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Bai Jai Bei
What is a 100 Good Wishes Quilt?
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.
It is a tradition to greet the new baby with a 100 Good Wishes Quilt. Although this is a Chinese tradition, it is a great tradition for any child to be welcomed this way. What a treat to read the good wishes when the child is older to know how much they were wanted!
We ask that you please participate in this project. We love the idea of welcoming our son into our home with a quilt that represents the good wishes for him from our family and friends.
HERE IS WHAT WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO DO:
1. Choose a fabric that you like from a fabric store. (preferably quilting fabric weight - not fleece or flannel) I am told that the “Fat Quarters” work best for this. Please choose a design and color that you like. If fat quarters are not available, please choose a 100% cotton fabric that is 8”x8” (pre-washed) .
IDEAS FOR SELECTING FABRIC SQUARES: * Select a fabric that is meaningful to you. * 100% cotton fabric is best, as it washes and wears better. * If there are several members in your family, please feel free to send more than one good wish note and pieces of fabric. In China, these quilts were originally made from the garments of family and friends surrounding the child with luck and good wishes.
Please note – If you are selecting a fabric that is not a “fatquarter”, Please prewash the fabric so it has done all the shrinking it is going to do before you cut it.
2. On a 4x6 index card, (acid free lasts longer)put a small piece of the fabric and include your "good wish note." (so we'll be able to match which piece of fabric goes to each wish) Please include why you chose the fabric and your name. The fabric will be used to make a quilt, and the notes will be placed in a scrapbook.
IDEAS FOR GOOD WISHES NOTE: Your wish can be something you wrote or a favorite poem, lyric, quote, or anything else that you wish.Keep in mind that our son will not see your note until he is older. You can decorate the card as you wish or leave it plain. Anything goes!
If the fabric you chose has special significance, please share its history in your wish. Please remember to sign your wish.
Please take a few minutes from your busy schedules to help us create this very special keepsake.
If you would like to participate, please e-mail me at mailto:link2615@hotmail.com and I will send you our address if you do not have it.
Thank You!!
It is a tradition to greet the new baby with a 100 Good Wishes Quilt. Although this is a Chinese tradition, it is a great tradition for any child to be welcomed this way. What a treat to read the good wishes when the child is older to know how much they were wanted!
We ask that you please participate in this project. We love the idea of welcoming our son into our home with a quilt that represents the good wishes for him from our family and friends.
HERE IS WHAT WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO DO:
1. Choose a fabric that you like from a fabric store. (preferably quilting fabric weight - not fleece or flannel) I am told that the “Fat Quarters” work best for this. Please choose a design and color that you like. If fat quarters are not available, please choose a 100% cotton fabric that is 8”x8” (pre-washed) .
IDEAS FOR SELECTING FABRIC SQUARES: * Select a fabric that is meaningful to you. * 100% cotton fabric is best, as it washes and wears better. * If there are several members in your family, please feel free to send more than one good wish note and pieces of fabric. In China, these quilts were originally made from the garments of family and friends surrounding the child with luck and good wishes.
Please note – If you are selecting a fabric that is not a “fatquarter”, Please prewash the fabric so it has done all the shrinking it is going to do before you cut it.
2. On a 4x6 index card, (acid free lasts longer)put a small piece of the fabric and include your "good wish note." (so we'll be able to match which piece of fabric goes to each wish) Please include why you chose the fabric and your name. The fabric will be used to make a quilt, and the notes will be placed in a scrapbook.
IDEAS FOR GOOD WISHES NOTE: Your wish can be something you wrote or a favorite poem, lyric, quote, or anything else that you wish.Keep in mind that our son will not see your note until he is older. You can decorate the card as you wish or leave it plain. Anything goes!
If the fabric you chose has special significance, please share its history in your wish. Please remember to sign your wish.
Please take a few minutes from your busy schedules to help us create this very special keepsake.
If you would like to participate, please e-mail me at mailto:link2615@hotmail.com and I will send you our address if you do not have it.
Thank You!!