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Halter Neck Dress Without a Pattern: Sewing the Dress

October 10, 2018June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives

Halter Neck Dress Without a Pattern: Sewing the Dress This post is a little bit overdue! Back in the summer when the weather was warm (sigh!) I made this. I’d seen a dress on Pinterest that I rather liked. Actually I saw dozens I liked, but this was…

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Christmas Embroidery Project With a Free Pattern!

September 28, 2018June 24, 2025 Blog, Other Crafts Archives
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Christmas Embroidery Project Although I love Christmas and making things for Christmas, over the last few years I’ve given up on the idea of making masses of stuff specifically for Christmas. It’s just too busy! And it has a habit of sneaking up on me. I know the…

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Christmas Embroidery Hoop

September 22, 2018June 24, 2025 Blog, Other Crafts Archives
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Christmas Embroidery Hoop Last month I was invited to contribute to a series of posts on All Free Sewing for National Sewing Month. One of the suggestions was sewing for Christmas and, as it had been a long time since I’d made anything Christmassy, I decided to hatch…

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halter neck dress without pattern drafting the pattern

Halter Neck Dress Without a Pattern: Drafting the Pattern

September 3, 2018June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives
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Halter Neck Dress Without a Pattern: Drafting the Pattern Having a wardrobe full of clothes that are too big has been the perfect excuse to make new things for myself! When the weather’s warm enough, I love my vintage style dresses. It’s not easy to find these in…

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This is a shameless plug for a thing I've made. This is a shameless plug for a thing I've made. It's the Wild Blossom Companion for July. Can you see how pretty it is? I wanted it to feel like a treat, so they are all pretty colours with nice graphics. There's a little thing to read. The first couple of paragraphs are in the second picture. Then there are some quotes, from writers and artists. Next there are some creative invitations. These are open ended, joyful suggestions that won't result in anything polished, but will give you a chance to exercise your creativity and might feed into something else later on. There are journaling prompts, if that's your thing. If it's not, you could pick one or two to have a think about, or ignore them. I won't be coming round to check! Lastly there's a blank page for you to write your thoughts down on if you want to. The Wild Blossom Companion is a subscription, so you'd sign up for a year and get one every month. The info is on my website a.wilson.co.uk. Or if you just want to try July, I have individual months for sale on my new Etsy shop Gather and Bloom etsy.com/shop/gatherandbloomGB #creativelife #natureinspired #july #seasonalcreativity #slowingdownabit #wildblossomlife #wildblossomcompanion
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It's interesting how stripes appear in nature and It's interesting how stripes appear in nature and more generally in the landscape. 🌸 On shells and pebbles 🌸 On old walls, there might be stripes moss between layers of bricks 🌸 Fences and hedges make stripes in the fields 🌸 Woods, beach, sea, sky and clouds make a stripy view 🌸 The way shadows fall 🌸 On feathers I remember realising how stripy the Fens were years ago. I was 16 and on a trip to Ely with the church choir. It was a place I had wanted to visit, mainly because of the children's book, Tom's Midnight Garden! While I was there I bought a postcard. It was a watercolour of the cathedral, and I noticed how the artist had painted the fields as stripes. Years later, I was on the beach at Hunstanton with my boys, and I noticed how the sand, the sea, the sky and the clouds made stripes. There are often stripes on the things we make too. I have a half finished ripple blanket upstairs! What are you noticing at the moment? 🌸 This kind of noticing is something we explore in the Wild Blossom Companion — a seasonal creative guide full of gentle invitations like this. June is available on Etsy. The link is in my bio 💖 #slowdownandlook #inspiredbynature #wildblossomlife #wildblossomcompanion #noticingnature #seasonalnoticing
Printed leaves from last week. It turns out that g Printed leaves from last week. It turns out that gouache is quite nice for printing on fabric, as long as you don't have plans to wash it! I added a little bit of embroidery, some backstitch worked in gold thread. I like it so much I might put it in a frame and hang it up somewhere! The idea for printing with leaves is taken from the Wild Blossom Companion. I've created the Wild Blossom Companion around the idea of creative invitations, which are open ended creative suggestions, designed to encourage playful explanation. Each month has a theme, and it also includes a little reflective piece to read, some lovely quotes and some journaling prompts. If you're the kind of person who likes being in nature, who wants to pay attention to the small things, seasonal shifts and everyday joys that are often overlooked, then you might quite like The Wild Blossom Companion. The link is in my bio, and if you are not ready to commit to a whole year, the June edition is available as a standalone month on Etsy. That link's in my bio too 🌸🌿💖 #creativelife #creativepause #inspiredbynature #slowdownabit #wildblossomlife #wildblossomcompanion
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