A New Project...
We are onto a new project....
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 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.We would like to make a 100 Good Wishes Quilt for our child, so if you'd like to participate please provide a square and a wish. Here’s the scoop, please send us 2 things ~ a patch of cloth and a written wish. Most of the cloth will go towards making the quilt and teeny piece will go into a scrapbook with the wish.
If you would like to send more than 1 square and wish feel free! We need:FABRIC: One 10"x 10" square of 100% cotton, washable fabric. It can be new or "used and meaningful" fabric. Please pre-wash the fabric so it has done all the shrinking it is going to do before you cut it. (Shortcut-go to your local fabric store and look for "fat quarters". These are pre-cut squares of fabric specifically for quilts-no measuring and cutting required!)WISH: This is the fun part. Send us a 4"x6" card with a good wish for the baby and a scrap of your fabric (glued to the paper). Your wish can be simple or elaborate, handwritten or typed. It can be something you wrote or a favorite poem, lyric, quote, or anything else that strikes your fancy. You can even include a picture if you'd like. Please remember to sign your wish and include your city and province. These written wishes will be placed in an album for our family so that your wishes will always be remembered.
We plan to make a twin size quilt that our peanut will receive when old enough to appreciate it. Keep in mind that he or she won’t read your good wish until they are older. Let us know if you have any questions. Thanks!~ Love, Dan and Kelly
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 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.We would like to make a 100 Good Wishes Quilt for our child, so if you'd like to participate please provide a square and a wish. Here’s the scoop, please send us 2 things ~ a patch of cloth and a written wish. Most of the cloth will go towards making the quilt and teeny piece will go into a scrapbook with the wish.
If you would like to send more than 1 square and wish feel free! We need:FABRIC: One 10"x 10" square of 100% cotton, washable fabric. It can be new or "used and meaningful" fabric. Please pre-wash the fabric so it has done all the shrinking it is going to do before you cut it. (Shortcut-go to your local fabric store and look for "fat quarters". These are pre-cut squares of fabric specifically for quilts-no measuring and cutting required!)WISH: This is the fun part. Send us a 4"x6" card with a good wish for the baby and a scrap of your fabric (glued to the paper). Your wish can be simple or elaborate, handwritten or typed. It can be something you wrote or a favorite poem, lyric, quote, or anything else that strikes your fancy. You can even include a picture if you'd like. Please remember to sign your wish and include your city and province. These written wishes will be placed in an album for our family so that your wishes will always be remembered.
We plan to make a twin size quilt that our peanut will receive when old enough to appreciate it. Keep in mind that he or she won’t read your good wish until they are older. Let us know if you have any questions. Thanks!~ Love, Dan and Kelly
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