Monthly Archives: January 2019

Tall Year Square Etui SAL

Posted on January 13, 2019 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my etui, it’s a design from the Classic Inspirations magasine by Betsy Morgan. I was still embroidering the final pieces then… I’ve been working hard on it since then, I was ready … Continue reading →

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Guess How Much I Love You…

Posted on January 12, 2019 by craftycreeky

…All the way to the moon and back! I think Guess How Much I Love You has to be my favourite children’s book from when my kids were little, it had only just been published then and I loved sitting … Continue reading →

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Nineteen for 19

Posted on January 9, 2019 by craftycreeky

I really enjoyed my Eighteen for 18 challenge, I found it did help me keep focused on what I’m making, without getting stressy if it didn’t happen! It’s taken me a little while to compose my list for this year, … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on January 7, 2019 by craftycreeky

As it’s the first Monday of the year I thought I’d better start as I mean to go on with a little wander round the garden. It was only a little one as it was cold, wet and miserable outside … Continue reading →

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January Smalls

Posted on January 6, 2019 by craftycreeky

I rather like the idea of having a seasonal display of cross-stitch smalls. Now I’ve finally put the Christmas decorations away I decided it was a good time to start, hopefully this will become a regular monthly post. We’ve been … Continue reading →

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A Spring Wreath

Posted on January 3, 2019 by craftycreeky

On New Year’s Day I decided to concentrate on my Spring Wreath quilt. This is a BOM from Andrea of Raggedy Ruff Designs. It’s a beautiful quilt of woodland animals, stitched with free motion machine embroidery. This is very new … Continue reading →

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New Year Stitching

Posted on January 2, 2019 by craftycreeky

New Year’s Eve has never held any great excitement for me, I love Christmas, but over the years I often volunteered to work New Years Eve as I really wasn’t enthralled with the idea of going out. My OH and … Continue reading →

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January Windows

Posted on January 1, 2019 by craftycreeky

Last year Wild Daffodil organised a photo challenge with a different theme each month. I rather enjoyed putting together a selection of images, however slight the link may have been to the theme! This year the photo challenge is still … Continue reading →

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Eighteen for 18; How Did I Do!

Posted on January 1, 2019 by craftycreeky

Last January I set myself eighteen challenges to do in 2018, they were a mixture of sewing, quilting, embroidery and general lifestyle ones. I really enjoyed having something to aim for, especially as I didn’t stress or beat myself up … Continue reading →

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