One Hundred Good Wishes Quilt

Parents to Be:

Wrap that Baby in beautiful tradition!

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 notebook with the wish for the child. The quilt  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.

Although this is a Chinese tradition, it is a great tradition for any child to be welcomed this way. What a treat to have such a wonderful family heirloom of a beautiful quilt filled with good wishes and love for the child!

Below is a photo album of the Traditional Twin size 100 Good wishes Quilt!

Close up picture of a block in a 100 Good Wishes quilt. The small bear was originally part of a bib that the child's great grandmother stitched.  I made the bib into a beautiful block for this quilt-such a treasure!                                                                    

The center block is an image of the Matryoshka dolls-very popular Russian dolls. Not only does this quilt represent the child's new family but it represents her Russian heritage as well.                                                                                                                                                                   

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