Category Archives: embroidery

It’s beginning to look a bit like Christmas…

Posted on December 9, 2020 by craftycreeky

I think I’ve finally got all my Christmas decorations up, it usually takes a couple of days to get them organised! In amongst the Christmas trees and the Father Christmases are my Christmas cross-stitch smalls. Some years I hang them … Continue reading →

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Stitching 4 the Soul Book SAL

Posted on December 6, 2020 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I shared another two pages for my #stitching4thesoulbook which was a SAL organised by Anne Brooke of Hanne-made during the first lock-down. The videos are all still on YouTube so I’ve been working my way through … Continue reading →

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Words for November

Posted on December 2, 2020 by craftycreeky

Over the last couple of days I’ve stitched the wordplay to go opposite the flower page for November in my Anthea SAL book. The SAL is organised by Faby Reilly and her designs are beautiful. This was the penultimate month … Continue reading →

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Jenny Wren

Posted on December 1, 2020 by craftycreeky

A couple of weeks ago I stitched a kookaburra, it was a kit from Fido Stitch Studio on Ebay, I was really pleased with the detail in such a small piece of cross-stitch. I’d bought two kits at the same … Continue reading →

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Cottage Garden Quilt HQAL

Posted on November 22, 2020 by craftycreeky

I’m enjoying making the Cottage Garden Quilt, the pattern is in a book of the same name by Kathryn Whittingham, it’s so pretty. Three weeks ago I’d just finished the first two blocks of the bottom row… I’m stitching the … Continue reading →

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Kookaburra Cross-stitch

Posted on November 20, 2020 by craftycreeky

Last month on facebook I spotted a lovely cross-stitch of a kookaburra which someone had stitched. My OH is Australian and loves the sound of a kookaburra so I decided to stitch one. The design I had seen was a … Continue reading →

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Grasses and Flowers Workshop

Posted on November 19, 2020 by craftycreeky

A couple of months back I spotted a course run by Jo Hill which looked rather interesting. With so many teachers going on line it does make for a lot more opportunities to attend workshops, whilst there is something special … Continue reading →

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Stitching 4 the Soul SAL

Posted on November 15, 2020 by craftycreeky

This week I turned my attention back to my #stitching4thesoul book. I started this in the summer, already late to the party and then got waylaid. Luckily it’s all on YouTube. It’s a stitch-a-long organised by Anne Brooke who lives … Continue reading →

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Anthea Calendar SAL

Posted on November 12, 2020 by craftycreeky

Over the weekend I finished stitching this month’s design for the Anthea Calendar, a SAL by Faby Reilly. Each month has a seasonal flower and I was wondering what November’s would be and it’s physalis. Physalis is otherwise known here … Continue reading →

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A Square of Fudge

Posted on November 4, 2020 by craftycreeky

I mentioned yesterday that I had two cross-stitch finishes to share, so this is the second one, stitched over the last few days. A couple of weeks ago I finally got round to stitching November from the Joyful World SAL, … Continue reading →

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