not tonight. ( laughter ) we're going to do a little sewing, very little, a little cooking, a little music. a little sewing, a little cooking, a little music. but i can't do it by myself. i have my great friend, mary mulari as my co-host. mary. ( cheers and applause ) >> thank you! it's great to be here, and cooking and sewing with you. wow. >> yeah, i like it. it's kind of like cooking with nancy. i think it's got a good ring to it, don't you think? yeah. ( laughter ) >> maybe your retirement job. >> there you go. ( laughter ) so, mary, you've been on sewing with nancy-- we've done sewing with nancy for 27 years, 700-some shows, but who counts. ( applause ) well, and you've been on the most of anyone. >> thirty-nine times. >> thank you, good job.

( applause ) well, since we're doing sewing and cooking, and music, we're going to have a menu. so we're going to go over the menu with you tonight, so you'll know what's in store. >> i've been studying this other woman on tv who points at things. >> yes. >> so, tonight's menu... ( laughter ) ( rim shot ) appetizer accessories. >> appetizers, accessories. combining two things there. >> side dish surprise. and then, main dish makeover. >> i think you've been known for a few makeovers. >> i like makeovers. and then, delectable treats. >> yum. >> and the final, egg-cellent table toppings. >> egg-cellent. didn't you get your degree in english? >> i did. and egg-cellent? >> well, this is creative spelling. creative sewing, creative spelling.

>> okay, all right. all right, fine. so, we're going to start with our appetizer accessories. and when you think of an appetizer, and you think of an accessory, well what better accessory can you start with than an apron. >> an apron! ah-ha, perfect! yes. so, we'll display this on-- oh, this is a brand new board that you have made. >> how often do you get to do this? sewing and cooking? right, yeah. all right, so on this board, we have four different quadrants. and it's made with unique fabric. >> they're called fat quarters. >> fat quarters. ( laughter ) you know, i don't think-- >> they're not going to know. >> no. just one minute. a fat quarter is not a body part! ( laughter ) ( rim shot ) ( applause )

you know, a fourth of a yard is usually like nine inches by the width of the fabric, 45. well, this is cut, for those of you who are in the audience, it's cut differently. it's 18 x 22 inches, so you get these four fat quarters. and you're going to sew them together. >> here are two. >> okay, big chunks. >> then we have two more. >> all right. >> let's see, i think we'll put them like this. >> all righty. >> and we don't sew them together-- ( audience reacting ) ( laughter ) what's the matter? >> i don't know! >> well, we don't sew them together evenly. they're offset a little bit. and then i've already done that on this. this is kind of like sewing with nancy. you kind of just throw the samples away off to the side. ( laughter ) so here, i've outlined the shape of the-- this is a reversible apron, but this is just one layer. and i've outlined it with a bold marker, because you know, to be able to see.

>> yeah, i wouldn't recommend this, mary. >> well, it worked for me. >> all right, fine. ( laughter ) and then, you just kind of made a back for it. you have some scraps left over. you can use that for other things. here is the reversible side. this is a single fabric. >> and of course, you probably will want to appliqué. >> mary appliqués, yep. >> here's a band. you put a towel here. and here's a pocket. a clever pocket. >> you have a little hanger-upper. >> that's right. oh, the bottom's open, too, because if you go out to the garden, you could carry produce in it. ( laughter ) ( rim shot ) >> you could, yeah, you could. then you have a little grosgrain ribbon going through here. and look at this. will, are you going to get this tight? >> oh, that's a little marker to show the middle of the ribbon, so you can keep track. that goes in the back of your neck. >> okay. ( laughter ) >> that's a blond joke! ( laughter )

>>all right, if you must. then, you know, guys cook too. >> yeah, they do. so, i made a really boring one for men. ( laughter ) well, just four shades of green batik. and this one has some bias tape sewn over the seams, also. that's the men's version. >> well, a little money on the back. print your own money. >> yeah, right. >> well, this is basic. anyone can make an apron like this. but now it's time to kick it up a stitch! whoa! ( rim shot ) all right, you're in for a surprise. here we go. >> this time, you know, some of us have problems remembering our recipes. >> true. >> i'm not naming names here. but you know. ( laughter ) but in case-- >> are you implying something? >> no. >> good. just remember, you want to make it 40?

>> i guess i do. ( laughter ) i'll try, but it's going to be hard. >> so here's all the ingredients for what we're going to make, first of all. we're going to make newfangled caviar. mmm. you're getting the hang of that, right? ( laughter ) okay, so, to make newfangled caviar, we're going to have nancy's garbanzo beans, one can. we're going to have black beans, nancy's specialty. nancy's tomatoes, diced. nancy's whole kernel corn, and then nancy's red kidney beans. >> i notice it's all about nancy. ( laughter ) >> i wish my hair were longer. >> yeah. >> okay, and then, we're going to have a little onion, chopped, and a little celery in it. this is fabric. pretty cool.

then, the condiments down below. oh, mary's salt. >> well, you know, come on, i should be able to have one ingredient in this with my name on it. so, it's mary's salt. >> all right all right, fine, fine. these are limes. and then we have a dressing, the vegetable oil. and what does that say, mary? cumin. that's good. >> and chili powder. >> so, but you know, you've got to make the fabric, because this is fabric. we didn't put labels on there. we can't sew celery on there. >> well, i hope not. >> so, you know, in your sewing room, you just have to have more stuff. ( laughter ) stuff is important! ( applause ) it's cheap therapy. and a copier. just put it in there. a color copier.

then, we're going to have-- ( blows loudly on glass ) ( laughter ) oh, good. there was a little paper lint on there. >> this is-- the grid is down there. ( laughter ) >> okay, fine. it's saran wrap, you know, you can kind of put it down to keep it-- >> we don't want to make a permanent mess here with celery. >> then here's the celery. okay, good, great. it's beautiful. especially, i really do like the inside. you've got to put the inside down. you kind of layer it. ( crunches celery ) ( laughter ) mmm, you'll like this. >> is it good? >> mm-hmm. >> well, i haven't had any dinner yet. ( laughter ) okay. mm, good. great. excuse me. >> what about this? >> yeah, yeah.

>> whole? >> sure. onion. and then we have paper that has fabric on it. yep, it's paper on one side, fabric on the other. with this copier, you put it with the paper down. and then, yeah, then you can make your own fabric. because you hit start. fabric, in front of your eyes! ooh! ♪ ( applause ) now you peel off the paper from the back. you cut it into sections, this is the hard part, getting the paper to come off. then, presto, you cut this into sections and you applique. (mary gasps) >> that's the best part! (applause) >> mary, did you know i'm writing a book? >> oh! >> yeah.

>> "fifty years of sewing with nancy," or something like that? ( laughter ) ( audience groans ) ( rim shot ) >> fifty years of sewing with nancy? >> well, maybe you're tired of writing sewing books. >> well, i am. >> oh. ( laughter ) >> i'm taking a little reprieve, just a short one. yeah. my new book. ( laughter ) ( applause ) it's still in the editing process. >> oh, good. >> i haven't gone through spell check yet. ( laughter ) (rim shot ) did you hear about, you know, the blonde who went into the she went up to the librarian and she said, "i'll have a hamburger, french fries, and a diet coke." >> she said that to the librarian? >> to the librarian. and the librarian looked at her, the way only librarians can look. ( laughter ) yeah. and the blond, oh, she said, "i'm sorry

( whispering ) "i'll have a hamburger, french fries and a diet coke." ( laughter ) ( rim shot ) ( applause ) okay, well, now we have the recipe. and now we need to cook it. so we need a little dress form to put this on. and now, guys, a little traveling music while we set up to do the cooking. ♪ okay, now we're going to make this newfangled caviar. we have all these cans. we took a little time and opened them up in advance. so okay, mary, you have our recipe over there. >> we start off with nancy's garbanzo beans. >> love it. okay, here. >> next, we have nancy's black beans. >> black beans, okay. >> what are those labels on those cans? well, you know, i don't like those labels.

they weren't really true. >> your name and picture weren't on them? ( laughter ) ( rim shot ) not enough to have your name. you've got to have both. >> yeah. next-- nancy's natural black beans! ( laughter ) >> next, nancy's natural diced tomatoes. >> okay. >> nancy's whole kernel corn. got it? mm-hmm. and then nancy's dark red kidney beans. >> okay, all right. ooh, it's pretty. look at that! >> yeah, ooh. >> kind of like a quilt. you have your light, dark, medium. ( laughter ) >> yeah, really. >> that isn't so pretty there. >> no. all right. so then, it says three ribs of celery, diced. >> okay, three ribs of celery.

and hey... we sew, we cook. ( laughter ) it's much easier! >> yeah, really. ( laughter ) >> mary, you know, maybe just an 1/8 of an inch, not a 1/4 of an inch. ( laughter ) >> picky, picky. >> yeah, well, i am the star. >> yeah, i know. ( laughter ) >> okay, and then, red onions. they're really pretty. i like red onions. and they're really strong! ( laughter ) whoo! >> when did you open that up? was it in your refrigerator? >> i left it in the car. >> oh, well, no wonder.

>> all right, so we have some celery, some red onion. and then, you're supposed to add that to the bean and corn mixture. ( laughter ) >> i'm kind of messy. ( laughter ) is that enough? >> that's enough. >> okay, then mary-- this is a little messierg, i mu. okay, you want to chop up some of that onion there? and then, i'll work on the dressing. ( laughter ) okay, i've got the salad oil. you may need to sharpen your blade after that. >> oh, yeah. ( laughter ) >> okay, 1/4 cup of oil. juice of two limes. oh, that's good enough, yeah.

it's coarsely chopped. ( laughter ) >> very coarsely! >> all right, you get a lime. >> oh. >> i get a lime. >> okay. >> and then we-- >> all right. >> ooh, is there any sewing notion we could use for this? >> no. >> no, i guess not. >> a hammer. ( laughter ) people have, you know, where you put the lemon and lime on top. i forget what they're called! ( laughter ) a little help from the audience. >> juicer. >> juicer, yeah. >> well, i forgot that. >> i guess you did. ( laughter ) all right, is that good enough? >> that's good enough. then, we're going to have two teaspoons, two little "t"s, of chili powder. >> um. >> there's some big "t"s we'll use later.

>> okay. >> chili powder. oh, nancy's original. ( laughter ) okay... ( laughter ) >> you want to add cumin? >> i do. >> how much? >> i want one "t". >> is that with...? >> yeah. >> all right. ( laughter ) >> audience: oh! >> okay, and a little salt. >> oh, a little. >> this is mary's salt, you know. >> oh, that's right. ( laughter ) we're running out of time! >> all right. >> now, i think we should stir it up. >> that helps. >> oh, boy. >> it's beautiful color. >> it is. >> i think we need fabric that has that. wouldn't that be great? >> whoops. ( laughter ) okay, and then-- hey, we've got to have some taste testers. >> oh, sure, you know. >> are you hungry? ( laughter )

yeah. ( laughter ) >> okay. >> all right. okay. ( laughter ) they do this on the other cooking shows. ( laughter ) okay, what do you think? looking good? okay, good! all right. we're not gonna ask the trumpet and tenor sax. they've got to play. they thankfully like it! okay, all right? thumbs up? ( applause ) well, i know

it's kind of hard, guys, but you can save that for later! ( laughter ) swallow first... because i need some traveling music! ( laughter ) ♪ >> well, welcome to the studios of sewing with nancy. and i doubt you ever thought you'd watch me cooking, right? well, mary mulari, my good friend and also my most frequent guest on sewing with nancy, my partner in crime for "kick it up a stitch" is with us today in the studios during this pledge break for "kick it up a stitch." mary, you've been on lots of shows, but we've never cooked before. >> that's right. but this was really a lot of fun. >> it was. you know, people think we're serious. >> oh, yeah. >> mm-hmm. >> we can be. >> and most of the time, we are, without a live audience, but we are doing "kick it up a stitch"

as a pledge special to show our lighter side of life. we have fun doing what we're doing. and you're going to see two more segments, where we're going to be cooking and sewing, and having a little music. >> that's right. >> and we are going to have some thank-you gifts for you to show your support for public television. even though you've been watching the serious side of sewing with nancy, we do have the fun side. and you'll hear blonde jokes on the dvd, which we have. you'll also get some fun patterns, if you'd like. i know everyone wants to make one of these! and if you do, diane, our friend, is here to tell you about the thank-you gifts for "kick it up a stitch." >> oh, you crazy ladies! thank you so much for joining us here at public television. your gifts of support really do make a big, big difference. as nancy and mary have said, we do have some thank-you gifts when you me that gift of support, by calling the number on your screen right now. so, let's get down to business here. call right now and make a gift of $40 to this station and we

will send you the two patterns that nancy and mary were just telling you about. this is your kitchen gear pattern for nancy's salad bag, and also mary's recipe apron. so, you have the recipe apron and the salad bag. both patterns are here with a gift of $40 to the station. it tells you all the supplies that you need and how to do it. and there you go, you're off and running. now, with a gift of $60, we will send you the kitchen gear pattern, as well as a "kick it up" dvd program. this is just cute as a button. and it also includes, apparently, some blonde jokes. now, i've not seen that. okay, all right, here we go. but we're trusting that we're politically correct with all that, too, and still just having a lot of fun. ( laughter ) it's great to get nancy and mary out of the sewing room and into the kitchen. and you can see it again here on "kick it up a stitch." and with a gift of $90 to public television, we will give you the kitchen gear pattern, and the "kick it up a stitch" program dvd, and

also an autographed "kick it up a stitch" apron. you see the apron on the screen there. this is what we're wearing, some of us here in the studio. and nancy and mary will autograph that apron and send it your way as our way of saying thank you for supporting your public television station today by calling that number on your screen. we'd love to hear from you. please call right now. >> hi, i'm linda berman, a volunteer with my local pbs station. and i have loved pbs for years. over 36 years, i've been a volunteer. but you know, there's some names in pbs. bert and ernie, lehrer, and now we have nancy and mary. this cooking-- "kick it up a stitch" was fantastic. i was so happy to be part of it. and just to let you know, cooking is fun, but the sewing was even better. and that's what we're asking you to do, make an investment in a little fun. the dvd would make a perfect gift for a foodie who sews, or a sewer who eats. i think that would cover most everybody. the idea is that you're here to

have fun, to learn, to be guided through the steps of sewing. and actually, that's what you will find out. so, think about getting that dvd. but most important, call with a pledge of support. call that number on your screen right now. >> well, thank you for calling. i hear some phones ringing. i'd appreciate hearing some more phones. if you'd like to have a little extra enjoyment while you're sewing, you can watch mary and me make fools of ourselves. ( laughter ) we were a little silly there, mary. >> that's right, but it was certainly fun to use this in a new way. >> yes! ( laughter ) the rotary cutter. but it works well for celery! i bet there are a few other places we could use it. for herbs, you know, that would be great. very good. do you know why they don't let blondes work in the m&m factory? >> no. >> they throw out all the "w"s. ( laughter ) so, those are just some of the blonde jokes that you'll also get on the dvd. and you're going to learn more and more ideas of sewing and cooking.

we have more accessories to sew. we have a side dish that you're going to see in the second program, some desserts. oh, it gets interesting. it really does. >> mm-hmm. >> oh, yes, it's a lot of fun here in the sewing with nancy studios with nancy and mary, and our great set of volunteers, and you! definitely, public television isn't possible without you and our member support that we all offer to the station. it keeps great programs like this coming our way. fun stuff. again, let me remind you that when you call and make that membership gift of support to your station, today, right now, we have these "kick it up a stitch" thank-you gifts. with a gift of $40 to the station, we have the kitchen gear. now, this is the patterns for two of the things that we have looked at, nancy's salad bag and mary's recipe apron. very cute. and also within these patterns, we have the recipes from the shows that the two ladies are cooking up today. the recipes for all this fun stuff that we're making. with a gift of $60, you can see them make these recipes again with the "kick it up a stitch" dvd.

and this is sort of three little segments that are in here, and some bonus footage. you can watch nancy and mary have fun, live before that studio audience. and then, with a gift of $90 to this station, we have the "kick it up" patterns, the dvd, and also the apron, the "kick it up" apron autographed by nancy and mary, as our way of saying thank you for supporting public television by calling that number on your screen today, right now. >> you know, with any recipe or with any pattern, the key ingredient is you. and we're asking you now to "kick it up a stitch" and be more. be more with pbs. this is an opportunity for you to call in and pledge your support for your local public television station to continue programs such as "kick it up a stitch" and sewing with nancy specials. the idea is that you are here for lifelong learning. you want to be educated. you want to be entertained. the best way to do that is to pledge your support so that you can continue the quality programs that you've been watching now. it's real easy to do. just call the number at the

bottom of your screen, so that you can be a member of the public television family and be more. so, give us a call right now. the number is at the bottom of your screen. >> you know, mary, our viewers can "kick it up a stitch" too, by making a gift to your public television station. it shows your support for education, and then of course, a little humor, a lot of silliness. we're certainly kind of silly on this program. and i know it's a deviation. >> that's right. we get to have some fun. we still have fun sewing, too. >> yes. it's a fun experience. it's an enjoyable experience to sew, and then to see the lighter side of this. so, we thank you for bearing with us, for taking a different path than what we've normally done, and kicking it up from sewing to cooking, with a little music on the side. i hear the phones ringing. that's kind of music to our ears. we appreciate you showing that you don't mind seeing us in a different frame of life. then, you'll get to watch that

dvd over and over and over again. and you could even tell some blonde jokes to your friends, if you'd like. you'll hear some more. they're coming up. so you're going to see part two and part three of "kick it up a stitch," coming up next. i hope you'll enjoy it as well as we had fun presenting it to you. ♪ >> all right. so now we have...? >> side dish surprise. ( laughter ) >> yes, is it a surprise to you, too? >> yeah, really. ( laughter ) >> oh, good. well, first we're going to show the kind of basic stuff, you know. and we're going to make on the side, you carry something on the side. it's going to be a bag. >> a hand bag! gosh, nancy, did you cut that off your couch? ( laughter )

>> no! >> well, i thought-- >> my love seat. >> oh. ( laughter ) >> it is upholstery fabric, but you could use cotton fabric. you could use denim. you could use place mats. we have, oh, from the audience, yeah. >> really, yeah. >> oh, yeah, it works great. as long as, if you're using lightweight fabrics, to put a layer of batting or some fusible interfacing to make it a little heavier. and i'll show you how fast you can put this together. now, this is all kind of virtual sewing here. but we have some interfacing added, fused to the wrong side of the fabric. and then, i'm going to use a template. you could use a pattern or a template. i'm placing the template on here. you can see i've already traced it. but there are six options. and i decided i'm going to use option, i think it's d. but i traced around the edges, flipped it over, traced the other side. nice and flat. >> even a blonde can handle it. ( laughter )

>> obviously. ( rim shot ) yeah, okay. then you can cutut two layers. we have two layers here. cut out two layers. and you can sew, instead of the side seams first, you're just going to sew from the bottom up. and here we go. >> oh. >> yep, get with the program. >> sorry! >> so, we sewed from the bottom up. and then we put this plastic stabilizer in the bottom. it's kind of hard to pin through. you can sew through it easily, but it bends the pins. so, use double sided basting tape. >> oh, i like that. >> you can get it from your office and school supply store. >> oh, really? >> put it down. and look, i have little feet here. are you getting that? >> i think we better look at the other side to show the feet. >> yeah, i put those on there. >> very cute. oh, no. >> well, i'll get it later. it just kind of went flying.

normally, you would have it there. we'd put another back here. then you sew the side seams. oh, i forgot a sewing machine. ( laughter ) oh, well. i'll pin. ( laughter ) virtual sewing. i didn't really forget. i have one. two or three. >> mm-hmm. >> and then, you sew the gussets. sew the gussets. and pretty soon, you have a bag. just kind of sew across the bottom. pretty bad directions, but this is what it looks like. you make a lining. >> it's starting to look like something. >> you make a lining. you put the sides together. and ah! the magic of samples. oh, yeah. and then, you can get some d-rings or o-rings, make some straps. and you put those-- it's about a three-hour project. i know i'm giving you the very, very, very short version of this. but you put the d-rings

and the o-rings. and you still have this open part on the top. to finish it, you just simply fold it under and cover the edges with grosgrain ribbon. just like that. >> oh, yeah. >> wonderful. ( applause ) >> oh, okay, that's quite nice. but i think it's time to kick it up a stitch! >> so, our kick it up a stitch version is a salad bag. ( laughter ) it's a very attractive bag that you can wear. >> oh. >> yes, and carry your salad with you. ( laughter ) because inside the salad, we have the tongs! ( laughter ) and we have the salad. >> yeah. >> and we also can accessorize it with fork fringe.

( laughter ) >> wow, perfect. >> mm-hmm. >> and how do you attach that fork fringe? >> i know there are cameras. and i know this is public television, but i'm going to break a rule. ( both sigh ) i'm going to break a rule. and i'm going to say a brand name. velcro! ( laughter ) otherwise, i have to say "hook and loop tape." >> mm-hmm. >> but this is... velcro! ( laughter ) it's very freeing. it's very freeing to say that. >> oh, i'm so happy for you. ( laughter ) >> so we have a little hook side on this side. and we glued a little of the other side. then when you take your salad for your lunch, you can share it with your friends. ( laughter ) you can offer them a fork. and then, instead of sewing pockets on the inside, you can sew those zipper-like bags.

( laughter ) and then you can put your dirty forks in there, like that. forks in there, like that. and then, you can have the other side for little napkins. ( laughter ) so, that's your salad bag. ( applause ) >> yeah, perfect. >> so, we have the salad bag. we have a bag of lettuce. >> well, nancy's greener selections. >> oh, yeah. >> huh. >> green is good. >> yeah, it is. >> now, we need to kind of make some dressing, don't you think, to go with this? >> oh, yeah. >> let's open some packages. >> it's pretty boring without that. >> so we have a little cruet here. and we need some of nancy's natural olive oil. no, this is, whatever, just oil. ( laughter ) and we need a little bit of this. no, that goes in first. >> okay, this is vinegar.

nancy's natural balsamic vinegar. >> you're supposed to fill it to the vinegar line, but just fill it to the water line. that's fine. ( laughter ) >> all right. ( laughter ) >> hmm, i hate it when this happens. >> gosh. >> i wish i had a pair of scissors. ( laughter ) >> oh, gosh, we have our scissors carefully stored. >> yeah, well, i don't mean those scissors. >> well, yeah, but we better tell, you know, our little hint from my friend nancy hart, because she wanted to protect her good shears. >> have you ever had your kids, or your family use your good scissors? ( audience reacts ) >> yeah, yeah. that's a bad thing. so, nancy came up with this wonderful solution. she stored her wonderful shears

in a box in the freezer labeled... ( laughter ) ( rim shot ) it works every time! ( laughter ) okay, so there's a little vinegar in here. >> then we have nancy's italian salad dressing mix. >> i thought you were norwegian. >> i am. norwegians are pretty blonde. ( laughter ) ( rim shot ) thank you. you know, there was this blonde and he was going to the olympics. and he was in the track and field events. this blonde guy was, you know, walking around the track, looking pretty good. and a reporter came up to him and said, "are you a pole vaulter?" and the guy looked at him and said, "no, i'm a swede, but how did you know my name was walter?" ( laughter )

( rim shot ) ♪ ( applause ) >> so, i get to be the oil girl. >> the oil girl? okay. all right, fine. all right, so we have the italian dressing. we have the balsamic vinegar that's been hiding in the cave for ten years. we have oil. we have the cruet. and we have the lettuce. okay, open the lettuce. >> oh! >> we don't want to use our good scissors. >> no. a seam ripper! ( laughter ) >> here, i have one, too. two seam rippers. okay. >> it sounds like the start of a joke. ( laughter ) >> okay, all right. wow, look at those pieces of lettuce! ( laughter ) who can eat those? ( laughter ) >> there, back to the... >> oh, god! ( laughter ) >> this is much easier!

>> oh, works out! ( laughter ) >> well, that's better. >> okay, all right. you know, we'll just toss this a little bit. but i never like to just eat salad alone. so, we'll serve a course with it. >> oh, yummy. >> so, while we'll do our next set up, guys? ♪ >> it's time for the main dish makeover. >> the main dish makeover. >> makeover! >> makeover! makeover, makeover. >> what's the best thing to makeover? ( laughter ) >> a sweatshirt! ( rim shot ) ( laughter ) >> how slow are you? >> pretty slow. >> i like you, nancy, but i'd worry if you were handling subatomic particles. ( laughter ) >> i thought you were my friend. >> yeah, well. >> all right. okay, fine.

how many sweatshirt books, tv shows, patterns? >> i've kind of lost track. but right now, i have four sweatshirt books. well, you never know. >> five, six... so this, in its first life, was a sweatshirt. >> with a crew neck, and ribbing on the bottom, and sleeve ribbing. so it's a big makeover. and we call this the fat quarter cardigan because once again, we have fat quarters. >> uh-huh. >> yeah. and we have three different panels that make up the front cardigan. there's a collection of different buttons. >> you cut it apart in the center. and you added the little tabs. >> that's right. you're pretty good at opening those up. >> i've worn things before, yeah. >> okay. cute. oh, there's tape. i wonder where that came from. ( laughter ) >> whoops! >> there's a facing along the bottom. >> oh, nice. i like that. >> to replace

the bottom ribbing. and then, a back-of-the-neck facing, so that when you have this on a hanger, it looks nice. >> hanger appeal, grt. ( laughter ) >> it's called hanger appeal. ( laughter ) and then we have two cuffs. and i did not make the cuffs in the same fabric. this is revolutionary. >> audience: ooh! >> you're cutting edge, mary. >> i know. i'm really testing things. >> so, well, this is nice. it's wearable. good for many times of year, seasons. yeah. >> i think it's first-rate. ( laughter ) >> oh, very clever. i think it's first rate, too. but you know, you learned how to do this on sewing with nancy. >> right. >> but what you didn't learn how to do on sewing with nancy is how to kick it up a stitch. ♪ it was about 1989. it was new year's eve. and i thought i was pretty classy.

and i wore a black dress. and this scarf. >> audience: whoo! ( band whistles ) ( laughter ) >> oh, boy! i only wore it once. ( laughter ) because it needed a makeover. it needed a makeover. this glitzy scarf with the premiere makeover article, a sweatshirt! ( laughter ) >> what could be better. this is more glitz than most of us scandinavians wear. ( laughter ) in two months time. so we have the cute panels of the scarf here on each side of the cardigan front. and then, nancy, we need to talk about my very favorite closure method, which is, ponytail holders! >> i'm sure you have used

these ponytail holders a lot in your accessorizing... ( laughter ) >> oh, yes, on my hair? yeah. well, my motto is if you can't use them on your head, you have to put them somewhere. ( laughter ) ( applause ) oh, thank you. now, on this one, i did use the same fabric on both cuffs. >> oh, well, you've kind of tamed down a little bit. >> i've tamed down. >> all right. and then you have a little boucle yarn. uh-oh. you were lazy, mary. >> oh, no, i'm just smart. ( laughter ) i attached my buttons with golden metallic fasteners. ( laughter ) that's the best! ( applause ) isn't it? >> golden metallic fasteners.

okay, a.k.a. safety pins. >> safety pins. >> okay, fine. well, that was kind of an interesting kick it up a stitch. but since this is the main dish, we now need to prepare the main dish. what do you say? ♪ our menu for the main dish makeover is the 10-minute lasagne. the 24 ounces of nancy's premium spaghetti sauce. >> and i notice the expiration date is june 21, 2009. ( laughter ) >> oh, wow! >> i wonder if i can open this. ( laughter ) >> oh. get the kids. our next ingredient... >> you have such big muscles. ( laughter ) >> mary's too weak! thanks, guys. ( applause ) okay, and then i'm going to add my natural cheese soup.

>> what would your mother say about you cooking in a plastic bag? ( laughter ) >> whoo! ( laughter ) this stula is too big. >> yeah. >> okay, so this is wisconsin cheese. >> oh, the best. ( laughter ) >> okay, then three cups of noodles. get out your seam ripper. it's handy! okay, a cup? one, two, three. ( laughter ) ( applause ) one package of frozen stir fry onions and peppers. >> that seam ripper, that's perfect. >> it is. dump, dump, dump. you want to open the meatballs? >> oh, sure. do you trust me? that's not bad.

nancy's meatballs. >> yeah, i know. >> nothing but the best. >> and then, some cheese, mozzarella. wisconsin mozzarella. ( mary laughs ) mozzarella. ( laughter ) don't tell the american heart association. ( laughter ) and then, we're going to add two teaspoons-- tablespoons, big t. ( laughter ) big t, not little t. one, two. ( laughter ) good, i kind of like that. >> beautiful color. >> now, place all ingredients in the crock pot. and you can use a crock pot liner, if you like. ( laughter ) easier clean-up. really. >> these noodles are raw. they're hard. >> well, you've got to cook this for three to four hours, stirring several times in the crock pot. in fact, let me show you how good it is. >> oh, is this like those cooking shows? >> like a cooking show?

( laughter ) this is a cooking show! ( laughter ) honestly, the help you get these days. now, you're going to be in for a surprise in the front row. ( laughter ) >> audience: ooh! >> wow. >> mmm, yummy. yum, yum, yummy. guys? ( laughter ) okay, alrighty. okay, mary, a little presentation. a vegetable and a little-- >> do you have your forks? ( laughter ) >> could you lick your forks off? ( laughter ) oh, i didn't give them any forks? oh, sorry! okay. >> there's one. >> good thing they know what's going on. ( audience talking indistinctly) oh, we could get them

out of the salad bag, yes. >> oh. >> oh, yummy, good. >> our audience is really alert. i'm happy for that. >> the world needs more alert. ( laughter ) >> there you are. >> okay. ( laughter ) what do you think, ben? it's okay? >> it's hot. >> hot? very hot. ( laughter ) what's the verdict? it's okay? >> very good. >> oh, good. ( applause ) well, we've had the main dish makeovers. we've hathe salad. oh, boy. and pretty soon, we've got to clean this up, because we're going to do some delectable treats. guys, you can eat while we're talking a little bit later. let's have a little travel music. ( laughter )

♪ >> welcome back to the studios of sewing-- or cooking with nancy, and my favorite guest on sewing with nancy, mary mulari, and my team player for "kick it up a stitch." i hope you're enjoying our little silliness. >> we certainly had fun. we hope that everyone else will, too, as they're watching. >> we taped this three-part series as a pledge special, just to show that we can do more than just traditional sewing, that we can have some fun. and we hope that you would be interested in showing your support to your local public television station while we have a little fun. right, mary? >> that's right. this was such a great project to work on, to be serious a little bit with our sewing, but then to, as we said, "kick it up a stitch" with this salad bag. >> yeah, this salad bag. how clever is this? >> gosh. >> it was fun to make. and you'll get the pattern for this, as well as for your great new-fangled caviar as one of the

thank-you gifts when you call in your pledge of support to your local public television station, which i know most people want to have for their serious collection of dvds. >> right. >> the "kick it up a stitch" dvd. and to telu all our thank-you gifts, our friend diane. >> you ladies are crazy, i tell you! thank you so much for being here in the studios. and thank you for joining us here, too. we're taking a quick break of "kick it up a stitch." have you ever seen mary and nancy like this before? it's a lot of fun. and again, your support to public television keeps great and fun shows like this available. and when you do call in right now and make that gift of support at that number on your screen, we do have these thank-you gifts that nancy and mary were starting to tell us about. with a gift of $40 to the station, we have the kitchen gear patterns. now, these are two patterns. one is for nancy's salad bag. the other is for mary's recipe apron, that cute little apron

idea. that's our way of thanking you with a gift to the station. if you're able to make a $60 gift to this station, we'll throw in the dvd of the "kick it up a stitch" show. and this is very cute, to see them before the live audience, performing this. we actually have some extra blonde jokes in this. is that right? okay, all right, more blonde jokes coming our way. that for making that gift of support. and if you're able to make a $90 gift of support, we will also throw in the "kick it up a stitch" apron, which will be autographed by nancy and mary. again, your gifts of support make a critical difference to the success of public television programming, and so we invite you to do that right now. call that number on your screen and let us know how much you appreciate programs like this, and others, on your public television station. >> as a volunteer for my local public television station, i'm so fortunate to be able to participate in programs such as "kick it up a stitch." and i will tell you, it was hilarious.

at the $60 level, just to get the program dvd, to share this with hesitant sewers, whether they're adults or children, it just looks at sewing in a different way. it's showing the fun, the humor, as well as the creativity. i mean, we're sitting here talking in the studio. oh, wow, the salad bag, just think, it could be converted for a baby bag, especially with the zipper-lock top. it'd be great. and the idea is that we give you a little basis to start, and then you go from there. that's what we're asking you to do right now, is give us a basis. call in your pledge of support. and from there, we and the different public television stations can purchase brand new programming or keep programming, shows such as "kick it up a stitch," programs like this for you, to entertain you, as well as to educate you. you know, you can't go through life thinking everything is so serious. you've got to "kick it up a stitch," and have a little fun. and that's what we're trying to do here at public television. we're asking you to participate by giving us a pledge of support. it's real easy to do. just call the number

on your screen right now. >> you know, mary, after doing tv seriously for 28 years-- it's been a while since we taped that, where i said 27. it's been fun! >> really has! i've been honored to be a guest many times. but it's always been so serious. we have to pay attention to the time. >> the details. >> get everything in that we need to. so, this was a change. >> so, tell me. what was your favorite part of doing this series? >> well, i really enjoyed the opportunity to give you a few slams, nancy! ( laughter ) everybody, you know, is so in awe of you. >> yeah, right. >> and they don't think you have a funny bone in your body, but you really do. and it was fun for me to throw some slams at you. >> we had a good time. and we hope that you have a good time watching public television, and are enjoying this time. so if you call, we have a volunteer here, who will take your gift. any size gift, we will

appreciate, because it allows us the opportunity to have a little fun now and then, and to show you our lighter side. and the inspiration of this kind of came while i was taking a walk, because i've always wanted to have a band. >> really? >> yeah! the sewing with nancy band. how much fun can that be? the guys were great, the four guys from the high school that came over to be part of this. so, thanks again for watching this program. we have another segment. and just stay tuned, and give us a call when you have a chance. >> oh, yes, it's a lot of fun here in the sewing with nancy studios with nancy and mary, and our great set of volunteers, and you. definitely, public television isn't possible without you and our member support that we all offer to the station. it keeps great programs like this coming our way. fun stuff. again, let me remind you that when you call and make that membership gift of support to your station, today, right now, we have these "kick it up a stitch" thank-you gifts. with a gift of $40 to the station, we have the kitchen gear. this is patterns for two of the

things that we have looked at, nancy's salad bag and mary's recipe apron. very cute. and also within these patterns, we have the recipes from the shows that the two ladies were cooking up today, the recipes of all this fun stuff that we're making. but with a gift of $60, you can see them and make these recipes again with "kick it up a stitch," the dvd. and this is sort of the three little segments that are in here, and some bonus footage. you can watch nancy and mary have fun, live before that studio audience. and then, with a gift of $90 to the station, we have the "kick it up" patterns, the dvd, and also the apron, the "kick it up" apron, autographed by nancy and mary, as our way of saying thank you for supporting public television by calling that number on your screen today, right now. >> you know, with any recipe or with any pattern, the key ingredient is you. and we're asking you now to "kick it up a stitch," and be more. be more with pbs. this is an opportunity for you to call in and pledge your support for your local public

television station to continue programs such as "kick it up a stitch" and sewing with nancy specials. the idea is that you are here for lifelong learning. you want to be educated. you want to be entertained. the best way to do that is to pledge your support so that you can continue the quality programs that you've been watching now. it's real easy to do, just call the number at the bottom of your screen, so that you can be a member of the public television family and be more. so give us a call right now. the number is on the bottom of your screen. >> our beautifully dressed volunteers have been excited about being here because of nancy and mary being in the studio. we're excited that you're able to join us too, before we go back to "kick it up a stitch." we're doing something a little different with this show here. you love nancy. she's been a wonderful teacher on public television for over 25 years. i think this is her 28th year. and it's because of member support that keeps programs like this possible. again, our thank-you gifts that we have when you call in today, with a $40 gift to the station, we will send you the two patterns for the kitchen gear

fun that we're having. this includes nancy's salad bag and a pattern for mary's recipe apron, and the caviar recipe. that's a real cute idea. with a gift of $60 to this station, we'll send you the dvd of the show that we're seeing. nancy let her hair down, and mary, too! and all of us here! again, a $60 gift to the station includes the dvd with some extra jokes in there, too, extra blonde jokes. with a gift of $90 to the station, we will send you the two kitchen gear patterns, as well as the program dvd. we'll also throw in this really cute "kick it up a stitch" apron, which will be autographed by nancy and mary. again, it's our way of saying thank you for supporting public television. your public television station depends on you. the creativity, the fun, everything that happens on public television is possible because of your member support. so please, call that number on your screen today, right now. we'd love to hear from you. >> well, i don't know about you,

but mary, sometimes i think that dessert is the best part of the meal. >> oh, i agree! >> in the third program, you're going to see us make something for dessert. yeah, it's interesting. but you know, we should give them a close-up of your "kick it up a stitch" sweatshirt. >> and your scarf. >> my mom gave me this scarf! mom, i'm sorry, i recycled it! >> i think she'd be happy to see it's re-use. and it is more glitz than most of us scandinavians wear, i think in a whole year. ( laughter ) >> true! well, if you are inspired by our silliness, if you want to add a little flavor to your watching entertainment, perhaps with your sewing guild, or your quilting guild, or your sewing or quilting friends, you know at that thank-you level, you can get the dvd. we may never do something like that again. or, who knows? >> this could be just the beginning of our new career! >> that's right! soon, we'll go beyond public

television! >> i don't think so. >> we'll always be sewing and quilting, but just know that we like to have fun, too. and i think that by your call, you'll show that you love to see our silliness, and that you enjoy this same amount of humor. well, there's time for the third program of "kick it up a stitch," where you get a little sewing, a little cooking, a little music. i hope that you'll enjoy. ♪ >> we've had a makeover. we've had a little bag. we've had an accessory. >> a sweatshirt. >> a sweatshirt. >> well, the next piece starts like this. >> it doesn't look too delectable to me. the color should be at least attractive, nancy. >> okay, fine. >> this is in your car. and it's maybe a pillow

or sits in the trunk, if you don't want to look at it all the time. but then, when the weather turns cold, you open it up and it magically becomes a poncho. it's a poncho that you can sew in 90 minutes, in fleece. >> oh, it's fleece. >> oh, yes. >> look at that. this is great. >> it's got hand-warmer pockets and a big hood. so, we'll put this on the dress form. >> okay. >> mannequin, or womannequin. ( laughter ) >> kathy, can we have the womannequin, please? the mannequin. it's pretty good. you did a little double needle stitching around here. >> yeah, that was totally unnecessary, because this fabric doesn't fray. >> true. >> so, i don't know what i was thinking. but, you know. ( laughter ) >> when it's cold, you might want to wear it ice fishing. ( laughter ) >> you might! >> this blonde guy was going ice fishing,

and he got his bait, his little minnows. and he's got his pail, and his fishing pole, and his auger. and he went in the lake. he started drilling the hole, and all at once he heard, "there are no fish underneath the ice." the guy looked up and picked his pail. he picked up the auger. he picks up his fishing pole and he walks 50 feet. puts it down. there's nobody out there. he's the only person. and he starts to drill another hole. all at once, he hears again, "there aren't any fish underneath the ice." this time, he walked 100 yards in the opposite direction. same thing. just about ready to put the minnow on the hook,

the same thing. "there aren't any fish underneath the ice." and the guy looks up and he said, "is it you?" "yes, it's the ice rink manager." ( laughter ) ( applause ) and you just thought i knew how to do a 5/8" seam allowance. ( laughter ) okay, well, we have the ice fishing little wardrobe there. it's kind of nice. >> what do mean, kind of? ( laughter ) >> very nice. it's lovely. it's charming. >> but i guess you're right, it is time to kick it up a stitch! ( rim shot ) >> and we have our first lovely model, who's going to come over. >> this is made from very special fabric.

it's great for menopausal women. ( laughter ) ♪