In some areas of China it brings good luck to make a 100 Wishes Quilt for a new baby, called a Bai jia bei. This tradition has been adopted by the Chinese adoption community. We collect quilt squares and a good wish from family and friends. The quilt squares are sewn into a quilt and the good wishes are placed in a book so that Lily may know of all of the love and good wishes helping her through this transition and throughout her life. If you'd like to send a square and a wish, this is what you do... You pick out a cotton fabric, prewash it, cut an 8 X 8 inch square. Place a small sample of the same fabric on a piece of paper with your wish. Send it to us. We have been involved in some quilt square swaps and have about half of what we need to complete our quilt. It has been really fun to see the various fabrics and of course, all of the wishes. Some wishes are poems, others are quotes, proverbs, loving thoughts..whatever moves you!
Email me for our address at pollywog@mhtc.net.
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