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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!

Friday Photo Challenge

Posted on October 5, 2018 by craftycreeky

Today’s’ theme for the Friday Photo Challenge organised by Postcard from Gibraltar should be fairly easy for me as it’s purple, my favourite colour! I have purple in the garden, in our home and in my wardrobe…so a bit of … Continue reading →

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October Photo Challenge

Posted on October 2, 2018 by craftycreeky

On the first Tuesday of the month Wild Daffodil holds a linky party with her photo challenge. The theme for this month is Tree, I should be able to find a few images for this one as I love trees! … Continue reading →

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Tall Year Square Etui

Posted on September 30, 2018 by craftycreeky

It doesn’t seem three weeks since I last showed you my Tall Year Square etui, it’s a design by Betsy Morgan which was published in Classic Inspirations last year. Each side represents a season so I am choosing my threads … Continue reading →

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Jewelry Making

Posted on September 29, 2018 by craftycreeky

Last weekend I travelled up to Ripon to Alma House for a WI workshop on making jewelry from anodised aluminium. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect but as the tutor was Rachel Poole I knew it would be a … Continue reading →

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Friday Photo Challenge

Posted on September 28, 2018 by craftycreeky

Todays theme for the Friday Photo Challenge set by Postcard from Gibraltar is delicate. Not any easy subject when you like quilting and dressmaking, but I managed to find a few… This was the first hummingbird block I made, I … Continue reading →

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Four Splendid (ish!) Blocks

Posted on September 27, 2018 by craftycreeky

Whilst waiting for my design wall to arrive (for my hummingbird quilt) I decided to crack on with my Splendid Sampler 2 blocks as I’d got a bit behind with the quilt-a-long. This is organised by Pat Sloan and Jane … Continue reading →

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Festival of Quilts

Posted on September 25, 2018 by craftycreeky

I’ve still not quite caught up with posts from the summer, so apologies for this one being a few weeks late! I’ve scattered eye-candy photos throughout rather than having a clump at the end! They were taken on my mobile … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden.

Posted on September 24, 2018 by craftycreeky

I’ve spent a fair bit of time in the garden over the last couple of days, mainly weeding with a bit of moving and tidying up too. We’ve had some nice sunny autumn days this week. I’ve been trying to … Continue reading →

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Humming a Little Tune

Posted on September 23, 2018 by craftycreeky

My hummingbird quilt is starting to take shape, well maybe taking shape is too strong a word but I’m making good progress! So far I’ve shown you three different hummingbird designs, all paper pieced, one fairly simple and one more … Continue reading →

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Autumn Colours

Posted on September 21, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s Friday again so it’s Photo Challenge time, today’s theme is Autumn, which is quite fitting with the wind and rain we’ve had over the last couple of days. Hopefully I’ll find some nicer autumn images to share with you… … Continue reading →

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