I am starting!

Ok, I am starting on the quilt, but I have had so many more people say they either had a square, or that they wanted to participate. So, if you still want to give a square, please email me and I will get you my address :) I am sure I will not get done before we leave to get him, but since it is fall break, I have some extra time to get started. Wish me luck!

#12

I'm lovin' this patriotic fabric sent to us from one of my high school friends, Misty. Misty is one of the sweetest people on the planet! My mom has the pleasure of teaching with her and she is always talking about how sweet she is, too. Misty has two of the cutes little boys! I hope we can get together for a play date when Max comes home and we visit mom :)

#11

I love this bright, colorful fabric from the Nunley family. We have been good friends with this family since our 2 oldest girls started kindergarten together. Her youngest and Mallory are in the same grade, too. Allison and I have many fun memories through the years of chaperoning our kids field trips together, especially Washington. It was on a field trip years ago that she found out I did hair. I have been doing her and her daughters' hair ever since. We joke that even when we are old and gray I will still be doing her hair :)

#10

This sporty soccer fabric is from the Pate family. I met Belinda years ago when our kids were still at home. We worked together at the YMCA in the nursery. Our girls M&A are friends and have gotten to be at the same school through 8th grade. I am their family hairdresser. I love visiting with them when they come for their haircuts!

#9

This awesome fabric and wish was given to me from Mrs. Gibson, one of my former elementary school teachers. Mrs. Gibson is very creative, as you can see. One thing I remember most about her class was the time capsules we did. We filled them with letters, pictures, etc. She kept them until we graduated, then gave them back to us. It was fun to look at all the things I had in mine.

#8

This very cute golfing fabric came from Miss Lucy H. Lucy is one of Meredith's best friends. We all love her whole family!!! She must be thinking that Max will like golf like his brother Mitchell does. Thanks Lucy!!!

#7

This cute fabric was given to us from my dear friend Michelle S. I have been cutting Michelle's hair now for about 7 years. She comes every 4 weeks. We always have the best time visiting and exchanging recipes while she is here for her cut.

Can't wait...

to see his face in person, to hold him, to hug him, to tell him we love him, to have him home!!!

He has no idea all the lovin' that's about to come his way!!!

#6

This sporty fabric was given to us from Katie & family over @ Proof POSITIVE . Gretchen became friends with Katie through their kids preschool. I have been hearing great things about Katie and her sweet family since. I was surprised the other night when my door bell rang. I found Katie standing on my porch with her fabric for Max (I was also horrified because I looked a mess). I hope our family can get to know you guys better...maybe some play dates when Max gets here? Thank you so much!!!

#5

This patriotic fabric is from the Pennington family. We go way back with this sweet family. We became fast friends with them 16 years ago when we first moved here. We will always treasure their friendship!

#4

This cute fabric was given by Rachel, a dear friend of Meredith's. How blessed I feel that my girls have friends like Rachel and all her sisters!

#3

This cute fabric comes from one of my favorite people in the world...Aunt Linda. She has always been such a good example to me. She is so kind, just like granny was. I always love spending time with her. When we are together I find myself wanting to be just like her!

#2

This cute fabric comes from my sweet cousins Sarah, Trevor and Baby Davis. Sarah is one of my favorite cousins! Growing up, Sarah along with all her fun brothers and sisters, would always come stay with our granny for the summer. That meant tons of play and sleepover time with cousins all summer!!! I always started a count down until the day they would arrived. I would cry when they left. Because they lived so far away this was the only time we ever got to see them, so they would stay for several months. Those summer memories are so dear to me. I look forward to Max make memories with cousins too!

#1

This fun fabric comes from the Solomon gang. It's bubbly just like them! I am so grateful to have dear friends like them. Our kiddos are as thick as thieves! Gretchen is the best friend a girl could ever ask for! She has been there to encourage me through every step of this journey. Thanks friend!

100 Wishes For Max

It's time!
I need to start collecting wishes and blessings for our son, Max! I have seen others keep a blog to keep track of all the blessings and quilt squares they receive. So I decided I'd do one too!
The significance of the 100 Good Wishes Quilt!
In northern China, the birth of a child is celebrated with a colorful Bai Jia Bei, or "100 Good Wishes Quilt." Originally, the tradition involved cloth contributed by the newborn's friends and family. The quilt is said to contain the energy, good fortune and loving wishes of the gift givers.
How to participate!
We would be so humbled and honored if you took the time to contribute a piece of fabric to the quilt we'll be making for our sweet boy, along with a wish or blessing for him. The fabric should be quilting cotton (which is pretty much just regular cotton) which is 100% cotton. When you go to purchase it, just ask for 1/4 yard and send it without cutting it into squares, I can wash and cut it myself so all the squares will be the same size. The blessing can be whatever you would like to say to Max or what you might wish for Max's life. It can be lyrics from a song, a verse from the scriptures, whatever you choose. Print out or write the blessing on acid free paper and it should measure 4 x 6 inches so I can place all the wishes in a photo album for him when he gets older.
Thank you!I am so excited to get started on this. I can't wait to see what fabric is chosen for this newest little addition to our family. How wonderful for him to have this when he's older, he'll know how much he was loved and prayed for before he even came home :) SO many of you guys have supported us in our adoption venture and I would so love to see you all represented in our son's quilt! So, if you have the time and the inclination, we would be so blessed by your participation! To get our address to participate, just email me at msm4680@bellsouth.net and I'll forward you our mailing address. Thanks SO much