One Hundred Good Wishes Quilt

One of the things I did on MLK day was get ready for a fabric exchange. To welcome and celebrate a new life there is a tradition in Northern China to make a Bai Jia Bei, or "One Hundred Good Wishes Quilt". Traditionally the 100 squares of fabric are donated for the quilt by family and friends. Much of the time the squares were scraps from their worn clothing in hopes that their love and wishes for the baby would surround the child when they are wrapped in the quilt. The quilt would then be passed down through the family.
A group of ladies from my agency who all had their paperwork sent to China around the same time decided to swap fabrics as a start to the quilt. We will then be able to add to this as friends and family contribute. We also made cards with our wishes for the children and a swatch of the fabric to be placed in a scrapbook. These little girls will be wrapped in love and prayers.