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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 June 8, 2018 by craftycreeky

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 →

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One Stitch at a Time

Posted on June 6, 2018 by craftycreeky

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 →

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Eighteen for 18 Update

Posted on June 5, 2018 by craftycreeky

May has flown by and has been a pretty busy month, I painted Mum’s house, baked cakes for Askwith Show, stitched for three days in Grassington as well as all the usual stuff like gardening, sewing etc. So how have … Continue reading →

Posted in Eighteen for 18, embroidery, Quilting, Serendipity, Sewing | 6 Comments

Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on June 4, 2018 by craftycreeky

It smells lovely as we open the back door at the moment, a philadelphus is in full flower and the scent fills the air, it’s quite a heady scent, it’s other name is mock orange blossom. This is the golden … Continue reading →

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Hand Quilt a long 2

Posted on June 3, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed my hand quilting project. This is just a little practise one before I get my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt back from being basted. I was hoping my quilt would be back by … Continue reading →

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Two for one!

Posted on June 1, 2018 by craftycreeky

Today you have a double whammy of photo challenges as not only is it Friday, it’s also the beginning of June so it time for the monthly photo challenge from Wild Daffodil as well as the Friday Photo Challenge from … Continue reading →

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Bertie the Blackbird

Posted on May 30, 2018 by craftycreeky

I’ve nicknamed my blackbird Bertie, as “my embroidered blackbird in the style of William Morris” is getting a bit of a mouthful! It was nearly Bill as I did think it could be a nod to William Morris,but he really … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on May 28, 2018 by craftycreeky

We’ve had a little bit of rain this week (that’s because I finally got round to buying a hosepipe!) and everything seems to have shot up another 6 inches. The garden is really filling out now and colour is popping … Continue reading →

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Tall Year Square Etui – SAL 7

Posted on May 27, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my etui box, It’s a pattern in Classic Inspirations by Betsy Morgan and each side represents a different season. I’m working on summer at the moment. This is where I was three … Continue reading →

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Blackwell House

Posted on May 26, 2018 by craftycreeky

Once a year my Embroiderers Guild has a day out instead of our monthly meeting, so on Monday we travelled by coach to visit Blackwell House which is situated near Windermere in the Lake District. This meant we had a … Continue reading →

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