Tag Archives: applique

The Cottage Garden Quilt

Posted on September 20, 2020 by craftycreeky

I’m really enjoying making this quilt, it’s from a book by Kathryn Whittingham who’s a local designer – pre-covid she ran quilting classes at Fabbadashery in Halifax. Last time I shared my progress I was embroidering some of the applique … Continue reading →

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Change of Plan!

Posted on August 9, 2020 by craftycreeky

I’m having a bit of a break from my vintage quilt, I’m just not feeling it at the moment – we’re having a bit of a rubbish time at home at the moment and I just need projects I can … Continue reading →

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Coming Home Quilt

Posted on May 17, 2020 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my Coming Home quilt, I was on the home stretch having just finished the applique of eighty leaves in the four corners, plus birds, dots, vines… I had already made the pieced … Continue reading →

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Coming Home Quilt

Posted on April 26, 2020 by craftycreeky

I’m getting there! There’s light at the end of the tunnel!! I’ve cracked on with this quilt, hand-stitching all those leaves to the corners. I discovered that on a Friday night Andrew Lloyd Webber is doing a free screening on … Continue reading →

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Coming Home HQAL

Posted on March 15, 2020 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last showed you my coming home quilt, a lot has happened in those three weeks so I haven’t got much done, but I have made progress! Three weeks ago I was trying to choose colours … Continue reading →

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Hand Quilt-a-long

Posted on February 23, 2020 by craftycreeky

Change of plan!!! For the last few weeks I’ve shown you my progress (or not!) on my Christmas table runner. I have to admit it is sitting next to me, neatly rolled up, looking very reproachfully at me, as it’s … Continue reading →

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Coming Home

Posted on October 25, 2019 by craftycreeky

I’ve been making lots of windows again – in fact I’ll be happy if I never have to stitch another window again! I’ve been working on my Coming Home quilt and I’ve just counted up and on this border alone … Continue reading →

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Splendid Sampler 2

Posted on September 10, 2019 by craftycreeky

I finally dug out my Splendid Sampler quilt box again, it’s been on a bit of a back burner for a couple of months but I’m in the mood for a couple of finishes – I seem to have rather … Continue reading →

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Coming Home

Posted on August 31, 2019 by craftycreeky

My sewing room has been looking a bit like a building site for the last couple of days. I’ve been working on my Coming Home quilt and I had fourteen houses to build! This border is being stitched over about … Continue reading →

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A Copse or Two

Posted on July 27, 2019 by craftycreeky

I’ve just finished this month’s applique for my Coming Home quilt, a BOM by Sarah Fielke. Last month took a while as there was a lot of fiddly stitching to do, with suns, stars birds and such like, never mind … Continue reading →

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