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Article: Homemaking expert Katie Brown is Midwest's answer to Martha.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
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- March 1, 2001
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Katie Brown's world is not a perfect one.
If the pie filling oozes out or the bows on the chair backs are a little lopsided, it's no big deal. Homemade things should look that way, she insists. "It makes it so much more human and so much more special."
Brown is a rising star in the growing galaxy of home-arts gurus, but she didn't get there by presenting herself as a know-it-all. She brought a friendly, approachable style and a willingness to make mistakes to "Next Door With Katie Brown," her former show on the Lifetime television network, and she's now spreading her keep-it-real philosophy with the book "Katie Brown Entertains" while preparing to ...