~ Khloe's "100 Good Wishes" Quilt ~

I am so excited to begin collecting fabric for Khloe's Bai Jai Bei (100 Good Wishes) Quilt!!

So many of you have been following along side of us on our journey to bring home our daughter who waits for us in China; and from the outpouring of support we have received through your emails and comments, I know there are MANY of you who have followed, supported, prayed for and loved Khloe while she has been at ND. Whether you yet realize it or not, you have all been a part of her life in some special way. With that said, I would love for ALL of you to be represented in her quilt, as you have all been permanently weaved into our story!

For anyone who isn't familiar with a Bai Jai Bei or 100 good wishes quilt, they are a tradition in the northern part of China where it is a custom to invite friends and family to contribute a patch of cloth with a wish for the child. Part of the patch of cloth goes into the quilt for the child, and the other part of the cloth can go into a Memory Book with the wish for the child. The quilt contains the luck, energy, good wishes (and BLESSINGS!!) from all the families and friends who contributed a piece of fabric. The quilt is then passed down from generation to generation.

My goal is to have all of the fabric contributions collected by October 1st, so that the quilt can begin being assembled. This gives everyone about one month. If you'd like to contribute, please send a 12"x12" square (or larger...incase we'd like to use it in more than one square/design) of quilting fabric, along with your wish, prayer and/or favorite scripture for Khloe. You can contact me via email (found in my 'about me' profile) and I'll send you our mailing address. Thank you so much for being a part of our special journey to our daughter!

Here is an example of one that I sent to Tami (Sophie's mama!) for her quilt:

There are so many different ways you can assemble your wish/blessing, so again, this is only one example. Be creative and give it your own special touch! This is from YOU...so it should appeal to you and be personal. The fabric will be part of her quilt and your wish/blessing will go into a very special memory book so that she can identify which fabrics came from who?! :o) We contributed two different fabrics to Sophie's quilt...one that Breanna picked out (shown as the tie/ribbon) and the Chinese children fabric that I picked out, glued on the wish page itself. You can also include a photo of yourself/family, etc... on your page, whatever YOU choose to do! Remember...it is from YOU to Khloe!! :o)

I have not yet decided on a pattern or an exact style. I absolutely LOVE hand crafted quilts, so I want this to be really well done by someone who is a skilled quilter with an eye for detail. I have an eye for detail, YES!...but a skilled quilter, I am NOT! So I plan to hire it out. If you know of anyone who possesses this great talent, please send them my way!! I would love it to be someone who 'knows' us or is following our journey...but most importantly, this is an HEIRLOOM and I want it to look like one!! ;o)

I will post photos of some of the fabrics and good wishes as they arrive. Thank you all for following along on our journey and being part of Khloe's life story!! <><