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    How to Refashion a Top Into a Dress

    June 10, 2017June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives
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    How to Refashion a Top Into a Dress I’ve had this top in my wardrobe for several years. I bought it because I love the print and the colours. Unfortunately my husband caught me with the camera while I was wearing it and I was horrified to see that…

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    How to Turn a Pillow Into a Box Cushion With Piping

    April 7, 2017June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives
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    How to Turn a Pillow Into a Box Cushion With Piping One of the things I would love to have in my home is a reading nook. Lots of us living in a small house means that at the moment, there isn’t space for the any of the…

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    How To Line a Wooden Box With Fabric

    January 13, 2017June 24, 2025 Blog, Sewing Archives
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    How To Line a Wooden Box With Fabric I love a junk shop. Ikea is fine, and it depends on what you’re looking for, but I love the idea of taking something that nobody wants and giving at a new lease of life. Even if it’s a bit…

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  • 12 Days of Christmas DIY Challenges Day 2

    November 2, 2016June 6, 2018 Blog

    12 Days of Christmas DIY Challenges Day 2 Turning an Old Pair of Jeans into a Christmas Gift Welcome to the 2nd day of 12 Days of Christmas DIY Challenges! Over the course of 12 days, 5 of us are sharing Christmas themed challenges and tutorials using materials that…

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    Turning a Dress into a Skirt

    March 27, 2015March 23, 2016 Living a Creative Life
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    This is a dress I made last summer. The pattern came free with a magazine. Despite some misgivings I decided to have a go at making it. However, I should have heeded the warning on the packet. “Easy” is usually a synonym for “completely shapeless and won’t fit….

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    Maternity Clothes

    July 26, 2012March 23, 2016 Living a Creative Life

    I haven’t posted anything for a long time because I have had awful morning sickness and I’ve not felt up to making anything. People who smugly declare that “pregnancy is not an illness!!” need a poke in the eye. Okay, it’s not an illness, but it can make…

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The house martins who spend the summers in their n The house martins who spend the summers in their nests under the eaves of my house have gone, back to sub Saharan Africa where they will spend the winter. Every year their arrival announces the imminent arrival of summer, and their departure marks the beginning of autumn. Hand stitching these little birds has been a way to slow down and acknowledge the seasons changing. It's not a big thing, it hasn't required lots of time or a special trip somewhere, and I already had the fabric and the thread. But it's enough to recognize that autumn is here, and that nature operates in cycles. The house martins have left but they'll be back in the spring. It's also what I hope the Wild Blossom Companion offers: gentle invitations to notice and mark the changing of the seasons. #creativelife #wildblossomlife #wildblossomcompanion #slowstitching #noticingthenaturalworld
Under the eaves of my house there are house martin Under the eaves of my house there are house martins' nests. Every year in April, the house martins' arrive, and all through the summer I hear them chattering in their nests and see them swooping about. The sound of those little birds chattering is part of the summer soundscape, until one day I realise that it's quiet, and they've gone. It's usually in late August or early September, and it's a sign that autumn is on its way. One year they didn't arrive until June and I was worried. But they still came back! The house martins remind me that cycles and seasons often involve both beginning again and letting go. To mark their leaving this year, I've been embroidering a little abstract piece that feels like birds in flight. It's a way of holding onto them even as they leave, and reminding myself that they will be back in the spring. #creativelife #wildblossomlife #wildblossomcompanion #slowstitching #gentlecreativity
I chose the theme of soft for September's Wild Blo I chose the theme of soft for September's Wild Blossom Companion. The light is more golden now and less harsh, there are fluffy seed heads and soft grasses, fluffy clouds and pets to cuddle. September is that soft edge between summer and autumn. The colours are becoming muted, with more faded greens, ochre and dusty rose. We might reach for a favourite jumper in the freshness of early morning, or a blanket as the evenings draw in. We're invited to walk softly as leaves start to fall. What does softness mean to you, and how do you weave it into the creative bits of your life? #creativelife #wildblossomlife #quietmoments #softtextures #slowingdownforcreatives
Even as we get older, it's very difficult to shake Even as we get older, it's very difficult to shake off the shiny shoes and new pencil case feeling that September brings. In some ways, it feels more like a new year than January does! But I don't think we need to rely on other people telling us whether or not it is a new year. We can start a new year whenever we like! One way to start afresh is to take a moment, step outside and notice what is there. Signs of autumn are appearing where I live, even though it still feels like summer. Taking a little bit of time to slow down and really see can help us to be there in the present, instead of endlessly rushing from one thing to the next and before we know it, it's Christmas again. This is why I created the Wild Blossom Companion. It's designed to encourage you to slow down a bit and notice, and see how you might use those in things you make. There's no need to completely change your life. That's not what it is. It's also not a toilet roll long ticky list. It's a way to honour the quieter, slower rhythms of a creative life. I have a free edition available on my website if you like the idea of it and you'd like to try it without any commitment. It's called A Gentle Beginning and the link is on my bio. #creativelife #wildblossomlife #wildblossomcompanion #september #newyearanytime #slowingdownabit
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