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 contribute a piece of fabric.
We are Julie and Steve. We live in the Pacific Northwest, and this blog is about our Life with Lia. Our daughter Lia joined our family from The Starfish Foster Home in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China in August 2010.
This is the place where I will show photos of all of Lia's 100 Wishes Quilt squares and wishes (hence, "squishes"). If you'd like to send a squish, please email me for the address. If you'd like a squish for your new family member, let me know and I will send one back to you...What an amazing circle of family and friends Lia already has!