Today's final topic is cookie exchange tips.
Here's my cookie exchange tip.
Bake your cookies at least 3 days in advance so they dry out a bit.
They will be easier to transport.
My final cookie recipe is Rolo Cookies! Rolos are yummy...and these cookies are fantastic too so I thought I would share.
Download the Rolo Cookie recipe HERE!
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Now after 5 wonderful days of fabulous projects to keep you busy this season, I have a my project for you today.
It seems that everytime we have a family style dinner. I am using 2 hotpads under my casserole dish.
You know the staple 9"X 13" baking dish.
So I decided to make an XL Hotpad and share the idea with you.
This particular project uses 4 layer cake squares or {4} 10" squares of fabric, plus a bit of binding.
I have several layer cake squares left over from different Moda Bakeshop projects and other quilts that I have made in the last 2 years. I could make several of these in a jiff.
Now many of you may be asking why I am binding 5 or 6 quilts by Thanksgiving instead of making these in a jiff.
I am asking myself that too!
The truth is, is that I made a decision this year.
This is the year I was going to give my sisters and brother a lap size or larger quilt.
I have 2 done, third one nearly done. I think 2 of them I will bind totally by machine....not sure on that yet.
For those of you that do want to try my XL hotpad, you can download the pattern HERE!
or follow these instructions:
Make and Bake Holiday 2010
XL Hot Pad
Designed by Vickie Eapen of Spun Sugar Quilts
10”X15.5”
Ingredients:
∙ {4} 10” squares of cotton fabric or {4} Layer Cake squares
∙ Insulbrite batting at least 11”X 20”
∙ ¼ yd binding fabric
∙ Coordinating thread
Sub cut one 10” square into {2} 10” X 3.5” strips
∙ Sew a 3.5” strip to each end of another 10” square as shown.
∙This becomes the top 10” X 16”.
*note the top and bottom could be constructed with solid pieces of fabric measuring 10” X 19.5”. Trim to 15.5” X 10” after quilting. I chose to piece top to add interest and use up my extra 10” squares from another project.
∙Take {2} 10” squares and sew them together as shown, this becomes the back of the hotpad.
∙Layer the top right side up, the insulbrite & the bottom right side down to make a quilt sandwich
∙Pin the layers for quilting
∙Quilt as desired…or quilt 1/4” channels as I did for my sample.
Using a spool of thread or other round item, mark the corners.
∙Cut off the corner point
Bind using 2 ¼” binding strips
Roll it up with a spatula and a 9”X13” baking dish for an easy holiday gift.
If you would like to win a kit for this XL Hotpad leave me a comment by 12:00am eastern 11/21/10.
Remember if you leave a comment on each blog participating in the Make and Bake tour you will be entered in a drawing for a grand prize that was donated by all of the participants.
Should I mention, ah hem...one of the participants works for Moda? I can only imagine what she slipped into the prize pool!! too bad I can't enter.
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If you are interested in visiting the other tour folks I have included the links for you ;)
Day 1: November 15
Day 2: November 16
Day 3: November 17
Day 4: November 18
Day 5: November 19
Day 6: November 20