Quilter's Dozen

Good morning, my friends. I managed to get five more quilts sandwiched yesterday, bringing my total to 13. And you're all familiar with the term "baker's dozen," right? But just in case that's an American thing, I'll just say that a baker's dozen is a dozen plus a bonus of one. And I figure, why should bakers have all the fun? If I've got 13 quilts sandwiched, then I'm calling it a "Quilter's Dozen," and I'll fight anyone who says I can't co-opt that term. (Gazes menacingly around the empty room.)

Before I could do any of that, though, I decided to do my kitchen things. I started by making good on my threat to make an Orange Upside-Down Cake for Two. I've linked to the recipe for the full-up version of the cake. The full-up version is baked in a 9-inch round cake pan. To make it a cake for two, simply make half the recipe and bake it in a 6-inch round cake pan.

We enjoyed that last night with a dollop of whipped cream. It's actually a cake for four, and so we'll have the rest of it tonight.

On the quilt sandwiching front, I sandwiched Ruth's Legacy. This quilt was originally named "When Quilter's Gather." This style of piecing was the brain child of Ruth McDowell. When she passed away in 2024, I decided to rename the quilt to "Ruth's Legacy."

Next was Light Frame. This was just a lame attempt to make a dent in my scraps. Didn’t work.

After that Shop Hop 3.0. Here's another one I'll bet you forgot all about.

And, finally, Girls' Getaway.

There was still quite a bit of time left in the day, and so I decided to sandwich the smallest of the bunch...the Kittens in Teacups. This quilt was small enough I only needed one plywood sheet to sandwich it. It's going to make a nice addition to the stairwell Mewseum.

That leaves me with just four more to do today. Yahoo! And I'm far enough along that I no longer fear running out of supplies. I have plenty of batting and spray baste to finish them off.

So, did I get any kitty help with that? What do you think? I found Smitty crashed out on the couch in the living room.

Sadie was hiding out in her studio apartment, showing me her best side.

In other news, I'm closing in on a finish for Block 7 of Le Jardin. Probably I won't finish this today, but tomorrow wouldn't be out of the question.

It's time to think about what I'll stitch next. I'm at the "short" project on my whiteboard.

So I asked Mr. Random to choose my next short project. He chose #16.

That happens to be this Santa Quartet Table Runner from Bird Brain Designs.

I have an idea someone gave this to me at some point in time. I'm sorry I can't remember who it was. If it was you, then thank you. Here's the image from the pattern.

It calls for one ball of Perle cotton. I have five skeins of this DMC red, and so I'll use that.

There are several things on my sewing to-do list when I finish with these quilt sandwiches. First of all, I want to get started quilting the Merry, Merry Snowmen. Also, I need to finish those headrests. (I'll do that first.) Also, I need to make May's inverted star for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, and I need to trace the Santa Quartet and get it ready to go. Probably all of that will need to wait until tomorrow. Today...it's all sandwiches all the time. I might be tempted to pop open a bottle of champagne when it's all finished.