Squares 23-26

Another day filled with squishies in my mailbox. THANK YOU to all the families that have sent us fabric squares so far. It's such a delight to open these up.

#26 The Bowen Family sent this bubbly print.

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#25 The Perry Family sent this asian character with koi fish fabric.

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#24 The Sergi Family sent another square for our daughter, since she sent one. This fabric is really buggie cute. :)

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#23 The Huber Family sent this striking Chinese fabric.

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#22 The James Family sent this adorable heart puppy print. I also like the glitter ladybug sticker on the wish. :)
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Squares 20-21

#21 The Barger's sent this cheery butterfly fabric.

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#20 The Edmisten's sent this cute ladybug fabric & wish.

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Squares 16-19

Wow, 4 more squishies in the mail today. :)

#19 The Moseman's sent this ladybug fabric with a beautiful poem.

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#18 The Lowe's sent this black patterned fabric. This will go very nicely with the red "thread" fabric I plan on incorporating into the quilt.

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#17 The Sorenson's sent this viney lady bug fabric.

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#16 The Sergi's sent this unique Chinese print fabric.

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Square 15

I've reached 15% of my goal of 100 squares. Of course I'll accept & swap more than 100 since I have no idea how large my quilt will end up & I'll incorporate all of them somehow. :)

#15 The Elsmo's sent this fabric. They also sent Jeremiah 29:11-13 as their scripture blessing.
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Squares 11-14

As I open my mailbox today...I discover 2 more squishies to open. This is fun.

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#13-14 The Higgs' sent this very happy wish. Makes me smile. :)

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#11-12 The Smith's sent this heartfelt wish & beautiful poem written by Danise.

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Squares 8-10

Thank you to those who have contributed so far. It's SO fun receiving fabric squares (aka squishies) in the mail. Some are very unique.

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#10 The Haldeman's sent this cute ladybug fabric & a beautiful wish. "God made you special & unique. there is only one just like you!" Psalms 139:14 (We are using the same adoption agency that they used a few years ago.) LHAA
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#9 The Silvers' sent this adorable ladybug fabric & wish. Oct06DTC group
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#8 The Anderson's sent this cute angel fabric & wish. Our LIDs are very close, so we may be traveling around the same time. :) Oct06DTC group

Squares 6-7

#6 & #7 The Hesterman's sent us these 2 cute blocks. Ladybugs again...love them!!! Oct06DTC group

Squares 1-5

5 of 100 wishes...

These fabric squares come to me through a group of families who are scheduled to adopt around the same time as myself. By the end of March, I should have a good size collection of quilt squares & wishes from this group. I hope to reach 100 by spring/summer with family & friends contributing so I can get started on assembling the quilt. If you are working on a 100 wish/blessing quilt for your adoption & would like to swap squares...e-mail me.
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#2 The LeMasters' sent me these 2 beautiful fabrics. The Chinese children are adorable. I also happen to love ladybugs. Ladybugs & butterflies are the ONLY bugs that I will touch...on purpose! Oct06DTC group
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#3 The Barnett's sent this beautiful fabric. The fabric has gold accents that do not photograph well. Oct06DTC group

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#4 The Hughes sent this cute heart lollipop fabric. It's full of love! Oct06DTC group
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#5 The Allsup's sent us this unique fabric square. It has my 2 favorite bugs on it! :) Oct06DTC group

100 Good Wishes/Blessings Quilt

100 Good Wishes Quilt

Dear Family & Friends,
I am in the process of making, what some in China call Bai Jia Bei, meaning: a blanket united by 100 families. It is also referred to as a "100 Good Wishes Quilt". This is a tradition where friends & family give fabric scraps from old clothing with a written wish for a new child. The thought is that good wishes & luck will surround the child when they are wrapped in the quilt & hopefully it will be handed down the generations.

I would like to make this more of a "prayer & blessing" quilt. We want our future child to know that she was loved & prayed for before arriving here & that she is still surrounded by love & prayers after she gets here. The "blessings" will be placed in a scrapbook for her to look at later. Swatches of fabric are also attached to the blessings so the fabric in the quilt can be matched up with the people who sent it.

Quilt Square:
100% cotton
8x8 square or 1/4 of a yard (prewashed)
Print that means something to you, your family or is chosen for the child.
Can also be a piece of used fabric that is meaningful. (Please explain on the wish card.)

Blessing or "Wish" Card:

a poem, prayer, Bible verse, lyrics, wish...
attach a swatch of the chosen fabric to the card

approx. 4"x6" - preferably acid free

Thank you for being a part of our family & for supporting our choice to adopt from China. We have a long wait ahead of us, but trust that all this is in God's time.

P.S. I will be posting pictures of quilt squares that come in. It will be fun to see the different fabrics!