#100

Happy New Years!!! Today is February 18, 2007 and it is the beginning of The Year of the Pig! I thought this fabric is the perfect square for the 100th square of our 100 Good Wishes Quilt!!!

#99 Regina, Saskatchewan, CANADA

"To love and to be loved is to feel the sun from both sides." ~David Viscott

This special quilt square is from my Grade One Teacher, Mrs. Folk, who helped me along in my "Learn to Quilt" class! It was such a wonderful surprise that she had enrolled in the same class as I had. We had seven classes together. The fabric has children from all over the world on it in so many beautiful colors. This fabric was part of her quilt that she created at our class. She also wrapped the card in an envelope and tied it with the red thread. Special thanks for this beautiful fabric and good wish!!! It really meant a lot to me!

#98

#97 Hainesville, Illinois, USA

#96 Astor, Florida, USA

#95 Church Road, Virginia, USA

#93 Longueuil, Quebec, CANADA

#94 Taylor Mill, Kentucky, USA

#92 Saginaw, Texas, USA

#91

#90 Gladstone, Oregon, USA

#89 Columbus, Ohio, USA

#88 Gladstone, Oregon, USA

#87 Springfield, Missouri, USA

#86 Tullahoma, Tennessee

#85 Summersville, WV, USA

#84 Salem, Wisconsin, USA

#82 & #83 West Chester, Ohio, USA

#81 Gilbert, Arizona, USA

#80 Surrey, British Columbia, CANADA

#78 & #79 Blacklick, Ohio, USA

#76 Scherenville, IN, USA

#77 Cary, North Carolina, USA

#72 - #75 Regina, Saskatchewan, CANADA

#70 & #71 St. Augustine, Florida, USA

#69 Lanesville, Indiana, USA

#68 Oceanside, California, USA

#67 Atlantic Beach, Florida, USA

#66 Avon Park, Florida, USA

#64 & #65 Saginaw, Texas, USA

#63 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CANADA

#62 Ballwin, MO, USA

#61 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, CANADA

#60 Macomb, Illinois, USA

#59 Shelby, MO, USA

#58 Bend, Oregon, USA

#57 Atlantic Beach, Florida, USA

#56 Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

#55 Branchburg, New Jersey, USA

#51-54 Regina, Saskatchewan, CANADA

#50 Lombard, Illinois, USA

#48 & #49 Belford, New Jersey, USA

#47 Norwalk, Ohio, USA

Thank you God, for this child.

May you grant them their heart's deepest dreams and desires.

May their days be filled with gladness, joy and peace thru any sadness.

Fill them with love that will not depart.

Thanks to Billy, Linda and Abby Hart. They are part of our September Red Threads LID Group and are waiting for their second daughter. This fabric square is covered with Chinese pink and purple fans with accents of gold, white and green on a black background. It is very pretty!

#46 Everett, Washington, USA

Our wish for you is best summed up in a song by Lee Ann Womack...

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder.

You get your fill to eat, but always keep that hunger.

May you never take one single breath for granted.

God forbid love ever leaves you empty handed.

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean.

Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens.

Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance.

And when you get the choice to sit out or dance,

I hope you dance!

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance.

Never settle for the path of least resistance.

Living might mean taking chances, but they're worth taking.

Loving might be a mistake but its worth making.

Don't let some bent heart leave you bitter.

When you come close to selling out, reconsider.

Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance.

And when you get the choice to sit out or dance,

I hope you dance.

Best wishes from Seattle, Washington...

Thanks to Diann and Bill Shields for this beautiful fushia, and orange polka dotted funky fabric square and the beautiful and meaningful song full of hopes and wishes.

#46 Oshawa, Ontario, CANADA

"Children are a gift from God...." Psalm 127:3

Welcome Little One!

You trace a soft finger across tiny, sleeping eyes and wonder..."God gave you to me?"

Congratulations -on your new baby! A sweet little gift from the Lord.

Thanks to Catherine Ryan in Ontario for the baby blue and baby pink fabric square. It is very sweet and makes us really think of babies!!!

#45 Teia, SPAIN

A Moonbeam

Take a glimpse into the sky

And if a moonbeam hits your eye

Follow it back to whence it came

And dream of a child who'll bear your name.

A little one may look right back

And follow a beam along it's track

And see a mother awaiting the day

In whose arms forever to stay.

Thank-you to our special friends Susan, Albert, Laia, Pol and Tess for the gorgeous fabric square about friendship. On the fabric it says, "Friendship is sewn one stitch at a time." It also says, "True friends are never far apart, each keeps the other in her heart." Thank-you Susan for sending us a fabric square, as well as the Chinese name for Jamie, and the wonderful poem. I especially want to thank you for the additional heart felt letter you wrote to Jamie. It means a lot to me and so does our friendship.

#43 & #44 Ridge Manor, Florida, USA

Our wish to you and your family:
Blessed are THE CHILDREN...for theirs is a world of wonder.
A child's love is like the dawn unfolding...bright, new and full of hope.

Thank-you to Mark, Mary, Marcus, Marshall, Marrick and Marin for these two colorful and fun ladybug fabric squares. The Aske Family is part of our August DTC Group and our September LID Group. They are patiently waiting for Marcie Jeanne.

#42 Kauai, Hawaii, USA

In Our Life There Is,

A Single Color,

As On An Artist's Palette,

Which Provides The Meaning of Life.

It Is The Color Of Love.

~Marc Chagall

This bright quilt square features pink floral flip flops from you guessed it - Hawaii!!! Thanks to Brenda, Paul & Chloe Hatcher. They are waiting for Olivia.

#41 Cordova, Tennessee

Wishing you happiness that never stops growing! Always remember to smile!

This cute fabric square features puppy dogs dressed up in colorful Asian outfits carrying fans, umbrellas and kites. Thanks to Sharon for the square and good wish. She is part of our August DTC Group called The August Lucky 8's. We began our adoption journey and are logged in during the 2006 Year of the Dog. What a great way to celebrate and remember what a special year this has been!!!

#40 Massillon, Ohio, USA

"The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched.

They must be felt within the heart."

~Helen Keller

This red fabric with white stars on it is from Dan and Melinda Peterson. They are part of our Red Threads of September DTC/LID Group and are waiting for their daughter, Mia. Thanks!!!