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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!

Stained Glass Christmas Decorations

Posted on November 20, 2018 by craftycreeky

Last year a few of us from my WI went to Alma House in Ripon for a workshop with Rachel Poole to make a stained glass nativity, we loved it and we were really proud of our nativities. So when … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on November 19, 2018 by craftycreeky

The days are getting shorter and shorter, it’s only about five weeks now to the shortest day, on the plus side after that the days will start getting longer! I managed to get home today just in time to take … Continue reading →

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HQAL Round the Houses.

Posted on November 18, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt, in that time I’ve actually met the designer, Sarah Fielkes at a talk in Slaithwaite, thousands of miles from her home in Sydney. It was pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in Down The Rabbit Hole, Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Serendipity | Tagged , , , | 21 Comments

St Cuthbert’s Way

Posted on November 14, 2018 by craftycreeky

I finally got round to sorting out my photos from our ‘big adventure’, our long distance walk, so I thought I would share some with you. My friend and I try to do a long distance walk each year, we … Continue reading →

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Meeting Sarah

Posted on November 13, 2018 by craftycreeky

I had a wonderful evening yesterday, I went to a trunk talk by Sarah Fielke. Sarah is the designer of my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt which I made last year as part of her BOM and I’m now (slowly) … Continue reading →

Posted in Down The Rabbit Hole, Quilting, Serendipity | Tagged , , | 24 Comments

Oh My Darling Clementine!

Posted on November 13, 2018 by craftycreeky

My latest Minerva make I can share with you is a denim skirt, I’ve been trying to pluck up the courage to make a pair of jeans for ages, like a couple of years! I’ve even bought all the necessaries, … Continue reading →

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Tall Year Square Etui SAL

Posted on November 11, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my Tall Square Year etui, it’s a design by Betsy Morgan published in Classic Inspirations last year. I had just finished the winter side so all four seasons were complete, it was … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long | Tagged , , | 30 Comments

Friday Photo Challenge

Posted on November 9, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s Remembrance Day this weekend, so the word for today’s Photo Challenge set by Postcard from Gibraltar is Remembrance. Everyone has made a big effort this year for Remembrance Day as it’s 100 years since the end of WW1. There … Continue reading →

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Christie SAL

Posted on November 9, 2018 by craftycreeky

I tried to resist the Christie SAL, honest!  I’m not exactly short of things to do! The designs are by Faby Reilly and every two weeks the pattern for a Christmas card is being released, there are four altogether. I … Continue reading →

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Stitches in Time

Posted on November 8, 2018 by craftycreeky

It was spring 2017 when I got inspired by various stitch samplers and textile books on Pinterest, it took me until early summer to formulate my ideas enough to start the project. I wanted a usable sample of stitches with … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, TAST, Textile Books | Tagged , , | 38 Comments