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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!

Hand Quilt-a-long

Posted on August 26, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt, I’m hand-quilting it so it’s going to take a while! I started in the middle on the Dresden circle, but mislaid my thread (and it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Two Little Finishes

Posted on August 25, 2018 by craftycreeky

I rather enjoy stitching my little cross-stitch smalls, I usually stitch them on the move, ‘borrowed time’ stitching as I call it, waiting for appointments, in a train station or just waiting for the water to boil for the potatoes! … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafts, embroidery, Serendipity | Tagged , , , | 22 Comments

A Productive Walk!

Posted on August 24, 2018 by craftycreeky

Last month the walking group of my WI met down by the river for a walk led by Hazel around the allotments of Otley. It was a hot sunny day and we discovered parts of Otley many of us never … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, Serendipity, Women's Institute | 9 Comments

Friday Photo Challenge

Posted on August 24, 2018 by craftycreeky

Today’s photo challenge from Postcard from Gibraltar is a fairly easy one for me as the theme is stitch. I think choosing which stitch photo is probably more of a challenge, I’ve got a few to choose from… This is … Continue reading →

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A Sewing Room Clock

Posted on August 22, 2018 by craftycreeky

Do you ever get those days when there’s 101 things you could sew, all those half done projects, but you really don’t fancy sewing those, you want something new you can finish…well that was me on Sunday afternoon! I decided … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafts, Home, Quilting, Serendipity | Tagged , | 11 Comments

Silken Strata Cushion

Posted on August 21, 2018 by craftycreeky

I’m a bit behind with my posts at the moment, August seems to have been a lot busier than usual with short trips away, family visiting and days out, there’s no sign of life quietening down until mid September if … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafts, embroidery, Home, Serendipity | Tagged , , | 15 Comments

Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on August 20, 2018 by craftycreeky

Yesterday I had a good tidy up session in the garden, all the geraniums that I’d been keeping for Ilkley Show could now be cut back and tidied up. Ann Folkard is a big geranium with deep magenta flowers, it … Continue reading →

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Tall Year Square Etui

Posted on August 19, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I showed you my Tall Year Square Etui. This is a design by Betsy Morgan that was in the Classic Inspirations magasine last year. Each side represents a different season. I’m stitching autumn at the moment. … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long | Tagged , , | 24 Comments

A Good Day at the Show.

Posted on August 18, 2018 by craftycreeky

I’ve just had a pretty successful day at Ilkley Flower Show. I only really discovered this show last year through one of our WI members, she mentioned they had a handicraft section and wanted more entries! From my perspective as … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafts, embroidery, Serendipity | Tagged | 19 Comments

Friday Photo Challenge

Posted on August 17, 2018 by craftycreeky

These Fridays come round awfully quickly! Today’s theme set by Postcard from Gibraltar is ‘reflective‘. Follow the link to see more reflections! Catbells is a bit of a recurring theme in my embroideries, it’s my favorite mountain in the Lake … Continue reading →

Posted in Serendipity | 5 Comments