Planning Celestial Dream

I spent some time with the Celestial Dream pattern and have come to some starting-point decisions for my project.

The original quilt is quite large -- 80" x 80" -- and has correspondingly very large applique shapes.  I'm going to scale everything down by 20% to make it more manageable for me.  Furthermore, my version will not include two of the side panels and will be rectangle instead of square.

Through my many years as a fabric collector, I've accumulated a beautiful assortment of woven shot cottons, acquired with this particular Bucket List project in mind.  I have every color of the rainbow in both yardage lengths and fat quarters, so this will be where I launch from.  I don't know yet if I'll stay only with these solids, or possibly get scrappier as things progress.

It is dreamy indeed to look at all these beautiful colors and start thinking about backgrounds and details.

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Tuesday

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Sourdough Buttery Crackers

 

SOURDOUGH BUTTERY CRACKERS

3/4 cup sourdough starter

1/2 cup (8 tablespoons) butter, melted and cooled
1 1/4 cups flour
1/4 cup cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 375*.

Combine all ingredients to form a soft dough.

Place dough between two sheets of parchment paper.

Roll out evenly to 1/16" thickness.

Cut into shape and prick with fork.

Transfer on bottom parchment to baking sheet.

Sprinkle top with additional salt to taste if desired.

Bake about 18 minutes at 375* until golden.

Watch carefully so they don't get too brown.

Cool completely before storing in airtight container.

About 3 dozen crackers

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Washington Whirlwind

Barbara Brackman's 2024 pieced BOM

WASHINGTON WHIRLWIND

#5 - Road to the White House

A war casualty this month -- the sad loss of a friend.

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Tuesday

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Sunday

 

Daybreak

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