#10 and #11

Wish #10 comes from ThunderBay, Ontario. Canada and says, "We wish for you an abundance of love, joy and happiness. May this Wishes Quilt provide you with comfort and warmth. Always know you are LOVED!" Very cute soft ladybug fabric. Wish #11 comes from Longview, Washington and says, "We wish for you a life filled with love, challenges and accomplishment." Beautiful purple floral fabric. Thank you so much!

#8 and #9

Wish #8 came from Naples, Florida and says, "My wish for you... May you know joy and love all the days of your life." Beautiful bright butterfly fabric. Wish #9 came from Burien, Washington and says, "We wish for you the wisdom to recognize the value of your dreams and the courage to pursue them." Adorable Pooh fabric. Thank you!!

#6 and #7

Wish #6 is from Sharpsburg, Georgia and says, "This is my wish for you: Follow your heart and your dreams will come true!" It is an adorable bright horse print. Wish #7 is from Brighton, MI and says, "I wish for you today & always a heart filled with laughter, a mind filled with wisdom, a life filled with love and the confidence in faith to fill your spirit." It is a soft purple fabric with butterflies, too cute. Thanks so much!

#4 and #5

Wish #4 comes from a family in Raleigh, NC and says, "May you always be like a star in the heavens, shining brightly with the promise for a future of love and opportunities." Cute blue fabric with shapes. Wish #5 comes all the way from Edmonton, Alberta. Canada and says, "Little one, here are my wishes for thee: May your life always be filled with sunshine. May your always be surrounded by love and happiness. May you always be proud of who you are. May you always feel a sense of belonging in this world. May you attain all your dreams in life." Cute turtle fabric. Thank you very much!

Quilt Square #2 and #3

Wish #2 came from North Granby, Connecticut, really cute duck fabric. The wish is, "I wish for you... Fields of joy". Wish #3 came from Newark, Ohio and says, "Love knows no boundaries. Wishing you the happiness and joy of a family all your own." Really adorable ladybug fabric. Thank you so much!

Our First Quilt Square

Well we recieved our first quilt square. It is from a family in Boston. It is beautiful and states - My Wish for you is a life filled with love, happiness and joy. Thank you so much!

My Good Wish

Well I wanted to start by showing my good wish that I have made for the quilt swap I joined online. I had so much fun shopping for the fabric and making the good wish card. This will be the first quilt I have made. I have done some small quilting projects so I hope that I am able to put this together so that my daughter will cherish this quilt that I will sew with love.

My wish is the lyrics by Rascal Flatts for 'My Wish'

I hope that days come easy and moments pass slow,
and each road leads you where you want to go,
and if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose,
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.
And if one door opens to another door closed,
I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window,
if it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile,
(Chorus)

I hope you never look back, but ya never forget,
all the ones who love you, in the place you left,
I hope you always forgive, and you never regret,
and you help somebody every chance you get,
Oh, you find God's grace, in every mistake,
and you always give more than you take.

(Chorus): But More than anything, Yeah, more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
your dreams stay big, your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
and while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.

Bai Jia Bei or 100 Good Wishes Quilt

I wanted to post this here- so that all of you can do me a huge favor, help me make a Bai Jia Bei, or 100 Good Wishes Quilt for my baby! Everyone please send me a peice of fabric for her! Please Read On:


As all of you may or may not know- Troy and I are in the process of adopting a child from China. I am starting a project for our child while we wait for our referral. With the waiting comes time…so I would like to make a 100 Good Wishes Quilt for our daughter. And for this I need some help from you!

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 the baby, and the other part of the cloth can go into a creative memory scrapbook with the wish for the child. The quilt contains the prayers, luck, energy, and good wishes from all the families and friends who contributed a piece of fabric. Select a fabric that is meaningful to you, it doesn’t have to be new- a project you started but didn’t finish, a piece of old clothing, something you thought was pretty or if you are a parent it can be from a child’s clothing. (In China, these quilts were originally made from garments of family and friends, which would surround the child with luck/good wishes.)

The purpose of the 100 Good wishes quilt is to create a quilt with each of the quilting squares associated with a specific person/wish. This type of quilt is common in China and has become popular in the Chinese adoption community. The person sending the piece of fabric also sends a wish on a piece of paper for a scrapbook for the person who will eventually receive the quilt. The wish can be for good health, something religious or some other positive life outcome. The piece of fabric should be 100% cotton and prewashed (I can wash it- no biggy). The square should be a 8x8 inch piece of fabric. It is ideal if you place a small piece of the fabric on the paper containing the wish so that we can associate the wish with the fabric and the person who sent the fabric.

The Wish: Your wish and the way it is presented can be as simple or as elaborate as you want it to be. The wish might be a prayer, favorite poem, a heart felt random thought, a Bible verse or a quote. You can write it on an index card, white paper, stationary, lined paper, acid free paper- whatever you like. You can hand write or use a computer, make it scrap-booky or stamped - whatever you like- this is your wish/prayer for our daughter, we want it to reflect your personality. Some of the wishes I have read include- I wish you more good hair days than bad hair days, I wish for you to find the love of God, I wish for you happiness …… Let your personality shine!

I know this quilt will be cherished by our daughter- whenever we get her.