "Creative Living" 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday and noon on Thursday. (All times are Mountain.)
Author and quilter, Norah McMeeking will show how she used inspiration from Italian marble floors to create her quilts for her book, titled Bella Bella Quilts. She has both photos and actual quilts to show. McMeeking is from Santa Barbara, Calif.
Cindy Losekamp is a teacher, designer and author, and she loves learning new ways to use her embroidery machine. She's going to demonstrate a technique called Stuffed Embroidery, which uses heavy batting, stuffing fibers under sheer fabrics and even including squeakers inside appliqués. Her company is Sew Artfully Yours in Trenton, Ind.
Safety standards for corded window treatments are continually being studied and updated by the industry, and Terrell Sundermann will talk about this, and show how to make all Roman Shades compliant. Her business is Terrell Designs in Castle Rock, Colo.
Information on international fabrics, organic sugars and making spiral table runners will be the featured topics on "Creative Living" noon on Tuesday and 2 p.m. on Saturday. (All times are Mountain.)
Dorothy Brown, owner of the International Fabric Collection in Fairview, Pa., will show a star quilt pattern made from different fabrics from all over the world. She'll explain how she learned to recognize which country different fabrics are from.
Pauline McKee represents Wholesome Sweeteners, Inc. in Sugar Land, Texas, will talk about organic sugar and demonstrate using it in some popular recipes, including brownies.
Sewing expert, Nancy Lovett will show how to make a spiral table runner. She is a sewing instructor with Ann Silva's Bernina Sewing Center in Albuquerque.
Marilu's effortless brownies
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13x9-inch metal baking pan. In a 3-quart saucepan over low heat, melt the margarine and chocolate. With a wooden spoon, stir in the Sucanat and vanilla. Beat in the eggs until well blended. Stir the flour and salt into the chocolate mixture just until blended. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted 1 inch from the edge of the pan comes out clean. Cool completely in the pan. When cool, cut into 24 squares.
"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.
