Category Archives: embroidery

Mistletoe Humbug

Posted on December 11, 2016 by craftycreeky

It’s the third Sunday in Advent today, so we lit another candle on the Advent ring and our daily Advent candle is going down fast, I’ve been pretty good at keeping up with it this year. We’re taking it in … Continue reading →

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Mistletoe Humbug

Posted on December 4, 2016 by craftycreeky

A few days ago I started a little cross-stitch project for Christmas, I like to have something small and portable on the go so I can pop it in my bag if I’m going away or somewhere with a lot … Continue reading →

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SAL 3; Flower Lattice

Posted on November 27, 2016 by craftycreeky

This is my third post with the Stitch-a-long link party, so the photos below show just over six weeks work, though to be fair, I have done a fair few other projects in the last few weeks too!! Hopefully now I’ve … Continue reading →

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Anderson Farm Quilt

Posted on November 26, 2016 by craftycreeky

It’s another finish!! I did say I had a few projects I wanted to complete and this is another one ticked off! It’s a block of the month by Lynette Anderson called Anderson’s Farm. I managed to embroider the last … Continue reading →

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Anderson’s Farm Quilt

Posted on November 20, 2016 by craftycreeky

  My sewing room has been unusually quiet this week as I’ve spent most evenings hand-sewing and last night I managed to finish the final block of my Anderson Farm quilt, a block of the month by Lynette Anderson. The … Continue reading →

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Splendid Sampler Quilt

Posted on November 15, 2016 by craftycreeky

Well I’m almost up to date with my Splendid Sampler blocks, I’ve stitched 77 blocks now, so just two behind, I’m happy with that, though by Sunday I will be four behind… I really like my last three blocks, the … Continue reading →

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Summer in the Dales

Posted on November 13, 2016 by craftycreeky

Another finish! We’ve got a wasp problem at home at the moment, this may not seem relevant to my sewing but it is actually impacting rather a lot as they seem to have chosen my sewing room as their preferred … Continue reading →

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Anderson’s Farm

Posted on November 12, 2016 by craftycreeky

Amongst everything else I’ve been trying to keep up with my Anderson Farm quilt, I’ve been concentrating on finishing block 9, the penultimate block, as I knew the final block would be arriving any day!! It’s a really sweet block called … Continue reading →

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Stitch-a-long time

Posted on November 6, 2016 by craftycreeky

I can’t quite believe it’s three weeks since I last posted about my flower embroidery! The design is by Di van Niekerk and it consists of twelve different mini panels, all diamond shaped, there’s ribbon embroidery, stumpwork, as well as … Continue reading →

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Slow-Stitching Sunday

Posted on October 30, 2016 by craftycreeky

It’s Slow Stitching Sunday over on Kathy’s Quilts, celebrating all things hand-stitched, I’ve been making steady progress with my stitching this week, both hand and machine. I’m trying to get a few finishes under my belt at the moment, I … Continue reading →

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