My friend Lori has an important birthday coming and she is planning a special quilt.  I celebrated that birthday a number of years ago but I am going to join her in making a jubilee quilt this year too.  I bought this pattern in Sisters last summer (my first face to face meeting with Lori).  Yesterday I went to a wonderful quilt shop with some friends and at the last minute I grabbed the pattern.  I was so happy that I did that because this shop is so full of fabrics that I love and I was having trouble figuring out what I would take home.  We had these wonderful coupons ($40 of fabric for $20) so I began to pull grey fabrics.  I was thinking this would be a good retreat quilt but that isn't until June.  (right now my quilting friends are laughing - I am not known for my patience!)  Then I thought of Lori and her birthday and decided this would be my jubilee quilt.  I made 6 blocks in no time at all this morning.  I am hoping to make enough for a queen size quilt.