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Author Archives: craftycreeky
Moon gazing.
We went to see the moon at Bolton Abbey on Monday, well to be precise we went to see Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon. I happened to see a photo on facebook of the moon and thought it looked … Continue reading
David Austin Roses
I’ve just finished my embroidery of some of the David Austin roses in my garden…I have quite a few! David Austin started breeding roses back in 1961 and he managed to breed roses which both looked beautiful and had a … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Garden, Serendipity, Stitching my Garden, Textile Books
Tagged David Austin Roses, embroidery, Stitch-a-Garden
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Exploding Hearts
Over the last two to three weeks I’ve been working on a new quilt, I should have started it ages ago, it’s a wedding present for the young couple who married in May! In my defence I only got the … Continue reading
Stitch a Garden SAL
Well I have my dancing shoes on! Last night I finished – ish my stitched patio garden for my fabric book about my garden. I say -ish as I might just put a few more stitches on it…might! This is … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Garden, Stitch-a-long, Stitching my Garden, Textile Books, Workshops
Tagged embroidery, Stitching my Garden, The Stitchery
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David Austin Roses
I’ve got rather a lot of David Austin roses in my garden, at a rough estimate I’ve probably got about thirty different roses and about fifty actual rose bushes. David Austin was I think the first rose breeder to mix … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Garden, Serendipity, Stitching my Garden
Tagged David Austin Roses, embroidery, Stitching my Garden
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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
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