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Santa Maria TimesFive Cities Times-Press-Recorder Weekend of Dec. 24, 1999 5 HGTV celebrates the new year with Michael Dorn 1 ii. .11. in umTfS (pi AM 111 AVrfT II hiiiim Times Staff KNOXVILLE, Tenn. To celebrate the year 2000.

Home Garden Television (HGTV) offers viewers a look into the next century of design and technology with "The Shape of Things to Come" hich premieres at 9 p.m. Jan. 2. The special re-ans at 10 p.m. Jan.

5, arid at 5 p.m. Jan. 8. "The Shape of Things to Come" is narrated by Michael Dorn. best known for his role as Lt.

Cmdr. Worf of the U.S.S. Enterprise on "Star Trek: The Next Generation." The special looks at the ways technology, design and new materials will affect our hornet and the way we live in the future. Viewers see futuristic homes constructed of glass, plastic and steel that resemble a space station suspended in orbit, plus homes with computers in every room for every need. Some will cook by following electronic recipe information while others can edit out unpleasant environmental sounds.

Such as a blaring car alarm, and replace them with pleasant sounds, such as those of birds chirping. Viewers also get a peek at the virtual reality of the future where three-dimensional images on a computer screen will "transmit" their best friend over for dinner. In addition to "The Shape of Things to Come," the network ill offer a series of Mil lennium Home Specials to air throughout 2000 that memorialize 20th century housing design. Airdates on these specials will be announced shortly. The Millennium Home Specials will be produced in cooperation with several leading design magazines.

They are: "Redesigning Tradition" (produced in cooperation with "This Old House showcases ways in which today's homebuilder can feature the nostalgic charm of early 20th century design without sacrificing the modern amenities required by the 21 st century family. Airdate to be announced. "Modernizing the Ranch" (produced in cooperation with "Sunset features the classic American homestyle the ranch with updates that turn it into a prototype 21st century home. Airdate to be announced. "Bridging Two Centuries" (produced in cooperation with "Southern Accents showcases a spectacular Georgian-style home that combines the charm and elegance of the turn of the century with century home gadgetry, Airdate to be announced.

"The Mediterranean Smart House" (produced "in cooperation with American Homestyle Magazine) features ways to hide the high tech underpinnings of a Mediterranean-style home. Airdate to be announced. m- SHNS Setting a festive and glittery New Year's table. Setting your New Years table around a plain white napkin as a chic napkin ring. Choose white as your floral color choice and pot p.ipei whites, naicissiis.

amaiyllis, white pouisettias oi splurge with white orchids in silver or pewter ice buckets, trophy cups or any other silver containers you have on hand. Cluster them in the center of your table for a dramatic centerpiece. Remember to use crystal cake pedestals or inverted crystal bowls to vary the heights ot the plants-tor more interest. Buy inexpensive silverplated picture frames to use as a personalized centerpiece. Crystal and silver cased clocks to mark midnight, grouped with festive party favors such as horns, noisemakers and chic and witty hats create a dazzling display! 'Remember to vary the heights of the objects by wrapping plain boxes in silver mylar paper, silver foil wrap or aluminum foil from your supermarket.

Add a few streamers and a handful of confetti and your special New Year's table will shine. Another inexpensive idea is to use silver framed mirrors as placemats. Not only do they reflect candlelight beautifully they can then be put to use in your home after the holiday is over. For a cocktail party, cluster crystal decanters and pitchers on silver trays. Tie silver ribbon around the stems of your favorite glasses to add another festive touch.

I lors d'oeiivres can be served on gleaming sil-' ver trays, sparkling crystal or glass plates, or for an unusual touch, try serving them on a highly ornate silver picture frame. Place a favorite image behind the glass or substitute the glass with a piece of sparkling mirror. Snake a runner of mylar across the table and add some miniature crystal ice buckets and champagne bottles and remember to create a special and creative tabletop: all that's needed is a little ingenuity and a brief assessment of what you have on hand behind closed doors, in closets and attics; Best wishes for this Wonderful and exciting New Chris iisson Madden, host o) the Home it Garden Television eahle show Interims In Deson. is also author of II books, iinliidini; lite neuh-releused "Ihilhmoms." available jrom loeal bookstores or Horn Random House at tSiHI, Til Hi OK. Chris Casson M3dden Scnpps Howard News Service OK, Anyone who is tired of hearing or about the "M-word" (millennium) raise your hand now! Having written that.

I am now going to sit down and talk about our last table setting ot the century since, alter it is the final evening ot the 2()ih century and a chance to have one final gorgeous looking table. It's also a time to celebrate past memories and toast the possibilities ot things to conic. lo make this New Year's Eve even more special, why not try to set your table sparkling with your best silver and crystal. This year's New Year's ball that will be lowered in Times Square is a brand new creation by Waterford crystal, so why not use this as your theme? And other crystal companies, such as Swarovski have com-, plete table accessories that celebrate the millennium and make your table come to life. Crystal and silver make a table sparkle and gleam with a sense of sophistication, elegance and style and so many of us have heirlooms and wedding gifts stashed in closets.

To create your very own special New Year's Eve celebration and use all the "old'' pieces of silver in your home, along with some newer pieces of crystal, why not try one or more of these ideas to welcome the new millennium. Sprinkle little stars and pieces of silver confetti on top of a pure white tablecloth to add an instantly festive touch. Mass a group of silver candlesticks in the center of your table and place lots of small votive candles at each place setting in a small crystal or glass container. Light the candles, dim the lights and you have instant atmosphere. Use a large crystal or dear glass bowl or compote and fill it with silver Christmas balls.

My slightly cracked ornaments help fill this up! Place a single silver ball at each person's place setting and write their name on white ribbon (with a silver marker). Thread the ribbon through the hanging loop at the top and place the ornament at the center of each person's plate. The result is a lovely place marker, as well as a keepsake of the special evening and can easily be tied Open Early 8AM Sunday, December 26! Sale Prices Good Sunday Dec 26 thru New Year's Day! msm mams mmemm Obsessive quilter writes successful book flf-ii u.yi ALU A j-t. 7A9M blue ribbon with her picket fence vest; she's donated quilts to auctions for KAKM Radio, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates). AWAIC Shelter, Fjire Lake Community School and her church, the Community Covenant Church in Eagle River.

She has a business. Cozy Cabin Crafts, and sells quilts at Sat-' urday Market, the Make It Alaskan Festival and other shows; Is it boring to sew so much? Quilters say there's a kind of yoga to sew ing seams for hours on end that lends itself to contemplation. For Pappas, the upshot has been plenty of brain time for ideas about fusible interfacing, grids and watercolor quilting to jell into her technique and her book. The technique evolved with the ideas of others, such as a cousin. Bonny Tinling of Vista, Calif, and Sue Bergerson.

owner of Quilt Works, where Pap--fHS teaches a class. Bergerson thought about printing grids on the back of material and Tinling had the idea to lay but quilt pieces on fusible interfac-" ing. The overall effect is an example of "watercolor quilting." which takes advantage of the shades of color in fabric with a painting effect as the result. Pappas brought it all together ith the book. She wrote it over a couple of months in the fall of 1948.

sending pages and quilt pieces in zip-lock baggies to the publishers. It was published in September and has been featured in two quilting book-of-the-month clubs. This makes Pappas proud, as does the fact that one of her quilts with a sunflower design was selected for a computer screen saver produced by The Patchwork Place. The beauty of Pappas' technique is in its speed. For certain quilting purists, however, "expediency" is almost a bad word.

"Some people say. "No I just don't quilt that ay." Pappas said. "The majority just laugh and giggle and say, "Oh. that's like cheating, but I love it!" They go home and make two, three, four, five quilts and mail them off to their family as presents. They just crank them out." xiv.

13jicfi52" tain kh flcn.e'CinMni Jane Szabo Scripps-McClatchy Western Service ANCHORAGE, Alaska What does an obsessive quilter do when she's not quilting? Write a book about quilting; what else? Dina Pappas of Eagle River had her "Quick Watercolor Quilts: The Fuse, Fold and Stitch Method" published in September by the well-known quilt book publishing house MartingaleThat Patchwork Place. It's been a big success, and now she's contemplating Book No. 2. Pappas is a mother of two young boys, wife of an Air Force pilot and developer of a unique quilting technique. Practically the reverse of regular quilting technique, the fuse, fold and stitch method starts with the whole and moves to the parts.

A quiltmaker arranges the cut squares on fusible interfacing that has a grid printed on the back and then turns the. "whole" over and begins sewing seams, using the grid as a guideline, "Square 1" of this phenomenon goes back to 1970, when Pappas was a third-grader in Spokane, Wash, and took a Singer sew ing class. She sewed her clothes as a teen to stretch her $5()-a-month allowance further. Quilting came later, around the time she married Jim Pappas, a captain who flies the C-12 at Elemendorf Air Force Base. "I thought, 'You need to have a quilt on your bed' so I made him a quilt for a wedding present." she said.

That quilt, a green and pink one in the Sawtooth Star pattern, still graces their bed as a summertime covering. These days, they have three quilts on their bed, That's three in a collection the size of which she can only describe in words like "Oh, Gads!" She estimates there are about 50 quilts in her house, not only on beds but on walls and tables. And there are a similar number in process in her sewing room, with its two bookcases full of fabric. Pappas, a member of Chugach Mountain Quilters. entered 11 quilts in the Alaska State Fair and won a I "t' I i Plastic 1 24-Count I Storage Party Bubbles I 4joxes t-f' 1 f2oz.

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