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Author Archives: craftycreeky
Stitch a Garden SAL
A couple of weeks ago I started embroidering a standard rose bush, I have two in my garden, Claire Austin which is a gorgeous creamy white and Roald Dahl which quitea lovely shade of peach. I stitched Claire Austin a … Continue reading
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Silver Linings
Every cloud has a silver lining and it certainly did at the weekend… My daughter and I had a lovely few days up in the Lakes, we were staying near Lorton which is just over the Whinlatter Pass from Keswick, … Continue reading
Quilted Jacket
Over the last few months social media has been full of quilted jackets, a lot of shops are selling them and since they were featured as a challenge on The Great British Sewing Bee they pop up regularly on instagram … Continue reading
Unbalanced
It’s Balance Awareness week this week so I thought I’d do my bit to try and raise awareness and understanding of how a lack of balance can affect our lives. There are three main things that help us to keep … Continue reading
Stitching my Garden SAL
I’m still making reasonable progress on my stitching of the patio area of our garden, this is going to be part of a textile book about our garden. This whole idea has been inspired by an excellent on-line course called … Continue reading
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Stitching Roses
I have two standard rose trees in my garden, a creamy white one called Claire Austin and an apricot one called Roald Dahl, they’re gorgeous! When I started thinking about my stitched garden book I wanted to include a little … Continue reading
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Tagged embroidery, standard roses, Stitching my Garden
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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden
Having decided not to move house I thought I’d better start the autumn tidy up! I’ve found a gardener to help me too, an old nursing friend called Sally has been doing gardening for many years, she’s going to come … Continue reading
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