Category Archives: Serendipity

Stitching4thesoul SAL

Posted on December 27, 2020 by craftycreeky

I started the ‘stitching 4 the soul’ project very late in the day, I think it ran over the first lockdown. It was organised by Anne Brook of Hanne-made, her videos are still on Youtube together with the subsequent Christmas … Continue reading →

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Winter Reading

Posted on December 18, 2020 by craftycreeky

I haven’t done a book post for ages, I seemed to lose my reading mojo over the spring and summer. I lost my usual reading slots, I used to read on the bus to visit my mum which was a … Continue reading →

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Bloomtopia Quilt

Posted on December 17, 2020 by craftycreeky

I’m going hot and cold on this quilt at the moment, in fact more chilly than warm to be honest… It’s my first truly scrappy quilt, all the colour fabrics are from my scrap boxes with a couple of fat … Continue reading →

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It’s beginning to smell a lot like Christmas

Posted on December 10, 2020 by craftycreeky

For many years I’ve decorated gingerbread houses for Christmas. It started when the children were small, I bought them flat packed from Ikea and decorated them with sweets and icing. I started making them for friends until I was decorating … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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A Square for October

Posted on November 3, 2020 by craftycreeky

I’ve two cross-stitch finishes to share with you, they’re both pretty quick makes so I stitched them over the weekend, finishing the last one just now… Firstly I stitched the wordplay for October. This will be opposite the colourful cyclamen … Continue reading →

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Button Back Skirt

Posted on October 18, 2020 by craftycreeky

Last week I finished making a skirt for the autumn, it’s a pattern I’ve used before, back in 2017, Newlook 6876. I made it then in a beautiful teal blue tweed… …it still fits me nicely so I just made … Continue reading →

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Anthea Calendar SAL

Posted on October 15, 2020 by craftycreeky

In the last couple of days I’ve finished the October design for the Anthea SAL by Faby Reilly. I would have finished it a few days before only I mislaid the dark maroon I needed for back-stitching the flowers, I … Continue reading →

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