To welcome and celebrate a new life, there is a tradition in the Northern part of China to make a Bai Jia Bei, or a "100 Good Wishes Quilt". In China these quilts were originally made from garments of family and friends, which would surround the child with blessings. The custom is to invite 100 people to contribute a single square patch of cloth and a cloth scrap. The 100 patches are then sewn together to make the quilt of blessings. The little cloth scrap goes into a memory book with the wish or blessing.
The fabric you choose can be anything, it can be a piece of old clothing, a print that has some significance to you, ie: a sports team, favorite flower, favorite colour etc. The patch of fabric needs to be 12x12 inches. Then write a blessing or good wish to Ava on a piece of paper no more than 10x10 and include a scrap piece of the same fabric on the good wishes page. Now for the blessing page you can write something yourself, write a quote, poem, lyrics from a song you like etc. For you scrapbooking people you can get as fancy as you like or keep it as simple as you like.
Please sign your name to good wishes page.
One day Ava will be able to read her 100 Good Wishes Book and see how many people love her and were waiting for her arrival.
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Hi Liz and soon to be there, daughter Ava !! I love the blog and can't wait to see both of you this summer !! I have a present from South Florida waiting for your arrival to Canada.
Love ya, Ann & John Mellema
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