100 Good Wishes Quilt

For those who don't know I have joined a "quilt square swap" in the attempt to gather enough squares to make a 100 Good Wishes Quilt. The idea is BIG in the Chinese adoption community and 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 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. I have already received several beautiful swatches with cards to place in a scrap book and am currently cutting fabric to send out to other adoptive families. THANK YOU! If your reading this and would like to send a swatch please do (at least 8x8 in size) and include a small card also for scrapbook. For those of you who are reading this thinking that I am the last person in the world to make a quilt YOUR RIGHT! I have 12-14 months to learn how, now thats a way to keep busy!