Ty's 100 Good Wishes Quilt

Ty's 100 Good Wishes quilt is off to a good start. If you want to see all the fabric's then click over to his site.
Here are the directions if you would like to join in:

The colors are Navy, Brick red, Khaki, Lime green and butter yellow. Anything with those colors and appropriate for a boy will do.(please no flowers or ballerinas) Below are the "official" instructions. Thanks for being a part of this.

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 to contribute a single square patch of cloth. These quilts were originally made from garments of family and friends, which would surround the child with luck/energy of the people who wore these clothes when she is wrapped in the quilt . 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. Part of the patch of cloth goes into the quilt for the baby, and the other part of the cloth will go into a creative memory notebook with the wish for the child. The quilt is then passed down from generation to generation.

We would like to ask you to be a part of this tradition as we assemble a quilt for our new son, Ty waiting in China. Along with a piece of fabric please send a small note card with your good wishes, name and a small swatch of the fabric glued or stapled to it. We will make a book with the cards so he will be one day be able to identify where each piece of his quilt came from.

Ideas for selecting fabric:
100% cotton fabric is best, as it washes and wears better.
Purchasing new fabric is GREAT! There are so many types of prints to choose from. If you are purchasing new fabric have the salesperson cut only ¼ of a yard. (Or you can purchase something called a “Fat Quarter” at many stores like Michaels, JoAnns, WalMart.)
I only need about a 6” square but any remnants can be used for the borders. Don't wash it please
The color scheme is Navy, Brick red, lime green, khaki and butter yellow
Include a little note with your name and a picture if you've got one. A 4x6 index card will work fine.
Please do as many squares as your family would like. You can choose to do one square from your entire family or let each person choose their own fabric and send multiple squares.
Email or call me if you have questions dszkwalling@kingwoodcable.com

Due Date May 10th. (Sorry it has to be so early but I would really like to get the quilt made before our trip to China) If you live near me you can definitely hand it to me or if you live in Westlake and don’t want to mail it then you can drop it by Mom’s house.