Category Archives: Serendipity

Tall Year Square Etui SAL 2

Posted on February 11, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed my Tall Year Square Etui, it’s a pattern by Betsy Morgan from issue 93 of Classic Inspirations. This is where I was three weeks ago…I must admit over recent weeks I’ve been concentrating … Continue reading →

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Dancing in the Sunshine

Posted on February 10, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s nearly time for a happy dance with my sunshine quilt, nearly, but not quite… This is a quilt I’m making as a wedding present, the wedding is in March in Sydney, so I’ve got a deadline to work against, … Continue reading →

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Friday Photo Challenge

Posted on February 9, 2018 by craftycreeky

This week the photo theme set by Postcard from Gibraltar is Wall Art. I have rather a lot of pictures on my walls, both embroideries I’ve stitched over the years, photographs or pictures I’ve bought or been given. As I … Continue reading →

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Sunshine Quilt

Posted on February 7, 2018 by craftycreeky

I’ve temporarily called my Kaffe Fassett quilt my Sunshine quilt, just because it’s so bright with it’s hot colours. The name might stick, or I might change it, as it’s a wedding present I quite fancy a name that denotes … Continue reading →

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Warm

Posted on February 6, 2018 by craftycreeky

Wild Daffodil is hosting a monthly photo challenge on a one word theme. We post on the first Tuesday of each month. This month’s word is warm , certainly not what I’m feeling at the moment with the temperature outside hovering … Continue reading →

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Running Away with Running Stitch

Posted on February 3, 2018 by craftycreeky

Well who would have thought I could stitch a whole page just on running stitch, that simple little stitch I learnt on binca as a three year old! Like many simple things in life, I think it’s simplicity makes it … Continue reading →

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Friday Photo Challenge

Posted on February 2, 2018 by craftycreeky

The theme of the photo challenge is set by Postcard from Gibraltar, this week it is green, a nice easy theme, but still not easy to pin it down to one photograph! One thing I love about living where we do … Continue reading →

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Eighteen for 18

Posted on February 1, 2018 by craftycreeky

It’s the first day of February already, so how have I done in the first month of my Eighteen for 18 challenge… 1 Etsy store opened; Nothing done but have been thinking!! 2 Tutorials; None as yet. 3 Sessions a … Continue reading →

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Two January Smalls

Posted on January 31, 2018 by craftycreeky

At the eleventh hour I’ve just completed two little cross-stitch smalls for January! I finished piecing the centre of my Kaffe Fassett quilt this afternoon and having decided I really didn’t have enough scraps to make a piano key border, … Continue reading →

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Bright and Cheerful

Posted on January 30, 2018 by craftycreeky

I’m making a quilt as a wedding present, I  need to finish it by the end of February so I’m putting other projects to one side to concentrate on it. The happy couple asked for a bright and cheerful quilt … Continue reading →

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