Confederados

Barbara Brackman's 2026 pieced BOM 

CONFEDERADOS

#9 Single Chain and Knot

***************

Magic Mushrooms

I'm calling this piece done.  I've been puttering along on it for several weeks, and I'm ready to move on to something new.

***************

SEPTEMBER

***************

AT THE ROAD'S TURNING

AT THE ROAD'S TURNING, A SIGN

Stranger, you have reached a fabulous land -

in winter, the abode of swans,

magnolia buds and black leaves

secretly feeding the earth

memory snaked into tree roots.

In spring, you will feel life changes

bubble up in your blood like early wine,

and your heart will be lighter than

the flight of gossamer pollen.

Stranger, in summer, you will drink deeply

of a curious local wine,

fortified with herbs cut with a silver knife

when the moon was new.

Who knows what freedoms 

will dazzle your path like fireflies?

And I promise you in the fall

you will give up the search and know peace

in the fragrance of applewood burning.

You will learn how to accept love

in all its masks, and the universe

will sing here more sweetly than any other place.

~ Dolores Stewart Riccio, The Nature of Things ~

***************

Sunday

 ***************

Saturday

 ***************

Friday

 ***************

Thursday

Fabric pull for my next project.  Still thinking ...

***************

Wednesday

 ***************

Tuesday

***************

Monday

Farewell to summer 2026

School starts tomorrow

***************

Sunday

 ***************

Saturday

 ***************

Magic Mushrooms

Progress, but still a way to go on this one ...

***************

Thursday

 ***************

Wednesday

Shadows, a throw-size quilt for October.

Completions are few and far between these days.

***************

pLUM cAKE

PLUM CAKE

10 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
1 large egg
2 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup flour

1/2 cup almond flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 cup milk
7 - 8 plums (any variety)

Prepare a 9-inch springform pan with nonstick spray.  Line bottom of pan with parchment paper.

Preheat oven to 350*.

Cream butter, 1 cup sugar, egg and vanilla together to make a thick batter.

Add dry ingredients and combine all.

Add in the milk last and mix until smooth.

Spread into prepared springform pan.

Halve or quarter plums and remove pits.

Arrange on top of batter and sprinkle remaining 2 tablespoons sugar.

Bake at 350* for 60-70 minutes, until cake tests done.

Cool in the pan in a rack for 30 minutes, then run a knife around the sides and unmold.

***************

Sunday

 ***************

Saturday

Endives au Gratin -- it's Amelie day.

***************

Friday

Mr. Moon, a quickie flannel-backed throw.

 ***************