Category Archives: Dressmaking

Winter Dresses

Posted on October 17, 2026 by craftycreeky

I’ve been pretty busy in my sewing room over the last couple of weeks, as well as the skirt I posted about yesterday I’ve also made a dress. I’ve only just managed to get a belt for it so I … Continue reading →

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Tweed Skirt

Posted on October 16, 2026 by craftycreeky

I love wool skirts for winter, I have often made straight skirts but a few years ago in 2022 I made a softly pleated skirt with Vogue pattern 9090. According to my blog post it was already the third time … Continue reading →

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Back and Forth

Posted on January 1, 2026 by craftycreeky

New Year to me is a time both to look back and look forward, I look back at what I’ve made, what’s worked and what hasn’t, things I’ve done and plans for things to make or do in the coming … Continue reading →

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Another Summer Dress!

Posted on September 30, 2025 by craftycreeky

Firstly, apologies for the radio silence, I’ve had computer issues! I bought a new phone so I decided to back up my photos off my old phone, just in case by deleting them off my old phone, they were also … Continue reading →

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Sewing for Holidays

Posted on September 24, 2025 by craftycreeky

We are heading rapidly into autumn here in the UK, however we are flying off to warmer climes shortly so I’m doing a bit of sewing with that in mind. I haven’t done much sewing for myself since I lost … Continue reading →

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Dress for a Garden Party

Posted on September 2, 2025 by craftycreeky

When I planned for my birthday / retirement party I hoped for a hot sunny afternoon in the garden but of course this is Yorkshire and the heatwave broke a few days before! Having said that, we were very lucky … Continue reading →

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Summer Skirt

Posted on August 19, 2024 by craftycreeky

Straight after making my hummingbird skirt I cracked straight on and made another summer skirt. This fabric was an impulse buy from Boyes in Ilkley, I really shouldn’t meander round there when I’ve time to spare! It’s not a place … Continue reading →

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Hummingbird Skirt

Posted on August 16, 2024 by craftycreeky

Earlier in the month I made myself a new skirt for the summer. I bought the batik on a facebook destash site earlier in the year. When it arrived I liked it but I didn’t love it, in fact when … Continue reading →

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Terra Dress

Posted on May 2, 2024 by craftycreeky

Part of my busy few days away was a reunion, in January it was forty years since I started nursing!! I trained at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London, I was in Set 37 and there were 37 of us in … Continue reading →

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Doubting Thomas

Posted on April 5, 2024 by craftycreeky

I’ve turned into a bit of a doubting Thomas with some of my fabric decisions recently, I do find it hard choosing fabric for someone else, especially when they have very different taste to mine, I made a pair of … Continue reading →

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