Summer Stitch & Patchwork

Hi! How are you?

Summer is here, with wet humidity and warming issue… it’s curious how aging bring mind change about things I loved when I was young, and Summer is one of these. I can’t help, in those past two years I suffer the hot weather, I already pray that this summer ends over very quickly and maybe that could be mild and not so hot… hopefully.

I had vacation from my dayjob for two weeks, but I didn’t very much, I just got rest. As you may know, this past year was huge and stressful, so for some reasons I do not had the energy to plan anything, I just needed to switch my mind off for some weeks and I’ve just done things that makes me confortable with, like renew some spots in my home, make space, bring harmony, throw away things that hoard, and work on things that bring me joy and serendipity.

When I finished to stitch and frame Parrot and Roses, at the beginning of June, I started Eliza’s Birds for the #CrossStitchCamp2023 held by Shery at #ColoradoCrossStitcher on Instagram, I still need to complete it, so I fail the goal to finish it within that month. I also finished the first Prairie Schooler Santa, I need to decide which one to stitch next.

Some weeks ago, I was looking for inspiration for a new quilt, since it’s so much time I don’t make one, so I came across my old quilt book collection and I found a treasure on my bookshelf: “Pieces of an American Quilt” by Patty McCormick.

There is a novel by Witney Otto that became a movie and then a pattern book, this book.

The movie is a sort of Amulet for me, because each time that casually I watched this movie, there was a challenge or a switch in my life, I consider How to make an American Quilt a sort of sign in my path. I saw it for the first time because I was initiated at quilting in that period, and also because Winona Ryder is one of my favourite actress.

So, it’s time to make an Album quilt, I will take some blocks from the book, I will design some others and I’ll pick also some from the classics like the Baltimore Quilts. We will see what I will came up to.

That’s all for now, I wish you a very Fresh Summer, please, wish me that as well.

Since next time, xoxo, Giusy aka Jdeebella at Soulfulcrane, the creative nest in Italy

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Little Polar Penguin a free applique pattern

Little Polar Penguin On the last Sunday morning my son wake up crying and come to me really sad.

"What did happen?" I said embracing and comforting him.

" I dreamt a penguin. He was so cute. I dreamt about him twice, but this time he is gone away too soon". and my little one cryed loud again.

To help and comfort him I said I could help, and maybe I can draw a little polar penguin cushion for its room to keep always with him. He smiled at me and so... here the penguin is.

I used fabric from the Floralia collection for the body and the belly. The green fabric is from a heigh quarter I hand dyed ages ago. I will dig into my bits stash for the beek.

I really love how it is turned out.

Since in the last few years sewers from all around the World  celebrate the sewing  with the Me Made May,  I want to contribute to the "we made sewing-month" with the LittlePolar Penguine free pattern!

So even if the spring has begun, a Penguin is always a pleasure to welcome into our homes don't you think?

I'll be happy to see your finished Little Penguin, so if you made it please share your project on the Jdeebella Facebook page or on Instagram with the ashtag #littlepolarpenguin and #wemadesewingmonth and tag me @jdeebella

And feel free to invite your friends too! I can't wait to see a real great Penguin's march this May!