Monthly Archives: November 2016

Advent Ring

Posted on November 27, 2016 by craftycreeky

Today is the first Sunday in Advent, a tradition from my own childhood which I have continued with is the Advent ring. It has four candles, so each Sunday we light one extra candle. I think it makes a nice … Continue reading →

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SAL 3; Flower Lattice

Posted on November 27, 2016 by craftycreeky

This is my third post with the Stitch-a-long link party, so the photos below show just over six weeks work, though to be fair, I have done a fair few other projects in the last few weeks too!! Hopefully now I’ve … Continue reading →

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Anderson Farm Quilt

Posted on November 26, 2016 by craftycreeky

It’s another finish!! I did say I had a few projects I wanted to complete and this is another one ticked off! It’s a block of the month by Lynette Anderson called Anderson’s Farm. I managed to embroider the last … Continue reading →

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Anderson’s Farm Quilt

Posted on November 20, 2016 by craftycreeky

  My sewing room has been unusually quiet this week as I’ve spent most evenings hand-sewing and last night I managed to finish the final block of my Anderson Farm quilt, a block of the month by Lynette Anderson. The … Continue reading →

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Thorp Perrow

Posted on November 16, 2016 by craftycreeky

Here in England we’re just coming to the end of what I think has been the nicest autumn for a long time, crisp sunny days, lovely autumn colour and paths deep with dry leaves to crunch through, never mind that … Continue reading →

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Splendid Sampler Quilt

Posted on November 15, 2016 by craftycreeky

Well I’m almost up to date with my Splendid Sampler blocks, I’ve stitched 77 blocks now, so just two behind, I’m happy with that, though by Sunday I will be four behind… I really like my last three blocks, the … Continue reading →

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Summer in the Dales

Posted on November 13, 2016 by craftycreeky

Another finish! We’ve got a wasp problem at home at the moment, this may not seem relevant to my sewing but it is actually impacting rather a lot as they seem to have chosen my sewing room as their preferred … Continue reading →

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Anderson’s Farm

Posted on November 12, 2016 by craftycreeky

Amongst everything else I’ve been trying to keep up with my Anderson Farm quilt, I’ve been concentrating on finishing block 9, the penultimate block, as I knew the final block would be arriving any day!! It’s a really sweet block called … Continue reading →

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Pimm’s and Lemonade Quilt

Posted on November 11, 2016 by craftycreeky

Well I did say I wanted to finish a few projects and here’s another finish! This was a UFO that has been sitting in my sewing room for a couple of years… This is actually the quilt that got me … Continue reading →

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Splendid Sampler Progress

Posted on November 9, 2016 by craftycreeky

Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been trying to get a few projects finished, I’ve gifted one quilt and I’ve another two projects almost there, so I’m feeling pretty pleased at the moment. Along the way I’ve also managed … Continue reading →

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