July 9th, 2010
Some people make their 100 Good Wishes Quilt during the wait. Me? I start collecting the fabric after referral, and don’t start the quilt till after my girl is home. It worked for Miah, so it should work for Ami. Okay, not many people have contributed so far, so if you’d like to participate, see the directions below! If you need our address, let me know.
100 Good Wishes Quilt
This custom comes from Northern China- called “Bai Jia Bei” to celebrate a new life in a family. Family and friends all send fabric, with which to make a quilt, knowing that it was made with the love and good wishes of family.
(The above quilt was made for Miah, along with a scrapbook full of good wishes. Now we are ready to make another one for Ami.)
We are again inviting our family and friends to contribute a square or two of fabric, along with a separate good wish, prayer, scripture, etc. for Ami, written on a small card or piece of paper, and a second scrap of the material attached. The fabric squares will be made into a quilt, and the wishes will be made into a scrapbook for our daughter to enjoy when she is older, matching the wishes with the fabrics in her quilt.
Each square needs to be a minimum of 7”x7”. The material should be cotton fabric, either print or solid… you choose. It can be a new piece of fabric or a used one that might have special meaning.
You can see pictures of the process if you look under “Categories” on the right, and click on “Quilt”.
By the way, as of yesterday, our flight itinerary is confirmed and our tickets purchased!
March 13th, 2008
Mommy finally finished my scrapbook cover to go with my 100 Good Wishes Quilt.
Here are some of the Good Wishes people sent me. Mommy’s not done with this part yet. 100 is a big number!
The scrapbook looks a little bit like my quilt.
I can’t wait till I’m able to read all these wishes on my own!
January 15th, 2008
Thank you, Mommy, and everyone who gave fabric!
Doing the quilting on my Mom’s long arm quilting machine.
The finished product! Miah absolutely loves her quilt.
Here is the back.
Miah’s name block followed by my signature block.
So now what are you going to do during my naps?
No, she’s not missing her front teeth, just playing with her tongue.
December 2nd, 2007
Miah’s 100 Good Wishes Quilt is coming along. Here are some progress photos from the last two months.
Squares sewn into blocks of four. Choosing the layout of blocks.
A completed block.
Laying out the blocks with the border.
Miah “helping” sew the border.
An intent “supervisor.”
“What’s in this drawer, Mommy?”
“I like this fabric!”
96 different 5×5 squares arranged in 24 blocks.
All 100 squares and the border! Yeah, the front is done!
September 18th, 2007
I’m finally starting on Miah’s quilt. I know most people make theirs during the long wait, but I was a pretty busy person back then. As if I’m not busy now, HA! Here’s a photo of Miah supervising as I arrange the squares. She loves all the colors, and I’ve discovered I can’t work on the floor without her getting in the middle of it all. I found a perfect print for the back and accents on the front. The red with gold ladybugs matches wonderfully with the drapes in her room (red with gold dragonflies). I’ve really enjoyed designing her quilt, taking ideas from several that I’ve seen pictured, yet keeping it simple. Thank you so much to each of you who’ve contributed; it’s very special. I’m looking forward to seeing the finished product. Hopefully that won’t be too far in the future, but as a mother of a 13 month old, I won’t make any promises!
