First and Last

Posted on January 3, 2025 by craftycreeky

Over the last few weeks I’ve managed to stitch the first and last page for my bee book…

At the Harrogate Knitting and Stitching show I made a bee-line (please excuse the pun!!) for a certain stall, in my garden book I stitched a little fabric panel with a lovely painting of a blue tit…

The same artist was there and as I thought, she had one of a bumble bee. I wanted to do the same idea of words on the background, I decided to do all the different jobs a worker bee does over her lifetime, from nurse to undertaker to forager. The background was blue, green and yellow, so I chose a similar DMC thread, so it wouldn’t compete with the bee.

I used a spare bit of green linen for the title and my details…

For the last page I used a poem I found a while back, fitting called ‘The Last Bee’ by Brian Bilston. I think it’s very poignant and also cleverly written with all the letter ‘b’s missing. I kept the page very simple so I didn’t detract from the serious message.

All I have to do now is make all my bees into a book!

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About craftycreeky

I live in a busy market town in Yorkshire with my husband, kids, dogs and chickens. I love trying new crafts, rediscovering old ones, gardening, walking...anything creative really I started this blog after my New Year resolution worked so well. My resolution (the first one I've ever kept!) was to post a photograph of my garden on Facebook every day. My hope was that I would then see what was good in the garden and not just weeds and work, which was my tendency. The unexpected side-effect was that I have enjoyed many more hours in the garden. I am hoping that 'The Crafty Creek' will have the same effect. Happy creating!
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7 Responses to First and Last

  1. Jaya's avatar Jaya says:
    January 3, 2025 at 9:32 am

    I’m sure it’s going to be a bee-yootiful book. Looking forward to seeing it here.

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  2. marissthequilter's avatar marissthequilter says:
    January 3, 2025 at 10:46 am

    Oh very well done on finishing the pages for this remarkable project. It is a lovely painting of a bee and the poem is a sobering tribute.

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  3. Going Batty in Wales's avatar Going Batty in Wales says:
    January 3, 2025 at 11:14 am

    Well done for finishing the pages. The poem is brilliant!

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  4. Rebecca's avatar Rebecca says:
    January 15, 2025 at 2:24 pm

    Those are beautiful first and last pages!

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