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Author Archives: craftycreeky
Little Miss Rabbit
The well dressed rabbit I made for my daughter for Christmas has gone to her new home. She was made from the patterns in the Luna Lapin books by Sarah Peel of Cool Crafting in Kendal. She has a reversible … Continue reading
New Skirt for New Year’s Eve
I first cut this skirt out in November, planning to wear it for the works Christmas party on December 4th, I then changed my mind about the party and thought I’d wear it to a Christmas lunch on December 12th … Continue reading
Stitch a Garden SAL
Happy New Year everyone, we’ve had a lovely Christmas and New Year shared with family and friends, nothing too raucous, just enjoying time together. I even managed to get some sewing done… I’ve managed a couple of evenings working on … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Garden, Stitch-a-long, Stitching my Garden
Tagged embroidery, Stitch-a-long, Stitching my Garden
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Skipton Stitchers
At our December meeting at Skipton Stitchers we have a lovely tradition of a Christmas card swop, this involves everyone (who wants to take part) making a Christmas card, preferably with a bit of stitching on and writes a general … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, embroidery
Tagged embroidery, Skipton Stitchers, Stitching my Garden
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Last Minute Stitching
I’m feeling a bit of a last minute Lucy at the moment, I’m usually really organised with Christmas but this year it seems to have sneaked up awfully quickly! My daughter Helen asked me to make her a Luna Lapin … Continue reading
Wren Stocking
Having recently discovered the free Christmas stocking designs on Michelle Palmer‘s website, I’ve just finished a second one. The first was the barn owl… They’re only about 8-9″ tall so they don’t take too long to do. The second one … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, embroidery
Tagged Christmas Decoration, Christmas stocking, embroidery, Michelle Palmer, Wren
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Robin Redbreast
Last month I embroidered a robin, it was pretty easy to do as I used a heavier weight of cotton which has a very pretty design of robins. I used one as the base for the embroidery… At the time … Continue reading