Category Archives: cross-stitch

Peter Rabbit SAL

Posted on November 12, 2023 by craftycreeky

I’ve been busy, busy, busy over the last couple of weeks making clothes for a fast approaching holiday, so busy I’ve not got round to posting about them! Luckily I have had time in the evenings to work on my … Continue reading →

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Peter Rabbit Birth Sampler SAL

Posted on October 22, 2023 by craftycreeky

I was getting a bit worried three weeks ago that maybe I was being a tad optimistic thinking I could get this birth sampler finished for Christmas but I’m ticking along nicely now! Three weeks ago I was still stitching … Continue reading →

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Otley Show

Posted on May 23, 2023 by craftycreeky

It was Otley Show at the weekend and the sun shone all day, it was glorious! It’s the oldest one day agricultural show in the country (212th show) and locally it’s the first one of the season. As it’s fairly … Continue reading →

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Christmas in January!

Posted on January 16, 2023 by craftycreeky

I’m not sure if I’m very early or late with this quick make… We have a Christmas card swap at my stitching group, everyone makes a handmade card and swaps it for another one. I received this cute cross-stitch mouse… … Continue reading →

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Sewing Room Stitching

Posted on January 11, 2023 by craftycreeky

I’m trying to get a few finishes under my belt before I get distracted with new projects. Sometime earlier last year I finished a cross stitch for my sewing room, I had already bought the sewing machine shaped hanger, but … Continue reading →

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Lady Bugs and Bumblebees

Posted on July 10, 2022 by craftycreeky

It’s been a little busy and stressful at home recently, our house is one the market so we need to keep it as clean and tidy as possible (not easy for someone like me!) we do have someone interested so … Continue reading →

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Textile Book SAL

Posted on June 26, 2022 by craftycreeky

Well my stitch-a-garden project has had to take a back seat over the last three weeks, what with trying to finish the cot quilt before Hugo was born, trying to sell the house and the worry since the little one … Continue reading →

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The Bees Knees

Posted on May 4, 2022 by craftycreeky

I’m collecting bee embroideries at the moment to go in a textile book about bees. I bought one recently off a facebook destash site, it’s a simple little design from Hands On Design called Humble Honey. It was a perfect … Continue reading →

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Sewing Room Cross-stitch

Posted on April 13, 2022 by craftycreeky

Over the last couple of months I’ve been stitching a sign for my sewing room. It’s a pattern from Stoney Creek, it’s a little dated in style, it’s typical of the 80’s and 90’s, but it appealed and it seems … Continue reading →

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Bee Happy

Posted on April 11, 2022 by craftycreeky

A few months back I decided to make a fabric book of bees, my plan is to have various small embroideries of bees, interspersed with words about bees, such as poems, facts. I have a lovely cross-stitch bumble bee which … Continue reading →

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