Chinese 100 Good Wishes Quilt

To create this quilt one asks one hundred people to each contribute a single square patch of cloth.

Chinese 100 good wishes quilt.

100 good wishes quilt for ayden thursday july 27 2006. I had a lot of fun with this. The custom stems from northern china where people invite friends and family to celebrate new life by creating a patch of cloth for a large fabric. In northern china there is a centuries old tradition of creating a bai jia bei otherwise known as a 100 good wishes quilt to welcome and celebrate a new life into the family.

I needed a little incentive to start our 100 good wishes quilt. 7 x 7 square with chinese symbol such as love etc 13 00 all squares also include the message 100 good wishes for and the child s first name. We love the fabric and the adorable frame. If you look really close you can see the chinese symbols.

Age makes the cute hairbows for work and made one special just for me. Cream on blue country floral critters of the outback and horses. Email for personalized orders. It s tradition to make a one hundred good wishes quilt or bai jia bei as it s called in chinese to celebrate a new life in a family.

A 100 good wishes quilt for ellis my longtime blog readers know that i started quilting because of the ancient chinese 100 good wishes quilt tradition and because of that i ve been able to make a number of 100 good wishes quilts for the daughters of friends. Colorful chinese characters on black the actual card includes the lyrics to the dixie chicks lullaby we wish you a safe journey to your forever family. One hundred family and friends donate a piece of fabric along with a written wish for the baby to be. Posted by elle 6 50 pm 0 comments.

Along with the quilt comes a memory book in which you write a special message of good wishes. I received this special gift from a very special friend age. It is a tradition in some parts of china to make a bai jia bei 100 good wishes quilt. Chinese zodiac swap 2.

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. This one was for kris daughter ellis and it was a birthday gift this year. 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. I loved seeing everyones choices in animal fabric and the wonderfully creative characteristic cards.

Lexsi s 100 good wishes quilt quilt squares wishes and assembly of lexsi s quilt.