TATE'S 100 WISH QUILT

SWATCH SWAPPING AND WISDOM WISHING FOR TATE.

Friday, March 31, 2006

RED FLOWERS #46

Red flowers. A great wish to Tate from Bertrand Delong about the values of friendship, trust, confidence, empathy, mercy, love, and faith.


From the Sosnowski Family, Wonder Lake, IL. Feb DTC quilt exchange.

Thursday, March 30, 2006

DANCE #45

If you get the choice to sit it out or dance.... I hope you DANCE!!!!
Wishing Tate love and happiness as she dances her way through life.


From the Lee Family Gowen, Michigan..... Journey to Ava. Feb DTC.... a fellow blogger friend and a dog lover....

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

GOLDEN BUTTERFLIES #44

A personalize wish for Tate:
Center your heart and cultivate your spirit.
-Chinese Proverb



Golden butterflies.... From Shannon and Elena Slattery from Virgina Beach, VA. FebDTC.

WOVEN IN GOLD #43

May the Fabric of your life be woven with these gifts. Joy, Strength, COurage, Compassion, Faith, Imagination, Reverence, Wisdom, and Love.



From the Hasselman-Broyles family, Linn Oregon. Waiting for Amelia Sophia.

Monday, March 27, 2006

BE HAPPY #42

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
Winston Churchill


Love that saying.... This is from The Ramseys of Sacremento California. Jen is a stay at home mom with two small children and is waiting for her third child. If my guessing is right, she will have three kiddos under the age of four. How does she do it????

POOH BEAR #41

Hold fast to dreams, for without them we are like birds with broken wings.
Ancient Chinese Proverb

Sweet pooh bear.... so baby like and tender.



From the Cooper family Keller, TX who is waiting for Emily.... Feb DTC GROUP

RED #40

Wishing that Tate would find God's presence at every turn.
I love the way the swatch sample is displayed.... Real clever.



From the Matherly family from Bakersfield, CA. Waiting for Mia.

Friday, March 24, 2006

IMAGINE #39

Oh how I love the colors in this fabric.... and the message by John Lennon


Imagine all the people
Sharing all the World
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the World will live as one.
The Morgan Family from Green Cove Spring, Florida... waiting for Alyzabeth An.

Thursday, March 23, 2006

YEAR OF THE DOG #38

How cute is this??? This fabric has the most aborable dogs... at first I thought it was meant for Mesa cause all dog related stuff around here is Mesa centered.


But the wish brought it all together....

"the greater love is a mother's; then come's a dog's, then a sweetheart's"
Wishing Tate finds unconditional love in a Mother's arms (Me), a dog's licks (Mesa) and a sweetheart's heart (better come later)....
From the Newsome Family Doerun, Georgia

LADY BUGS AND DAISIES #37

"be in readiness for favorable winds"
chinese proverb


This little picture of the Asian girl is how I always imagine Tate to look like...
From The Kolodziej Family CT

SWEET PINK #36

Soft Pink subtle flowers.....


Wishing Tate that she will aways know how much she is loved
From the Borresen Family, waiting for Madeline from Odenton, Maryland....
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ASIAN CHILDREN # 35

GROW AND THRIVE

Love the bright cute Asian children.....

From the Beard Family Portland Oregon

Lady Bug #34

WISH FOR LIFE FILLED WITH JOY



From the Newsome Family Doerun, Georgia

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

BRIGHT BUTTERFLIES #33

Oh how cute and BRIGHT..... Cheery butterflies



From the Monahan Family.... Staunton, IL

PURPLE DOTS #32

Just Love the color of this square.....

From Kim and Mike (waiting for Annie) Gaudiosi Franklin Square, New York

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

LIVE, LAUGH, LEARN #31

LIVE, LAUGH, LEARN


From the Cromwell family who are waiting for their daughter Colby from China and a son or daughter from Vietnam......

SHOOTING STARS #30

Wishing Tate star filled nights....



Bright and colorful.... This star swatch is from Bill and Carol Reed from Lisbon, Iowa.

Monday, March 20, 2006

BABY HANDS #29

Sweet little baby hands.... the wish was an Irish blessing in a heart shaped wish....


From the Littlefield family, Yorktown, Virginia.

CHASING ANNE #28

SWEET OLD FASHION FABRIC... love the old fashion traditional Teddy Bears.



The Gaudiosi Family from Franklin Square, New York who are waiting for their daughter, Annie....

Thursday, March 16, 2006

FROM CHRISTI #27

This square is from Thousand Oaks, in Southern California from Christi and Abbey!!!!



This is a single gal who is a teacher at a private school. She is the sweetest thing. She always has positive things to say and her blog has not once had a negative tired of waiting for referral posting. She should get her referral within the next month!!! Thanks Christi

Monday, March 13, 2006

OH CANADA #26

OH CANADA..... my very first wish and square from out of the USofA!!! Love the Canadian Flag with the red and white and the Maple leaf!!!




From the Carmody Family from
Dundas, Ontario, Canada!!!!

FANS #25

ASIAN INFLUENCE WITH FANS AND EXODIC BIRDS

This wish and square is from the Ragland Family from Alabaster, AL

Saturday, March 11, 2006

JOY AND LOVE #24

Love, Peace and Joy


This fabric went so well with their wish .... From the Stanely Family Atchison, KS

Friday, March 10, 2006

LADY BUG WISHES #23

HOW CUTE IS THIS???
This card is a lady bug that opens her wings up to reveal a sweet message.


This message is to remind Tate of the miracle that she is....
From the Devine Family rom Walpal MA.....

Thursday, March 09, 2006

LAMBS #22


Sweet Lambs From the Mickelson Family Fort Mohave AZ I love the address labels that included all of the animals in the family including Dad, Mom, two birds, one cat and one dog.

CIRCLES #21

BOLD AND BRIGHT
Love the bright colors of the green and the red-pink circles. This is from the Poeppelmeier family from Goodlettsville, TN... they are waiting for Jaden.

SPRINGY SWATCH #20

FROM THE KRAMER FAMILY



Shepherdsville KENTUCKY!!!
This fabric has such great colors with it's spring like theme.

Saturday, March 04, 2006

TWO MORE #18, 19

FROM TUCSON ARIZONA
A Day without laughter is a day wasted-
Charlie Chaplin
Form the Bouton Family... Love this wish because I believe in laughter and having fun!!!
FROM HOUSTON TEXAS

Bright and cute.... this is from Desiree Corban....

LOVE THE MAILMAN

I know I am not using PC language when I refer to the mail coming by a mail man and not a mail carrier or mail person but I really have a mail MAN.... I say it as it is..... I love getting the mail these days!!!! I look forward to the places that these squares are coming from!!! I love the sentiments of the wishes and seeing various and individual fabric that people have chosen.... I just reminds me that we live in a HUGE world and every culture, people and area is unique but the same. We all value family.... We are all family.

Friday, March 03, 2006

BUNNY FAMILY #17

FROM HINESVILLE GEORGIA

This was sent to me by Wanda and Geoff Smith.... I love the little Bunny family on the wish card.

Wednesday, March 01, 2006

FROM BABY BEAN #16

This is all the way from Minneapolis Minnesota


From a Friend Julie. Love that Julie made it personal. She is an amazing scraper (booker) which you can tell by her imaginative wish. Thanks Julie and little Bean,