Alicyn Shea's 100 Good Wishes Quilt

Alicyn Shea’s 100 Good Wishes Quilt

Hello Everyone!

Dean and I wanted to ask our family and friends to help out with a very special gift for our little girl. We are in the long process of adopting our baby girl from China: Alicyn Shea (insert Chinese name) James.
In Chinese culture there is a tradition called 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 on a separate piece of paper. Part of the cloth needs to be put on the wish. What we will do is take the fabric squares and make a quilt with that and the wishes will be put in a scrapbook with a piece of the fabric that matches it. This quilt will have the luck, energy, and good wishes from all our friends and families who contributed a piece of fabric to her quilt. This quilt will be able to be passed from generation to generation.

Here is what we would like you to do:
-Choose ANY 100% cotton fabric that you like.
-Cut ONE 8”x8” (at least) square from the fabric.
-Include your “good wish note”. Please add a spare piece of fabric along with your wish. This will be added to the scrapbook.

Ideas for selecting fabric squares:
*select a fabric that is meaningful to you.
*100% cotton fabric
*If there are several members in your family, please feel free to send more than 1 set of scraps. It would be so special to include good wishes from all members of your family.

Ideas for selecting good wishes note:
Well…what would you wish for a newborn child to have in her life? Some ideas that come to mind are good health, perseverance, compassion and sense of humor. Use that as a guide for your good wish note. Keep in mind that she will not see your note until she is older, of course. Also, please include a small piece of fabric on the wish.

Please email us for our address if you are interested. Thank you all for your help.
Cyndi and Dean :)