Category Archives: Serendipity

Holiday Clothes

Posted on February 27, 2018 by craftycreeky

I finally got round to sewing some clothes for our holiday, although ironically I didn’t use the fabric I bought in London with holiday in mind, I’ve actually used some from my stash! I looked through my patterns for holiday … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Meander Around the Garden

Posted on February 26, 2018 by craftycreeky

It seems a while since I did a proper garden post, not a lot happens over winter! However things are starting to move, spring is on it’s way!! I was away for a couple of days last weekend and it … Continue reading →

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Flowers with Friends

Posted on February 25, 2018 by craftycreeky

A couple of years ago I started a craft club with my Womens Institute, we aim to meet once a month, at the moment there’s just a handful of us so we meet in each others houses. Usually we just … Continue reading →

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A Textile Weekend in London

Posted on February 24, 2018 by craftycreeky

This time last weekend I was in London visiting my penfriend. Sam and I started writing to each other around 1977 when we were 12 years old. We connected through the Girl Guides, she lives in Brisbane, so about 12,000 … Continue reading →

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Friday Photo Challenge

Posted on February 23, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s photo challenge time again, this weekly challenge is organised by Postcard from Gibraltar and today’s theme is Movement. I was tempted to use one of the photos from the windy day when I was trying to photograph my Feel … Continue reading →

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Three Smalls and a Shortlist!

Posted on February 21, 2018 by craftycreeky

Somehow or other  I seem to have ended up with three little cross-stitch projects on the go, which is a lot, even for me! Last month I stitched ‘January’ from the Joyful World series by Maja Matyas, I think it’s … Continue reading →

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Hand Quilt-a-Long

Posted on February 18, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my Down the Rabbit Hole quilt, at that point I was feeling a bit bogged down in vines, this is where I was… Three weeks later I still haven’t finished them but … Continue reading →

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Friday Photo Challenge

Posted on February 16, 2018 by craftycreeky

The Friday Photo Challenge is organised by Postcard from Gibraltar, this week’s seasonal theme is ‘heart’.  Two days earlier and I could have chosen my heart embroidery… I tried to find a photo on facebook of me at work in the … Continue reading →

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Feel the Sunshine and Do a Happy Dance!

Posted on February 15, 2018 by craftycreeky

Yes it’s happy dance time again, I have just finished my Kaffe Fassett quilt, just nice time for the wedding in March. It’s taken me about three weeks in total to make it, so it’s a pretty quick pattern to … Continue reading →

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Domesticity in Stitches

Posted on February 14, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s our Embroiderers Guild meeting on Monday and as I’m away for the weekend in London I thought yesterday I’d better crack on with my Travelling Sketchbook entry. It’s the final swap of these travels, I get my own book … Continue reading →

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