I was so happy that Carol and Joan came out of retirement for the Halloween and Christmas blog hops they’ve sponsored for many years. This month is Carol’s turn with the Virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange Blog Hop. This is always one of my favorite hops of the year. I love Christmas and seeing all the inspiration and gathering recipes is always appealing to me!
I recently took a class at my local Bernina dealer and had the opportunity to sew on the new B990 and, of course, one followed me home!!!! Aren’t I the fortunate one??!!! During this class we made a small table topper, stitching it together, as well as adding a backing, batting, and quilting it! We used the pinpoint laser to position all the quilting motifs perfectly and I love how it looks! And, as it turned out, they “gave” us the kit in Christmas colors, so I thought this would be great for my Virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange project. I brought it home, trimmed it up, added binding, and here it is!
I love this little quilt and had so much fun making it! It has now been gifted to one of my favorite families!! And now for a couple of yummy recipes!
The first is from Taste of Home and sounds wonderful. I think I will be making these for our family Christmas!
And the next is from Paula Deen. We love Gooey Butter Cake so I’m sure we will love this one too! And it’s SO easy!!
I hope you will visit my fellow bloggers today and see what goodies they’ve prepared for you! Here is the schedule, and on this POST you can find the schedule for the entire week!
DECEMBER 3rd
Thanks for visiting! Until next time…
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Oh Brenda, how exciting that you got to take that class and take the Bernina home!!! You know how much I love Berninas, lol! I love how the topper turned out! xx
The table topper is lovely, and I’d bet you had lots of fun quilting it. Merry Christmas!
This is a sweet table topper and I love that you treated yourself to a new beautiful machine. They are so special!
Thank you, Kathleen! Merry Christmas to me!!
Your little quilt and the quilting turned out so pretty. You did a great job and so fun that Bernina followed you home. LoL
Thanks for the sharing of the cookies, the Peppermint Hot Chocolate one sounds yummy.
Hi Brenda, that little sample is really cute and perfect for this event! I am so envious of that laser – I don’t want to machine, just the laser to attach to mine! Take care 🙂
Aaw the table quilt is adorable and it is so nice to hear that it has been giving a good home. Mmm the cookies sound amazing . Hmmm now which one to try first. Thank you for sharing. Hugs and Blessings
Thanks, Melisa!! It was fun to make! Hugs!
Those cookies from Taste of Home look totally delicious and so festive, too. Keep on learning – that’s important in all aspects as well as in quilting/sewing/baking.
I need to have a Bernina 990 follow me home. Lucky you! That is a really pretty table topper and the quilting looks fabulous. Thank you for sharing it and those yummy recipes. Merry Christmas, Brenda! xo
Great table topper, and how wonderful to have a new machine. The cookies look delicious. I will have to put them in my cookie arsenal. Thanks so much for sharing!
Congrats on the new machine! Your mini looks wonderful and the quilting is beautiful.
That’s a greast little table topper Brenda, and coming home with the 990 is a wish come true kind of an event. Congratulations.! Cookies and candy ,bith part of what we see as essential ingredients in our holiday celebrations. Well, i’d say you’ve got that covered. I’ve made lots of recipes from A Taste of Home, and never have I been disappointed. It’s so much fun to dig into a new recipe, or a new pattern. Thanks for sharing with us Brenda, and best wishes for a wonderful season of love.
Really cute table topper–I especially love the quilting!! Awesome work! Those recipes look yummy! Thanks for sharing!
Wow, your quilting on your little topper is gorgeous. What a plus that your machine followed you home! LOL!! I have to say I love the BSR for quilting. Your holiday treats sound yummy. Wishing you a wonderful holiday season.
What a sweet table topper, and what a beautiful job you did quilting it! Plus you got to learn at the same time. 🙂 Those recipes look yummy, thanks for sharing!