Chloe Paige's OGWQ

We are almost done!

2007-05-20T16:53:00.000-07:00

OK, I haven't posted any in a very long time, but I know we have at least 100 by now, I just have not had a chance to update the Blog! Now that summer is almost here, I should be able to get all of the SQUISHES posted real soon.

Squish 23

2007-02-19T07:41:00.000-08:00

Dolores and Shawn Bertin
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
http://www.watchourfamilygrow.blogspot.com

Squish 22

2007-02-19T07:39:00.000-08:00

Kim Eubank & Will Armstrong
Richmond, VA
LID 11-21-06

Squish 21

2007-02-19T07:36:00.000-08:00

Joe and Michelle Gallegos
Irvine, CA
Waiting for Sophie
LID 10/26/06

Squish 20

2007-02-19T07:33:00.000-08:00

Laura Bowen and Kurt Pivko
Durham, NC
LID 11-9-06

Squish 19

2007-02-19T07:30:00.000-08:00

Charles and Christine Perry
Tallahassee, FL
Waiting for Sara Grace
LID 11-14-06
www.ourchinablessing.com

Squish 18

2007-02-19T07:27:00.000-08:00

Squish #18 is from Ms. Valerie Whiteside in Clewiston, Florida

Squish 16 & 17

2007-01-30T09:44:00.000-08:00

The Smith Family
Allen, Danise, Adam, Andrew & Jordan
Waiting for Catherine Grace

Squish 14 & 15

2007-01-30T09:41:00.000-08:00

Kelly Higgs
Elmira, Ontario, Canada

Squish 12 & 13

2007-01-30T09:38:00.000-08:00

The Hestermann Family
Becky, Carl and Kim Xian
Schereville, IN

Squish 11

2007-01-30T09:36:00.000-08:00

The Allsup Family
Forsyth, IL

Squish 10

2007-01-30T09:34:00.000-08:00

The Gibbens Family
Darla, Dave and Shannah
Tuscon, AZ
DTC 10/20/06 for Sarah

Squish 9

2007-01-30T07:36:00.000-08:00

The Moseman Family
Jennifer, Chris and Leah
Grand Prairie, TX

Squish 8

2007-01-30T07:32:00.000-08:00

The Lowe Family
David, Wendy and Eleanor
Bradenton, FL
Waiting for Andrianna Juliet

Squish 7

2007-01-30T07:29:00.000-08:00

The Rombach Family
Holland

Squish 6

2007-01-30T07:26:00.000-08:00

The Anderson Family
Avon Park, FL
LID 11-27-06

Squish 5

2007-01-30T07:24:00.000-08:00

The Sorenson Family
Winter Springs, FL

Squish 4

2007-01-30T07:22:00.000-08:00

The Silvers Family
Dan, Brandi, Amanda, and Emilee
New Bloomfield, MO

Squish 3

2007-01-30T07:20:00.000-08:00

The Hughes Family
Denise, Jeff, Ashley, David, Deborah, and GracieJoy
Oceanside, CA
LID 10/19/06 for Katherine Anne

Squish 2

2007-01-30T07:17:00.000-08:00

The LeMasters Family
Rootstown, OH

Squish 1

2007-01-30T07:10:00.000-08:00

The squares will be posted in no particular order.

The Elsmo Family
Eric, Jean, Evan, Joshua, and Seth
Stafford VA
LID 11-15-06 for Elizabeth

Instructions

2007-01-30T05:42:00.000-08:00

Friends and Family,

While we are waiting for the referral of our baby girl from China, we are working on a project that we REALLY need your help with. We are creating something called 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 100 people (or more) to contribute a single square patch of cloth. The 100 patches are sewn together into a quilt that 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.

We are asking you to please participate in this project. We love the idea of welcoming the baby into our home with a quilt that represents the good wishes you are all sending her way.

Here is what we would like you to do:
1. Choose ANY 100% cotton fabric that you like. It can be from clothing or from a fabric store. It just needs to be a design and color that you like.

2. Cut ONE 7" (pre-washed) or one 8" (un-washed) square from the fabric.

3. Include your "good wish note". We will place all of your "Squishes" (squares and wishes) into a scrapbook that we will give to our little girl someday.

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 1 set of scraps. It would be so special to include good wishes from all members of your family!! In China, these quilts were originally made from garments of family and friends, which would surround the child with luck/good wishes.

Ideas for good wishes note:
Well... what would you wish for a newborn child to have in his/her life? Some ideas that come to mind are good health, perseverance, compassion, a sense of humor, and lots of money (just kidding). Use that as a guide for your good wish note. Also, please include a small piece of the same fabric on the wish.

Please take a few minutes from your busy schedules to help us create this very special keepsake for our baby. Thank you!

Why are Ladybugs significant?
Ladybugs are a sign of good luck in the Chinese adoption community. It is said that if you see ladybugs that good things will happen soon! Because of this, many people like to include fabrics with ladybugs in their 100 Good Wishes Quilts. We have already begun to decorate Chloe's room with ladybugs in anticipation of her arrival!

Thanks,
Joe, Courtney and Blaine

"An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet,
regardless of time, place, or circumstance.
The thread may stretch or tangle, but will never break."
--An ancient Chinese belief

Chloe's 100 Good Wishes Quilt

2007-01-30T05:22:00.000-08:00

I am starting this blog to chronicle the making of a 100 Good Wishes Quilt for our daughter-to-be, Chloe Paige. I will include pictures of all the squishes here, and later, much, much later, the finished quilt. Here are some of the squishes we have received so far. Thank you everyone for contributing to this gift for our daughter.

Courtney