#21

This one was done by my mom, with a little help. ;)

She was a good sport about giving it a try!

For the wish she chose a poem that she found stuck in my Grandma's bible.

I miss my Grandma dearly, so it's neat to have something in this that reminds me of her too!

#18, #19, #20

These squares were put together for us by Andi, who works with Jason, and her kids.

Very sweet of them to take the time to do these for Jenna!

#15, #16, #17

More squares and wishes from Yahoo group swaps!

#11-#14

All of these were sent to me from a fellow member of the Yahoo 100 good wishes group.

She sent these to me and didn't even need any in return. How kind!?

#9 and #10

More squares and wishes from close friends.

Do I have the best friends, or what?

These are both from the Youngs. 

The first from their sweet boys, Eli, Sam and Luke.

We love this family, have a ton of respect for them,

 and have loved raising kids together.

And from all:

#7 and #8

Squares #7 and #8 both came from dear friends of mine in real life!

#7 is from the Struve's and their wish is very kind as well. 

Ann did an excellent job putting this together!

We have looked up to this family alot in raising our kids and 

we can't wait for them to meet Jenna!

#8 is from our close friends, The Kains. We have been friends with them 

since our oldest boys were 2 and playing in the sprinkler together!

Their support in our adoption means alot to us and 

we can't wait to add one more kiddo to the mix of our already crazy get-togethers!

#5 and #6

These two squares are especially meaningful to me, and hopefully 

will be to Jenna as well; they're from her siblings. Matthew's 

isn't done yet because he is very opinionated about 

what fabric he wants that I have yet to find!

Ben was asking me what should he say for the wish. 

I told him that alot of people use scripture verses for their wish 

or a poem, etc. So he set out with his bible to find just what he wanted to use.

I think the verse he chose is terrific. And then he typed it all out

on the computer himself and added another little note from him that 

completely warms my heart. What better thing could a sibling want for another?!

Abby's wish is taken from a song in her favorite princess movie, Cinderella.

#3 and #4

Square #3 came from another swap from my Yahoo group, 

it's very sweet and the wish is too:

Square #4 from The Raudenbush family. Kelly is another

adoptive mom/blogger whose site I have enjoyed following

and even more so with us on similar timelines to our daughters!

#1 and #2

Square #1 came from a swap from a Yahoo! group. It's been really fun to swap with other families that have either already adopted, or are also in the process. Jenna will have squares from across the world!

Square #2 came from our dear friends Alex and Kate, who, coincidentally,

also got engaged this week! So super sweet of them to take the time to do this for us. 

We can't wait for them to meet Jenna!

the squares are rolling in!

Some squares have started to arrive!! YAY!

Some of these are from friends, and some are from swaps I'm participating in of blog friends, or people from one of my Yahoo! groups. It's been a ton of fun so far and I can't wait to see what else comes!

Thank you SO much to those who have participated. It means so much to us!

how to participate

How can I contribute to your quilt?


What you will need to do is send us two things: a piece of cloth and a written wish. Most of the cloth will go towards making the quilt and a small piece will go into a scrapbook with the wish for Jenna.

How do I choose the fabric?
The sky is the limit when it comes to the fabric choice. You can choose a fabric that is from the area where you live, that is a color that you like, or one that you think represents a sweet baby girl. Some ideas are chinese patterns, animals, colorful designs like retro dots and modern stripes, interesting flowers, toiles, etc. Please limit print size of fabric to small to medium. (It is hard to cut very large patterns to fit the finished squares.)

Specific fabric details
One 8x8 in. square of 100% cotton, or cotton-poly blend, washable fabric that could work for a girl. If you go to any quilting shop or a fabric store that sells quilting fabrics, they will often have small pre-cut pieces available called a “fat quarter” (18 inches by 22 inches). All you will need to do is ask for a fat quarter, or ask to have one cut from your chosen fabric. If you buy a larger piece, I can cut them to size as well.

Specific Wish details


This is the fun part. Send us a card as small as 3″x5″ or as large as ″5x7″ with a good wish for our child and a scrap of your fabric (glued to the paper). Your wish can be simple or elaborate, handwritten or typed. It can be something you wrote or a favorite poem, verse, lyric, quote, or anything else. I’d like for you to be as simple or as creative as you’d like! You can even include a picture of yourself or your family. Please remember to sign your wish and include your city and state. These written wishes will be placed in an album so that your wishes will always be remembered.

Where do I send my fabric?
If you are local, you can drop it by anytime. If you are not near us and need our address, please contact me and I will get it to you.

Thanks so much, in advance. Your participation in this means alot to me, and I know will mean alot to Jenna one day as well.

Here are a few examples I found online to show the quilt square and accompanying wish: