100 Good Wishes Quilt

100 Good Wishes Quilt

(The picture of the quilt on the left is the template I'm copying for the one I'm making -- it will be big enough for a twin bedspread when I'm done!)

The tradition of the 100 Good Wishes Quilt dates back to ancient China where the tradition welcomed a new baby to the family. Friends and family donated fabric scraps along with a wish of good fortune for the baby. The mother then made a quilt from the scraps … and many believed that the good wishes and love from all the families surrounded the child wrapped in that quilt.

We are hoping you might participate in this project. We love the idea of welcoming our daughter into our home with a quilt that represents the good wishes you are all sending her way, and for her to someday see how much she was wanted and thought about even before she came into our family.

Here is how it works:
1. Choose any 100% cotton fabric that you like. It can be from a fabric store or from a piece of clothing. It can be any design and color that you like (but please avoid stretchy fabrics like t-shirts).
2. Cut one 8" x 8" square from the fabric, plus a scrap (at least 1”X1”) to attach to your wish.
3. Include your "good wish note" on one side of a piece of paper or card no larger than 4”X6”. Be sure to glue your fabric scrap to the front side of the wish. We will place all the wishes in a scrapbook so she can look at the book and see where each square of the quilt came from.

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

Ideas for good wishes note:
*What is your prayer or wish for our child to have in her life?
*Share your words of wisdom, or consider a poem, a quote, or a bible verse.
*It can be as long or as short as you like.
*Be sure to put your name(s) on the wish.

We hope to create something for our daughter that will be incredibly meaningful to her. We look forward to hearing from you!