100 Good Wishes Quilt
Ok, I have decided to participate in a quilt project that is popular in the adoption community since we have such a long wait for China. I am asking and hoping that everyone we care about and prays for our adoption will help us reach this goal in having our quilt finished by the time we leave for China( whenever that will be) :).
As most of you know I have a new computer and have lost most my email addresses so if you can see that have missed anyone or know of someone that would like to send us good wishes please forward this on.
As most of you know I can barely thread a needle, so needless to say I will have to pay someone to make this. I am not ashamed to admit this! ;) I am open to any referals.
Here are some links to better explain this.
http://members.cox.net/~joannanorman/quilt/photos.html
http://www.aquiltofwishes.com/index.html

Dear friends and family,

While we are waiting for the arrival of our child Kate we are working on a project with which we need your assistance. We are creating a "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 100 people to contribute a single square patch of cloth. The 100 patches are sewn together into a quilt that 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 love the idea of welcoming Kate into our home with good wishes from family, friends and fellow adoptive families.

Here is what we would like you to do:

1. Choose any 100% cotton fabric that you like or has meaning to you. It can be anything an old shirt, your favorite old curtains, something you saw in a fabric store be creative. I know some of you are expecting if you would like to include something from your baby bedding if u have extra.

If it is new fabric please wash it and dry so if it needs to shrink it will.

2. Cut out two (2) 7x7 pieces of fabric.

3. Get a 4x6 index card attach one piece of fabric and please write your good wish for Kate or your favorite prayer. Please tell her why you chose your fabric.This piece of fabric and index card will go in a scrapbook that she will be able to read as she gets older.



Ideas for selecting fabric squares:

Select a fabric that is meaningful to you.
100% cotton fabric is best, as it washes and wears better.
Ask lots of other friends and family members to give you squares of fabric so that eventually you will have 100 squares. (In China, these quilts were originally made from garments of family and friends, which would surround the child with luck/good wishes.)
As I get these squares I will post them on www.cantwaitforkate.blogspot.com so everyone can see. If you do not want your name posted please let me know.
Please take a few minutes out of your time and participate in this project and help us create this very special keepsake that she will keep forever keep and know so many of u prayed for her safe journey home. If you have any questions please feel free to email me back.
Love,
Sarah and Ken
Please email me svolkert@insightbb.com
to get my address.