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  • Embroidered Pincushion Tutorial

    Embroidered Pincushion Tutorial

    June 27, 2020June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives
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    It could be possible to become addicted to pincushions. Like having an collection of pretty teacups, pincushions can be as different as you want them to be and pretty as you like. There are so many different ways to make them and, because they are little things, you…

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  • How To Alter a T Shirt

    June 18, 2020June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives
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    One of the things we were going to do in Japan, as well as admire the cherry blossom, look at Mount Fuji from several different angles and visit the snow monkeys at the hot springs, was to go clothes shopping for souvenirs. I’m not one for shopping very…

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  • Different Ways To Use a Favourite Sewing Pattern

    Different Ways To Use a Favourite Sewing Pattern

    June 12, 2020June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives

    It’s no secret that I love circle skirts! They suit all body shapes, they’re easy to make, and although I mentioned patterns in the title, I never use a pattern to make one! When I was having a tidy up the other weekend, I found some fabric I’d…

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  • Embroidered Needle Case Tutorial

    Embroidered Needle Case Tutorial

    May 31, 2020June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives
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    Needle cases might be seen as a little bit old fashioned, but I like them. I’m the worst person in the world for losing needles, so having somewhere pretty to put them might stop me from losing so many! This DIY embroidered needle case will eventually end up…

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  • Fusion Quilt Part 1: Making The Squares

    Fusion Quilt Part 1: Making The Squares

    May 15, 2020June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives
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    One of the things that I’ve had on a Pinterest board for a long time is this. It’s a fusion quilt, which basically means that you make quilt squares then crochet them together, so it fuses sewing with crochet. Every time this quilt pops up again, or when…

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  • Boxy Pouch Tutorial

    Boxy Pouch Tutorial

    May 7, 2020June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives
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    This post contains affiliate links. Creativity is an odd thing sometimes. Usually I have lots of ideas, but this hasn’t been the case as much recently. Alan Turing apparently had his best ideas in the bath, and I suspect there’s something in feeling relaxed that helps ideas to…

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Wild Blossom Companion: A Gentle Beginning

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Do you... 🍁 Find inspiration in everyday thing Do you...

🍁 Find inspiration in everyday things?
🍁 Like spending time in nature?
🍁 Crave slowness but can't seem to find it?
🍁 Like making things but don't know where to start?
🍁 Maybe miss yourself a little bit?
🍁 Would like something gentle, not another demand?

Then you are in the right place! πŸπŸ§‘πŸ‚ This is exactly what Wild Blossom Life is about. No huge life changes or masses of time required, just some gentle ways to slow down a bit, notice the changing seasons, and be creative without any expectation of perfection. If this sounds like you, you are very welcome here πŸπŸ§‘πŸŒ°πŸ‚

#wildblossomlife #creativelife #seasonalcreativity
#natureinspired #slowingdownabit
I've been thinking about how easily we can slip in I've been thinking about how easily we can slip into comparing our lives with other people's and feel that we are failing because our lives don't look like theirs.

In the end, we are all different, our circumstances are different, our children are different, our home lives are different. What might work brilliantly for one person at the moment, in the season of life they are in, might just not work for you right now.

Sometimes the best we can do is accept that the current situation is what it is. Sometimes particular things need to take priority, or there might be a weird phase we have to live through. 

But it is worth remembering that growth can look like stillness, care can be keeping things simple, wintering is a thing, letting go is sometimes necessary, and tending what is can be as necessary as cooking up something new.

This is what Wild Blossom Life is about. It's not about making huge changes to your life. It's about doing little things that help, slowing down, getting outside even if it's only for a few moments, remembering to breathe, noticing what is there, then having some kind of creative thing for your hands to do if that is what you need, without pressure or expectation.

#wildblossomlife #autumn #lettinggoofperfectionism #peacefulmoments #changingseasons
From October's Wild Blossom Companion: "This is a From October's Wild Blossom Companion:

"This is a season of layers. 

Leaves drift down to form a rustling tapestry on the forest floor. 

The hedgerows become textured with sloes and rosehips. 

The fields lie stubbled and still. 

The skies stretch wider.

There's a richness in the layering of scent and sound: damp earth, woodsmoke and the call of migrating birds."

#creativelife #wildblossomcompanion #october #slowdownandlook #autumn #imspiredbynature
Painting leaves πŸπŸ‚πŸ§‘ After making an Octo Painting leaves πŸπŸ‚πŸ§‘

After making an October colour palette with water colour, I wanted to do something else with the paint. 

So I painted some leaves πŸπŸ‚

If you feel that you are not much of an artist, it can be difficult to try, even if you really want to. Often we have this expectation that what we make, draw or paint has to be perfect.

One thing that is very clear from looking at autumn leaves is how beautiful they are in all their imperfections! The colours are blotchy. They look like they ought to be symmetrical, but they often are not. The edges are wiggly and the lobes are uneven. So if you don't paint perfect, neat little watercolours, your leaves will probably be lovely!

I already had the colours, so that was one less thing to think about. It was a joyful experiment, not an exercise in perfection. Blotchiness is required! And a pro tip if you are new to this, let the leaves dry before painting the veins πŸ˜‰πŸ§‘

#creativelife #paintingautumnleaves #creativeinvitation #octobercolours #colourpaletteforoctober #lettinggoofperfection
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