100
Good Wishes Quilt
Project 2000
introduction
| photos | instructions
How to participate
on the year 2000 Quilt Project:
One generous APC list member, Teri, is the keeper of the lists of people
who wish to exchange fabric squares. She starts a new list of 25 people
every 3-4 months.
- To participate, please email Teri
and she will add your name to the current list of people and send you
instructions on what size and type of fabric squares to exchange.
- When you have finished your quilt, please take a picture and email
it to Joanna. She will post the pictures
on this web site! If you prefer to send it by regular mail, contact
Joanna by email and she will send you her mailing address.
Ideas for selecting
fabric squares:
- Select a fabric that is meaningful to you.
- 100% cotton fabric is best, as it washes and wears better.
- Ask lots of other friends and family members to give you squares of
fabric so that eventually you will have 100 squares. (In China, these
quilts were originally made from garments of family and friends, which
would surround the child with luck/good wishes.)
Assembling your
quilt:
There are two obvious options for assembling your quilt - do it yourself,
or hire someone to make it for you. We've provided some helpful hints
for making the quilt yourself. If you want to someone to make it for you,
there are several people who have already made several of these quilts:
- Teri's (the keeper of the lists) mother is willing and able to
assembly quilts for adoptive parents. You can reach her at ACDCtoo@webtv.net
.
- Pam Smith is a professional quilter who has made several of these
quilts. You can visit her website to see her work and to contact her
- www.originalquilts.com
There are many different ways one could make the 100 Good Wishes Quilt.
These hints assume that you've received 2 5" square pieces of fabric.
To help you get started, below are some general instructions compiled
by several people participating in this year's quilt project (if you
have other tips to add to this list, please contact the webmaster).
More helpful quilting tips are available
from China adoptive parent Shawnalee Whitney (including a great idea
to make assembly quick and easy).
- Cut one of the 5" squares down to 4.5" x 4.5". Finished
square size will be 4" (use the standard 1/4" seam allowance
for all seams).
- The other 5" square can be used in a memory book to accompany
the quilt and to make a doll quilt with your child when she/he is older
(with 2.5" squares). Or if you have two children you can make 1
quilt for each of them.
- There are many different ways to assemble your 100 squares. Check
the photos page of this site for ideas.
- For the backing you will need about 1.5 yards of 45" wide cotton
fabric.
- A rotary cutter and mat will make your project easier.
- Quilting by Machine by Singer is a good reference book (available
at most fabric stores).
Helpful Links:
This page is a work in progress. Please contact the webmaster with
any useful links you would like to see added or with other additional
information that could be included on these pages.
Equilter.com
- online shopping for quilting supplies
100 Good Wishes Quilt Web Site
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