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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!

Christmas Runner HQAL

Posted on October 12, 2025 by craftycreeky

Well it’s happy dance time, it’s only taken five years but I have finally finished my Christmas runner…better later than never! I missed the last post unfortunately so six weeks ago I was still quilting across the runner… Having quilted … Continue reading →

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Postcards from the Hedge

Posted on October 5, 2025 by craftycreeky

I’m making slow progress with my postcards, I haven’t got into a ‘routine’ with my retirement yet and I feel I’m faffing a lot at the moment, not using my time as productively as I could. We go on a … Continue reading →

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Stitching on the Go

Posted on October 2, 2025 by craftycreeky

These little sheep cross-stitch designs are not taking long to stitch at all! I’ve finished another one. It’s quite helpful with them all being from a series as they’re all using the same range of threads. I started a DMC … Continue reading →

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Another Summer Dress!

Posted on September 30, 2025 by craftycreeky

Firstly, apologies for the radio silence, I’ve had computer issues! I bought a new phone so I decided to back up my photos off my old phone, just in case by deleting them off my old phone, they were also … Continue reading →

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Sewing for Holidays

Posted on September 24, 2025 by craftycreeky

We are heading rapidly into autumn here in the UK, however we are flying off to warmer climes shortly so I’m doing a bit of sewing with that in mind. I haven’t done much sewing for myself since I lost … Continue reading →

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Down at the Farm Quilt

Posted on September 19, 2025 by craftycreeky

We’ve been invited to a christening next weekend. I’ve known mum since she was born, I’m what I would call a courtesy aunt. I’ve made her a couple of quilts over the years, I think the first was when she … Continue reading →

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Postcards from the Hedge SAL

Posted on September 14, 2025 by craftycreeky

I’m really enjoying stitching these postcards from Featherstitch House. The designs come out weekly though I’m taking a little longer than that at the moment! I think I need to take a day just prepping a few backgrounds and choosing … Continue reading →

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Stitching on the Go

Posted on September 13, 2025 by craftycreeky

Well I’m thoroughly enjoying being retired, I’m afraid I haven’t missed worked at all!! I haven’t been quite so productive as I hoped, I think I need to get a bit more organised. I have managed a fair bit of … Continue reading →

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Dress for a Garden Party

Posted on September 2, 2025 by craftycreeky

When I planned for my birthday / retirement party I hoped for a hot sunny afternoon in the garden but of course this is Yorkshire and the heatwave broke a few days before! Having said that, we were very lucky … Continue reading →

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Christmas Runner HQAL

Posted on August 31, 2025 by craftycreeky

I’ve made a little bit of progress on my Christmas runner, not a lot though as I’ve been concentrating on other things. This is a project I actually started back in 2020 but it got put on a back burner … Continue reading →

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