Category Archives: Serendipity

August Photo Challenge

Posted on August 7, 2018 by craftycreeky

The them for August from Wild Daffodil is a tricky one, it’s flake. I’m tempted to include a photo of a rather nice chocolate bar, but that would end up with me eating it! This is the bark of a … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on August 6, 2018 by craftycreeky

We’ve finally had a reasonable amount of rain over the last couple of weeks, enough so I could manage to dig a hole or three today to plant some perennials that I’ve been trying to keep alive for the last … Continue reading →

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Hand Quilting Down the Rabbit Hole

Posted on August 5, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I showed you my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt, I had just started quilting it, trying to stitch petals on the Dresden circle, I’d just started stitching round the flowers in the next border too… I … Continue reading →

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Splendid Sampler II

Posted on August 4, 2018 by craftycreeky

Yesterday I managed to finish two of the Splendid Sampler II blocks, all sashed and quilted. As the next one was released yesterday afternoon I carried straight on and made it! I’ve quilted it this afternoon. The Splendid Sampler 2 … Continue reading →

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Friday Photo Challenge

Posted on August 3, 2018 by craftycreeky

Today’s photo challenge from Postcard from Gibraltar is a bit easier, the theme is garden – I think I might have just a few photos that would fit in that category! This is an embroidery I stitched back in 2015, … Continue reading →

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Tea & Tents

Posted on August 1, 2018 by craftycreeky

I’ve recently had a wonderful long weekend at Tea & Tents, a camping and crafting festival organised by members of the Unofficial Women’s Institute facebook page. There were 500 WI ladies from all over England and Wales all staying at … Continue reading →

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Tall Square Year Etui SAL

Posted on July 29, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my Tall Square Year Etui, it’s a design by Betsy Morgan which was published in the Classic Inspirations magasine, each side represents a different season. Last time I had just started autumn … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Photo Challenge

Posted on July 27, 2018 by craftycreeky

We are having awful internet problems this week, hence the lack of posts! We changed provider and it’s gone rapidly down hill! It’s speed is now very slow or standstill! Hopefully it will be sorted over the weekend so I … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Round the Garden

Posted on July 23, 2018 by craftycreeky

The garden is looking surprising green considering how dry everything is, the one thunderstorm we had last week did very little to the soil, I managed to get three plants planted the day after, but most of the beds are … Continue reading →

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Friday Photo Challenge

Posted on July 20, 2018 by craftycreeky

These Fridays seeme to come round awfully quick! Today’s word set by Postcard from Gibraltar is Button. Buttons can be functional… …they can be markers, the buttons on my Australia cushion mark Melbourne, where my OH was born, Brisbane where … Continue reading →

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