So if you would like to contribute a piece to her quilt, please email me at dannat@pei.sympatico.ca and I will give you our address so you can mail it, or drop it off!! I would love to have a piece from all of our friends and family and all of those who supported us/her throughout this process.
About the quilt:
The quilt is called a 100 Wishes Quilt (Bai Jia Bei). In China it is a custom to invite friends and family to contribute a patch of cloth with a wish for the baby. A 6x6 piece of cloth goes into the quilt for Mei Lin, and a matching piece of the cloth (any size) goes into a memory scrapbook along with the wish you have made for her. The quilt contains the prayers, luck, energy, and good wishes from all the families and friends who contributed a piece of fabric.
Selecting Your Fabric:
Select a fabric that is meaningful to you, it doesn’t have to be new- it can be a project you started but didn’t finish, a piece of skirt, something you thought was pretty at Walmart or if you are a parent it can be from a piece of your child’s clothing. (In China, these quilts were originally made from garments of family and friends, which would surround the child with luck/good wishes.)
The square should be a 6x6 inch piece of fabric (or there about) then we can cut it to the correct size.
This type of quilt is common in China and has become popular in the Chinese adoption community. The person sending the piece of fabric also sends a wish on a piece of paper that will be put in a memory scrapbook for Mei Lin. (Then Mei Lin can match the pieces on her quilt to the wishes in her book) so it is ideal if you place a piece of the fabric on the paper containing the wish so that we can associate the wish with the fabric and the person who sent the fabric.
The Wish:
Your wish and the way it is presented can be as simple or as elaborate as you want it to be. The wish might be a prayer, favorite poem, a heart felt random thought, a Bible verse or a quote. You can write it on an index card, white paper, stationary, lined paper, acid free paper- or even a napkin...whatever you like. You can hand write or use a computer, and if you want to be fancy, you can make it scrap-booky or stamped - whatever you like- this is your wish/prayer for our daughter, we want it to reflect your personality.
Some of the wishes I have read include:
I wish you more good hair days than bad hair days.
I wish for you to find the love of God.
I wish for you happiness.
Be creative and let your personality shine!
Here is an example of one of the wishes I have already received:
1 comment:
Hi Nat,
I would love to send a square for Mei Lin's quilt. Just email me your address and I will work on one soon!!
And if you want you can send one for Channing too, as we wont be working on her quilt again until after New Years!!
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