Machine embroidery a topic on upcoming show

Creative Living

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Information on making border punched projects, a program called “Eat Smart, Play Safe,” and doing machine embroidery will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon.

Megan Thome, formerly the spokesperson for EK Success Brands, is going to show a variety of border punched projects from scrapbook layouts to cards to home décor. She’s from Kansas City, Missouri.

Dr. Julian Bailes is co-director of the NorthShore Neurological Institute, and he’s working on a program called “Eat Smart, Play Safe.” He’s going to explain the program, which is an educational campaign focused on promoting healthy nutrition and sports safety for active kids, on and off the field. Bailes lives in Chicago.

Author and designer Cindy Losekamp will talk about the origin of stumpwork, which was previously done by hand. She’ll demonstrate machine embroidery using dimensional flowers on sweaters, sweatshirts and quilts. Her business is called Sew Artfully Yours, Inc. in Trenton, Indiana.

Information on meal planning for children, new wall coverings, and making valances and matching shades for windows will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at noon and on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Cookbook author Lisa Daniel will explain the importance of planning meals and packing lunches for children. She will also discuss unplanned snacks, comparing school lunch choices and calorie counting for children. Her company is 45 Pounds LLC, and she lives in Grass Plains, Texas.

Anne Martin represents The Wallcovering Association and she will discuss wall treatments such as murals and appliqués that can be used alone or over existing wallpaper to add drama to a room. Various room setting images will also be shown. She’s from New York City.

Jana Beus, a pattern designer for Simplicity Pattern Company, will share some ideas for creating valances and matching shades for windows. Beus lives in Ogden, Utah.

Eat Smart, Play Safe Program

The “Eat Smart, Play Safe” program is an educational campaign focused on promoting healthy nutrition and sports safety for active kids, on and off the field. DSM Nutritional Products and Pop Warner Little Scholars have partnered to bring valuable nutrition and safety information to young athletes and parents.

This program shares important information with parents, coaches and aspiring athletes on nutrition, physical activity, and safety when playing youth sports.

Each year, millions of children across the nation play youth sports. When it comes to health, nutrition and sports safety, there are key things that parents, coaches and kids really need to know. In addition, the program is geared toward building awareness about the important nutrients children should have in their everyday diets, like the omega-3 fatty acid DHA — critical for brain health — vitamin D, vitamin E, lutein, zeaxanthin, calcium and iron.

When playing youth sports, brain health must always be top-of-mind. Given that, a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acid DHA is important in supporting brain development in children and young adults.

In fact, DHA can be a key factor in sports safety, because it has several neuroprotective effects in the brain. Kids really need to wear the proper protective safety gear when playing sports and a helmet is number one. Whether you they are going on a bike outing or your child is playing youth sports, appropriate safety gear is essential.

Parents should always practice safety methods as well, they are not an exception to the rule. Be a role model for your children and always practice safety methods like buckling your seat belt, putting on sunscreen and doing a gear check before starting any sports activities.

For more information, go to: http://www.popwarner.com/eatsmartplaysafe

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