Category Archives: Stitch-a-long

Jacquie SAL

Posted on September 5, 2021 by craftycreeky

It’s time for an update on my Jacquie needlecase. This is a stitch-a-long by Faby Reilly, a new section is released every two weeks, we’ve just completed section five. Three weeks ago I’d just finished a gorgeous dragonfly with lots … Continue reading →

Posted in cross-stitch, Stitch-a-long | Tagged , , | 12 Comments

Jacquie SAL

Posted on August 15, 2021 by craftycreeky

I’m now four parts in to the Jacquie SAL and I love it already! The pattern sections are released by the designer, Faby Reilly, every two weeks, as this SAL post is on a three week cycle, sometimes I’ll just … Continue reading →

Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, Stitch-a-long | Tagged , , | 19 Comments

Peppermint Purple SAL

Posted on July 31, 2021 by craftycreeky

I’ve just caught up with the Peppermint Purple SAL, this is a blackwork sampler stitch-a-long which lasts all year, one block a week, we have just completed week 30! I find it easier to do several at a time as … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

Jacquie SAL

Posted on July 25, 2021 by craftycreeky

Well I’ve almost caught up with my Jacquie SAL, but I seem thwarted at every attempt at the moment! This is the SAL by Faby Reilly for a needlecase, she releases the pattern for a section every two weeks. Last … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long | Tagged , | 13 Comments

Jacquie SAL

Posted on July 4, 2021 by craftycreeky

I’ve put my sensible head on for my choice of embroidery to share here every three weeks. I had two kits lined up in my mind to do once I had finished my Leafy Tree, but I realised I was … Continue reading →

Posted in cross-stitch, embroidery, Stitch-a-long | Tagged , , , | 16 Comments

Peppermint Purple SAL

Posted on June 29, 2021 by craftycreeky

One of the embroidery projects I’m doing at the moment is a blackwork SAL by Peppermint Purple. It’s a freebie which lasts all year, one block each week. Rather than using her suggested colours I’m making life tricky by creating … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Peppermint Purple 2021 SAL, Stitch-a-long | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

Leafy Tree SAL

Posted on June 13, 2021 by craftycreeky

It’s happy dance time with my Leafy Tree embroidery. This is a design by Mary Corbet of Needle’n’Thread. It’s available in an e-book which I found worked really well for this project, I could print off the necessary pages but … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long | Tagged , , | 17 Comments

Blackbirds

Posted on June 6, 2021 by craftycreeky

I’m trying to work my way through the multitude of kits I’ve bought from Andrea of Raggedy Ruff Designs, three weeks ago I’d just finished the machine embroidery of a lampshade kit giving the detail on the blackbirds and flowers.It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Quilting, Stitch-a-long | Tagged , , | 14 Comments

The Seaside Quilt HQAL

Posted on May 30, 2021 by craftycreeky

These three week cycles seem to come round awfully quick, or is that just a sign of age! Anyway, three weeks ago I had just started my seaside quilt, it’s by the same designer as the cottage garden quilt (Kathryn … Continue reading →

Posted in Quilting, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long | Tagged , , , | 14 Comments

The Leafy Tree SAL

Posted on May 23, 2021 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last posted about my Leafy Tree embroidery, this is a design by Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread, it comes as an e-book which works pretty well, I’m not a lover of reading books or … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Stitch-a-long | Tagged , , | 16 Comments