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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!

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 →

Posted in Serendipity | 41 Comments

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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A Quick Quilt

Posted on February 3, 2020 by craftycreeky

We have a baby due in our extended family in a few weeks time so I decided a couple of weeks ago to make a cot quilt. Time was of the essence as baby is in Australia and Granddad-to-be is … Continue reading →

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Christmas HQAL

Posted on February 2, 2020 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last shared my new hand quilting project, a Christmas runner with 24 embroidered squares. The embroideries were a surprise SAL from Hugs’n’kisses before Christmas,their suggestion was to use them for an Advent calendar, we don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, embroidery, Quilt-a-long, Quilting | Tagged , , , | 16 Comments

A Faby Fest for February

Posted on February 1, 2020 by craftycreeky

I was thinking about which cross-stitch smalls to put on display for February, last year it was all lovey-dovey ones for Valentines Day, but we have our wedding anniversary in March so most of them stay out for next month … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Smalls of the Month, Stitch-a-long | Tagged , | 15 Comments

Winter Reading

Posted on January 29, 2020 by craftycreeky

I’ve started borrowing books from our local library, it certainly makes you try different authors! The Eight Mountains by Paolo Cognetti; This is a beautifully written, gentle book about male relationships (lets face it, they’re very different to female relationships!!) … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Serendipity | 7 Comments