百家被 (Bai Jia Bei) 100 Wishes Quilt
Dear Family
and Friends,
To welcome
and celebrate a new life, there is a tradition in China to make a Bai Jia Bei,
or 100 Good Wishes Quilt. It is a custom to invite 100 people to contribute a 8
x 8 square patch of cotton cloth. The 100 patches are sewn together into a
quilt that 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.
We welcome you to help us celebrate the arrival of Zoey B. by contributing to her “100-Good-Wishes Quilt” to welcome her home. The 8x8 100% cotton fabric square can be something you purchase new or pieces cut from clothing or other item of significance. The print may be something that represents you or where you are from, or just something special to you or that you like. Fabric squares may be embroidered, adorned (just the middle please as the squares will be cut down) or left plain.
Please
include your wish for Zoey-this can be written on a card, stationary, or index
card-whatever is handy. Wishes could be your greeting, a prayer, favorite
bible verse, future advice, poem, favorite quote, song lyrics... If you'd
like to explain the significance of the chosen fabric or print, or include a
picture of yourself, please do. Feel free to have multiple family
members choose a square and write about it – Zoey cannot have too many good
wishes (and I am sure the ones from the children will be extra-special).
I found someone gracious enough to put the quilt together, and I'll be compiling the "wishes" into a scrapbook. I will scan each fabric square and match it with your corresponding wish, so that when Zoey is older, she will be able to look through her scrapbook and match each square on her quilt with its message from you. It will be something from you that Zoey will have and cherish forever, knowing that ultimately she was welcomed with abundant well wishes and love.
I found someone gracious enough to put the quilt together, and I'll be compiling the "wishes" into a scrapbook. I will scan each fabric square and match it with your corresponding wish, so that when Zoey is older, she will be able to look through her scrapbook and match each square on her quilt with its message from you. It will be something from you that Zoey will have and cherish forever, knowing that ultimately she was welcomed with abundant well wishes and love.
Thanks for helping us welcome her and
celebrate her entrance into our family! (If you need our address, leave me a message.)
Karen and Bryan, Jenna, Meghan and Sam
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