Category Archives: Serendipity

HQAL Round the Houses.

Posted on November 18, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt, in that time I’ve actually met the designer, Sarah Fielkes at a talk in Slaithwaite, thousands of miles from her home in Sydney. It was pretty … Continue reading →

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St Cuthbert’s Way

Posted on November 14, 2018 by craftycreeky

I finally got round to sorting out my photos from our ‘big adventure’, our long distance walk, so I thought I would share some with you. My friend and I try to do a long distance walk each year, we … Continue reading →

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Meeting Sarah

Posted on November 13, 2018 by craftycreeky

I had a wonderful evening yesterday, I went to a trunk talk by Sarah Fielke. Sarah is the designer of my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt which I made last year as part of her BOM and I’m now (slowly) … Continue reading →

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Oh My Darling Clementine!

Posted on November 13, 2018 by craftycreeky

My latest Minerva make I can share with you is a denim skirt, I’ve been trying to pluck up the courage to make a pair of jeans for ages, like a couple of years! I’ve even bought all the necessaries, … Continue reading →

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Tall Year Square Etui SAL

Posted on November 11, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my Tall Square Year etui, it’s a design by Betsy Morgan published in Classic Inspirations last year. I had just finished the winter side so all four seasons were complete, it was … Continue reading →

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Friday Photo Challenge

Posted on November 9, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s Remembrance Day this weekend, so the word for today’s Photo Challenge set by Postcard from Gibraltar is Remembrance. Everyone has made a big effort this year for Remembrance Day as it’s 100 years since the end of WW1. There … Continue reading →

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Christie SAL

Posted on November 9, 2018 by craftycreeky

I tried to resist the Christie SAL, honest!  I’m not exactly short of things to do! The designs are by Faby Reilly and every two weeks the pattern for a Christmas card is being released, there are four altogether. I … Continue reading →

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Stitches in Time

Posted on November 8, 2018 by craftycreeky

It was spring 2017 when I got inspired by various stitch samplers and textile books on Pinterest, it took me until early summer to formulate my ideas enough to start the project. I wanted a usable sample of stitches with … Continue reading →

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A Quiet Charm

Posted on November 7, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s time for a happy dance as last night I finally finished my hummingbird quilt… Last time I showed it to you I was waiting, rather impatiently, for the border and binding fabric to arrive. As soon as the postman … Continue reading →

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November’s Photographic Challenge

Posted on November 6, 2018 by craftycreeky

Wild Daffodil hosts a monthly photographic challenge, this months theme is patina which to me is the sheen of age, that lovely smooth, worn feel of wood or metal, even old stone steps that gives a hint of the history an … Continue reading →

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