Category Archives: Serendipity

A Travelling Needlewoman

Posted on March 24, 2018 by craftycreeky

I’m not very keen on flying, I’m better than I used to be but I can’t say I enjoy it. For our long haul flights this time I decided to take some sewing to keep my mind occupied. I packed … Continue reading →

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Friday Photo Challenge

Posted on March 23, 2018 by craftycreeky

I’m back from our holiday just in time for the Friday Photo Challenge organised by Postcard from Gibralter. This weeks theme is Spring…and we’ve got snow forecast again this weekend!! The meme I posted a few weeks ago comes to … Continue reading →

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Down the Rabbit Hole HQAL

Posted on March 11, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt, I was making good progress then after a few good sessions on it. This is where I was… …and I’m afraid that is pretty much where … Continue reading →

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Friday Photo Challenge

Posted on March 9, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s Friday again, so it’s photo challenge time organised by Postcard from Gibraltar.  The word for today is Best Friend… I’ve got three best friend photos to show you. Next weekend it’s our eleventh wedding anniversary, so here’s a photo … Continue reading →

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Monthly Photo Challenge

Posted on March 6, 2018 by craftycreeky

Wild Daffodil organises a monthly photo challenge, her word for today is scale. This photo was taken just before we went on holiday, Lucy is my mum’s dog, now living with us, she is a little bichon frise, tiny compared … Continue reading →

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A Tall Year Square Etui SAL 3

Posted on March 4, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my etui, it’s rather pretty, it’s a pattern by Betsy Morgan from a Classic Inspirations magasine and each side is a different season. I’m choosing my own threads so I just picked … Continue reading →

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Friday Photo Challenge

Posted on March 2, 2018 by craftycreeky

This weeks photo challenge by Postcard from Gibraltar is Cosy so I chose a photo of Helen getting all cosy in a new quilt. This is a quilt I made Helen nearly three years ago, she wanted a black and … Continue reading →

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Eighteen for 18 Update

Posted on March 1, 2018 by craftycreeky

Well I’m two months into my year long challenge, so how have I done; 1 Etsy store opened; not yet, waiting til after our holiday. 2 Tutorials; ditto!!! 3 Sessions a week in the garden; I did really well with … Continue reading →

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A Not So Small Heart!

Posted on February 28, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s our wedding anniversary whilst we are away, last year I made a cross-stitch card, this year I decided to do the same but to make it in such a way that I could make it into a ‘small’ afterwards, … Continue reading →

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Ogden Cami

Posted on February 27, 2018 by craftycreeky

Last summer I saw a few blog posts about the Ogden Cami pattern by True Bias. I decided to buy the pdf pattern, much as I hate sticking all the sheets together, I reasoned that there can’t be that many pages … Continue reading →

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