100 Good Wishes Quilt

To welcome and celebrate a new life, there is a tradition in the northern part of China to make a Bai Jia Bei, or 100 Good Wishes Quilt. It is a 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 goes into a scrapbook with the wish for the child. The quilt contains the blessings from all the families and friends who contributed a piece of fabric.
We would like to make a good wishes quilt for our little one or little ones that we will soon be blessed with. We are inviting all our family and friends to participate. Your thoughtfulness, time, and good wishes mean so much to us and we know it will mean just as much to our daughter(s) someday.

Here's what you do:
1. Choose a 100% cotton fabric that you like. It can be from a fabric store, fabric you already have, or something that is special to you.
2. Prewash the fabric so it shrinks and is clean; then iron it so that it is straight enough for cutting.

3. Cut two squares of 100% cotton, washable fabric - use 8"x8"

4. Add your wish. The wish can be your own words and thoughts, a favorite poem or quote, or whatever. Place it on a 3" x 5" or a 4" x 6" card with a scrap of your fabric glued to the card. Your wish card can be as simple or as elaborate as you'd like. If you feel creative and want to decorate it, that's great too. Your wish can be deep and thought-provoking or something as simple and fun as a wish for a lifetime of great hair days. For those of you who are really into it, you can include a picture of yourself so she can see who sent her the wish.

Below is a website with some examples of quilts that others have made.

http://www.originalquilts.com/100_good_wishes_quilts.htm


Thank you so much!!

Aubrey