Brenda's jubilee quilt finished after three years

I joined up here three years ago,

thinking I could easily finish my Jubilee quilt in a few months.

Today is my 53rd birthday, and now I'm officially showing off  my B quilt.

It's made from 50 Bs sent to me by quilting friends from all over.

Thanks to all of those who joined in.

I'm glad to be done,

and I hope to take a nice long snooze under this quilt today.

Read more about it here at my blog.

A big finish!

I'm showing all you Jubilee quilters another birthday quilt.

Yvonne's friends and family put together this string quilt for her,

right down to the handquilting.

We gave her the top for her 50th birthday in January

and by the end of March, all the quilting stitches were done

and she was sleeping under it.

Read more about it here.

My Jubilee quilt, on the other hand, is still  in many pieces.

Brenda's Big B Birthday Bee

Brenda signing in from Scraps and Strings.

I'm happy to share my jubilee quilt with you.

Several months before I turned 50 in May

I asked my blog readers and quilt friends

to make me a capital B

for Brenda's Big B Birthday B

I posted a simple tutorial on my blog,

but I wasn't prepared for the response:

elaborate B's from all over the world,

Some using text fabric

and some not.

I have more than 50 contributions to this special birthday quilt.

At my January quilt retreat, I put them up on the design wall

and started sewing them together

in blocks and strips

I'm still thinking about final layout

But I'm determined to finish it during my Jubilee year

So I'm playing along with you here!