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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!

No Time to say Goodbye

Posted on February 29, 2020 by craftycreeky

We’ve had a very sad end to the month, my lovely mum died unexpectedly on Wednesday evening. She was 86, she’d been living in a wonderful care home for the last couple of years since she was no longer able … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on February 24, 2020 by craftycreeky

Well I didn’t see that coming!! We woke up to about 3″ of snow this morning – the first snow of the winter!! It looks very pretty, though my OH wasn’t too impressed as having left home for work at … Continue reading →

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Hand Quilt-a-long

Posted on February 23, 2020 by craftycreeky

Change of plan!!! For the last few weeks I’ve shown you my progress (or not!) on my Christmas table runner. I have to admit it is sitting next to me, neatly rolled up, looking very reproachfully at me, as it’s … Continue reading →

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Anthea Calendar SAL

Posted on February 18, 2020 by craftycreeky

Last month I started the latest SAL from Faby Reilly, it’s called the Anthea SAL and it’s a sort of flower calendar, it can be stitched as one big picture or twelve little ones. I decided to do them individually … Continue reading →

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Ultimate Trousers…or not!

Posted on February 17, 2020 by craftycreeky

I finally got round to making myself a pair of trousers last week and they’ve come out OK, not amazing but certainly wearable. I bought the fabric last year in Fabworks, it’s medium weight and it has a slight stretch … Continue reading →

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The Finery of Nature SAL

Posted on February 16, 2020 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my Finery of Nature cross-stitch – doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun!! I’ve stitched a fair bit, though not quite as much as I hoped as I’ve been concentrating on keeping … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on February 10, 2020 by craftycreeky

Today’s meander was more of a quick whizz as it was too cold to dilly-dally outside! I make no apologies for the lack of progress in the garden over the last few days, we were away for a couple of … Continue reading →

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The Kelpies

Posted on February 9, 2020 by craftycreeky

A few weeks ago I discovered my OH was going up to Falkirk in Scotland with work, staying overnight as it’s about 200 miles away. It just happened to be 2 miles from where a close friend from schooldays lives. … Continue reading →

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2020 Vision

Posted on February 8, 2020 by craftycreeky

It’s a month since I set my goals for the year, my 2020 vision! Twenty things I want to make in 2020. I’ve done a fair bit of stitching in January, but I must also admit to a fair bit … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020 Vision, Coming Home Quilt, Quilting, The Stitchbook Collective | Tagged , | 12 Comments

Damson Dress

Posted on February 6, 2020 by craftycreeky

Over Christmas I had a major move round in my sewing room which involved emptying my fabric cupboard so I could move it. The nice side to this was I fell in love with a lot of fabrics again!! In … Continue reading →

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