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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!

Stitching my Garden SAL

Posted on February 25, 2024 by craftycreeky

Well I never did find the original design for this final piece for my garden book, it’ll turn up one day…in the meantime I redrew the map of our garden. I used Google maps as a basis of relative sizes … Continue reading →

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Sewing Room Declutter; Organising Threads

Posted on February 13, 2024 by craftycreeky

Day 9 of the Sewing Room Declutter 2024 is threads, a huge area. I did a lot of organising and sorting last year, but my machine embroidery threads were just jumbled in a box, inevitably getting tangled. I’ve got quite … Continue reading →

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Sewing Room Declutter Challenge

Posted on February 12, 2024 by craftycreeky

I’m progressing slowly with my sewing room declutter, this is the annual challenge organised by Karen of Get It Done Quilts. I like the way she breaks it down into manageable chunks – much more doable than just looking at … Continue reading →

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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL

Posted on February 11, 2024 by craftycreeky

Well I’ve made some progress on this quilt, not as much as I would have liked, but progress is progress! Three weeks ago I had the basic blocks made for four more pieced blocks, they ‘just’ needed finishing… …well turning … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Owl and Hare Hollow BOM, Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Stitch-a-long | Tagged , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Strawberry Sampler Book

Posted on February 10, 2024 by craftycreeky

I think I’ve got too many embroidery projects on at the moment, like four! Rather than concentrating on finishing my long running ones like my garden book and the Owl and Hare Hollow quilt blocks, I keep being distracted by … Continue reading →

Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, Textile Books | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments

Stitching my Garden SAL

Posted on February 4, 2024 by craftycreeky

Three weeks ago I was full of plans for one of the last pages for my garden book. I’d mapped it out a few months ago with the help of google maps and put it somewhere safe…and guess what, I … Continue reading →

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Strawberry Sampler Book

Posted on February 1, 2024 by craftycreeky

This is the third (and final!) holiday stitching project, I bought this with the holiday in mind at the Knitting and Stitching show last November. I’d admired it for quite a while (we’re talking several years!) and finally took the … Continue reading →

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Tote Bag Stitching

Posted on January 27, 2024 by craftycreeky

This is another bit of holiday sewing! I bought this tote bag at the Harrogate Knitting and Stitching Show, it is made by the same people who designed the sewing box, Sew Enchanting. I think they had two or three … Continue reading →

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January Photo Challenge

Posted on January 26, 2024 by craftycreeky

Cathy from nanacathydotcom is running a photo challenge this year, mainly as a way of encourage herself to get out more, I think it’s a great idea. This month the theme’s are trees and sky. I’m rather partial to pointing … Continue reading →

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Sewing Room Declutter 2024

Posted on January 22, 2024 by craftycreeky

Last year I did the sewing room declutter challenge for the first time and it certainly helped me sort things out a bit…but things sneak into sewing rooms over the year so I’m back to do the challenge again! It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Dressmaking, sewing room | 21 Comments