Quilting, Stitching & Baking

 Good Sunday morning , friends.  Grab you a plate.   Fresh out of the oven is  Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Cookies. They are yummy!!!  Milk? Iced Tea?  

Have you seen these little dessert plates at the Dollar Tree? I couldn't resist getting a set of these. 

Pulled out my Barnyard Christmas ornaments this week. 

This week  is going to be  all about reindeer. Well one reindeer in particular. Sweet little Rudolph. 

Did you know that Rudolph is 57 years young ?  For Slow Stitching Sunday I am going to put in some handquilting on my Rudolph quilt that I started last year. Swirls and twirls throughout. 

                     

My friend, Patricia, and I are working on Plum Street's Sampler's "Mary's Sampler" which is a freebie.

 I dyed my fabric with Rit Charcoal Gray and Dark Brown. 

I stitched one version of Mary's Sampler a couple of years ago on tea/coffee dyed aida. I still love it. 

Well that's what I got going on this week on the quilting and stitching front. 

It is baking season here in the holler so I am baking up a storm.So let me share with you this little cookie recipe. It might be one you would like to include in a cookie exchange. 

PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
YIELDS: 2 1/2 dozen

INGREDIENTS:

2 1/4 cup of all purpose flour

1 teaspoon of baking soda 

1 teaspoon of salt

1 cup of butter; softened

3/4 cup of sugar

3/4 cup of packed brown sugar

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

2 large eggs

1 2/3 cups of peanut butter and milk chocolate morsels

1 cup of chopped nuts

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. Combine flour, salt and baking soda in a small bowl. 

3. Beat butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl until creamy. 

4. Add eggs one at a time and beat. 

5. Gradually add in flour mixture.

6. Add morsels and nuts. Stir.

7. Drop by rounded tablespoons on ungreased cookie sheets.

8. Bake for 9-11 minutes until golden brown. 

9. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes ; then remove and place on wire racks to cool.

Enjoy ! 

 My sweet friend, Gabriele sent me some of her floss cards. I was so honored that not only that she stitched   Aunt Bea's Summer's house but she included it on her floss cards. Thank you , Gabriele. 

I sure hope you have a wonderful and blessed day, my friends and thank you again for the sweet visit. I am truly grateful. As always...

Happy Stitching and quilting, ya'll,

Melisa

I am joining these lovely ladies' link parties. I hope you check them out; they always have so many wonderful projects going on and provide the opportunity for other needle workers to meet.  

      Kathy at Kathy's Quilts for Slow Stitching Sunday

Cynthia at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework for Oh Scrap - Sunday 

Frederique at  Applique Patchwork Quilting for Patchwork & Quilts on Saturday

Beth at Love Laugh Quilt  for Monday Making

Judy at Small Quilts Doll Quilts for Design Wall Monday

Lynette at What a Hoot!  for BOMs Away Monday

Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict  for Can I Get a Whoop Whoop-Friday

Wendy at Wendy's Quilts for Peacock Party - Friday 

Kindness is like snow; it beautifies everything it covers. - Kahlile Gibram

Hugs and Stitches and Warm Winter Wishes!!!

Dedicated to my sweet sister, Amy. Going to the Christmas parade was not the same. Love ya, Amo.