100 Good Wishes Quilt

I am a part of a few adoption groups on facebook. A few months ago in one of the groups, a mom asked who would be interested in doing a 100 good wishes quilt swap. I absolutely LOVE quilts! So I definitely wanted to be part of the swap. But I was unsure of what a 100 Good Wishes Quilt exactly was. I did some research and this is what I found:

"There is a tradition in China to make a Bai Jia Bei, or a 100 Good Wishes Quilt, to welcome and celebrate a new life. It is custom to invite friends and family to contribute a patch of cloth with a wish for the baby. Part of the patch of cloth goes into the quilt for the baby, and the other part of the cloth can go into a creative memory notebook with the wish for the child. The quilt contains the luck, energy, and good wishes from all the families and friends who contributed a piece of fabric. The quilt is then passed down from generation to generation."

How cool is that?! It was so much fun to see all the different fabrics and wishes for my little girl. But I am no where near to having 100 wishes for Aubrey. So I need YOUR help!!!!!

This is so very, very simple! You don't have to be crafty at all to be able to participate. All you need to do is find a fabric that you really like. Just go to a local craft store, like Hobby Lobby, or maybe you even have some extra scraps at home. It can be any color, any design, etc. Just pick something that YOU really like. But it has to be 100% cotton. Wash the fabric. Then cut it into a 9inch by 9inch square. Good!! Now you have your square.

Now all you need to do is create a "wish" for Aubrey. Here is an example:

 

 

It needs to be written or typed on a index-sized card. You can write anything you want. A favorite quote, scripture, or words of your own. Don't forget to include your name and city, state. Then you need to cut a little swatch of the fabric so Aubrey will know which wish belongs to which person.

 

I will make a scrapbook with all of the wishes. And here is a picture of what the quilt might look like once it is finished. It is so cool to see all the different fabrics together.

 

 

 

I would LOVE if YOU would participate in Aubrey's 100 Good Wishes Quilt. If you are family, or a friend, or if we talk everyday, or if we haven't talked in five years, or if we have never even met, I would love for you to send us a square and a wish! (I have wishes and squares of fabric from people that I have never even met, but feel like I know very well just because of this adoption.)

 

So this invitation is to EVERYONE!!! Send us a square for the quilt and a wish for Aubrey! I know she will treasure it forever. And it will be passed down from generation to generation. Don't you want to be a part of that??? :)