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Author Archives: craftycreeky
Splendid Sampler 2
I tried to resist, I really did! I have succumbed again to Pat Sloan’s Splendid Sampler! I learnt so much with the first Splendid Sampler quilt and at least this time I haven’t got another two BOM’s to keep up … Continue reading
Monday’s Meander Round the Garden
Our roses are just starting to bloom at the moment, each bush just has a few open. I was visiting Kew Gardens in London at the weekend and they are clearly at least a couple of weeks ahead of us … Continue reading
Tall Year Square Etui SAL
It’s three weeks since I last showed you my etui box, it’s a design in Classic Inspirations by Betsy Morgan. Three weeks ago I was about half way through summer, the frog was leaping from the lily pads and I … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long
Tagged cross-stitch, Stitch-a-long, Tall Year Square, Etui, Betsy Morgan
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Tiny Photos
It’s Friday already so it’s time for the Friday Photo Challenge organised by Postcard from Gibraltar. Today’s theme is tiny, so I looked back through my photos for little things… The seeding stitches on my blackbird are pretty tiny. I’ve … Continue reading
Travelling Sketchbook Time
Our travelling sketchbooks are on the rounds again at my Embroiderers Guild, we have each book for a month so we can have a think and stitch a little embroidery on the chosen theme. The theme of the book I … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, The Travelling Sketchbook
Tagged Carto, embroidery, Travelling Sketchbook
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A Field of Flowers Finish!
A couple of days ago I showed you my field of flowers embroidery, the actual embroidery was a kit from Anne Brooke, I then decided to make it into a little wall hanging using log cabin patchwork. This is where … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Quilting, Serendipity
Tagged Anne Brooke, Crazy quilting, flower embroidery, Quilting
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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden
I spent most of Saturday working in the garden, weeding (the never-ending job!!) planting and also cutting back some shrubs on the drive that had got a bit out of hand. I realised whilst I was deep in the shrubbery … Continue reading
A Field of Flowers
In my attempt to sew some of my stock of kits this year I decided to stitch a little embroidery I bought probably over two years ago at Yarndale. It’s a design by Anne Brooke, I love her designs, especially … Continue reading
Friday Photo Challenge
This weeks photo challenge is taking a bit more thinking. The themes are set by Postcard form Gibraltar and this week the word is line. I started flicking back through my photos… My quilting lines are getting better, practice makes … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Challenge, Serendipity
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One Stitch at a Time
This is a cross-stitch I started on holiday in March, finished in mid April and it’s been sitting, patiently waiting to be made up ever since. I finally got round to it over the last couple of days. The design … Continue reading
