Blessed Is The One Decorated Cookie Collection (Tessellation)

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Another week of “cookie therapy”. This tessellation set was originally made to create a fall autumn theme…..but with my latest health set back… I needed another week of bringing the truth before my eyes (literally!).

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BLESSED

[ bles-id]

divinely or supremely favored; fortunate.

blissfully happy or contented.

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Blessed is the one….
whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. 
That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers.
Psalm 1:1-3

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Dwell on These Things Decorated Cookie Collection

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This week I got the news that I now have bone metastasis……so I’m now considered to have Stage IV Triple Negative Breast Cancer. It was heartbreaking news. 💔

I had already cut out a grouping of honeycomb shaped cookies to use as a tessellation a few weeks ago, with the intent of making a set related to Phillipians 4:8-9. And this week was the PERFECT week for me to create them…..dwelling on everything that is true, noble, right, pure, lovely admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy.

These were truly made from my whole heart. Rather than dwell on the bad news……it is good to dwell on what is GOOD. I guess the creation of this cookie collection
definitely counts as cookie therapy. :)

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DWELL - [ dwel ]

verb

to linger over, emphasize, or ponder in thought, speech, or writing.
to reside; to live or continue in a given condition or state.

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Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:8-9

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Gingerbread Christmas Tree Quilt Decorated Cookie Collection

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Christmas + Quilts = Bliss
As you can see.....I love both with a passion.
Combining a Christmas theme with a quilt theme must be the ultimate, right?

A few years ago, Ginny of Creative Cookier made this fun tree cutter for me that allows you to make a tessellation. I can't seem to get enough of it. Every year, I look at that cutter and want to make a new set. It's fun to see the different patterns over the years...... side by side.

This year's quilt included burlap molded cookie dough for every other tree. That rustic look gets me every time.

Check out my previous posts on making tessellation cookie sets for tips on how to create a set that fits well together and coordinates best.

Here's some of my previous creations with the tessellation theme.

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Christmas Tree Quilt Block Cookies

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Winter Tree Cookie Quilt (Tutorial)

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Autumn Leaf Cookie Quilt (Tutorial)

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Autumn Leaf Textured Patchwork Quilt Decorated Cookie Collection

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Autumn Leaf Textured Patchwork Quilt Decorated Cookie Collection

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I love this little leaf tesselation cutter that Creative Cookier made for me a few years ago. Between loving quilts and loving autumn.......it makes the best of both worlds on COOKIES!

Here's a little tutorial I did using this cutter a couple of years ago:
Autumn Leaf Cookie Quilt (Tutorial)

For this particular "quilt", I utilized texture mats on cookie dough to make the tan lacy pieces and the orange burlap pieces. Then once they were baked, I covered them in dry dust. The watercolor pieces were done just like the watercolor cookies I did in this WaterColor Decorated Cookies post. 

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Holiday Tessellation Decorated Cookie Collection

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With my love of quilt patterns, I'm always fascinated to find new tessellation patterns.

Tessellate : to form small squares or blocks, as floors or pavements;
form or arrange in a checkered or mosaic pattern.

Tessellation Cookie Patterns from the past:

• Autumn Leaf Cookie Quilt
• Christmas Tree Quilt Block Cookies
• Winter Tree Cookie Quilt

I just found some new pattern cutters and decided to create holiday-ish cookies with them.

First I used the Moroccan Cross and Star Tile cutters for the following two cookie patterns.

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And then my favorite shape is this Deco de Lis cutter.

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