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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 February 18, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt, at that point I was feeling a bit bogged down in vines, this is where I was… Three weeks later I still haven’t finished them but … Continue reading →

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Friday Photo Challenge

Posted on February 16, 2018 by craftycreeky

The Friday Photo Challenge is organised by Postcard from Gibraltar, this week’s seasonal theme is ‘heart’.  Two days earlier and I could have chosen my heart embroidery… I tried to find a photo on facebook of me at work in the … Continue reading →

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Feel the Sunshine and Do a Happy Dance!

Posted on February 15, 2018 by craftycreeky

Yes it’s happy dance time again, I have just finished my Kaffe Fassett quilt, just nice time for the wedding in March. It’s taken me about three weeks in total to make it, so it’s a pretty quick pattern to … Continue reading →

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Domesticity in Stitches

Posted on February 14, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s our Embroiderers Guild meeting on Monday and as I’m away for the weekend in London I thought yesterday I’d better crack on with my Travelling Sketchbook entry. It’s the final swap of these travels, I get my own book … Continue reading →

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Tall Year Square Etui SAL 2

Posted on February 11, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed my Tall Year Square Etui, it’s a pattern by Betsy Morgan from issue 93 of Classic Inspirations. This is where I was three weeks ago…I must admit over recent weeks I’ve been concentrating … Continue reading →

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Dancing in the Sunshine

Posted on February 10, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s nearly time for a happy dance with my sunshine quilt, nearly, but not quite… This is a quilt I’m making as a wedding present, the wedding is in March in Sydney, so I’ve got a deadline to work against, … Continue reading →

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Friday Photo Challenge

Posted on February 9, 2018 by craftycreeky

This week the photo theme set by Postcard from Gibraltar is Wall Art. I have rather a lot of pictures on my walls, both embroideries I’ve stitched over the years, photographs or pictures I’ve bought or been given. As I … Continue reading →

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Sunshine Quilt

Posted on February 7, 2018 by craftycreeky

I’ve temporarily called my Kaffe Fassett quilt my Sunshine quilt, just because it’s so bright with it’s hot colours. The name might stick, or I might change it, as it’s a wedding present I quite fancy a name that denotes … Continue reading →

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Warm

Posted on February 6, 2018 by craftycreeky

Wild Daffodil is hosting a monthly photo challenge on a one word theme. We post on the first Tuesday of each month. This month’s word is warm , certainly not what I’m feeling at the moment with the temperature outside hovering … Continue reading →

Posted in Serendipity | 7 Comments

Running Away with Running Stitch

Posted on February 3, 2018 by craftycreeky

Well who would have thought I could stitch a whole page just on running stitch, that simple little stitch I learnt on binca as a three year old! Like many simple things in life, I think it’s simplicity makes it … Continue reading →

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