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Robin Redbreast

Posted on December 14, 2022 by craftycreeky

Last month I embroidered a robin, it was pretty easy to do as I used a heavier weight of cotton which has a very pretty design of robins. I used one as the base for the embroidery… At the time … Continue reading →

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Robin Redbreast

Posted on November 30, 2022 by craftycreeky

I’ve a few projects on the go at the moment, various presents or Christmassy stitchings, I haven’t quite decided what this one will be yet… I love seeing robins round the garden, they’re never very far away when I’m gardening, … Continue reading →

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All the Trimmings

Posted on October 23, 2021 by craftycreeky

I’ve been pretty busy in my sewing room this week, just not with things ready to share, however I have started quilting my All the Trimmings quilt. This was a free QAL from the Fat Quarter Shop, it just took … Continue reading →

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All the Trimmings QAL

Posted on October 8, 2021 by craftycreeky

Having dilly-dallied a bit with this quilt I cracked on with it this week, this is the free QAL by the Fat Quarter Shop, it appealed (apart from the fact that I love Christmas!) because it took just one layer … Continue reading →

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Christmas QAL

Posted on October 4, 2021 by craftycreeky

Last month I started a quilt-a-long – another one! This is just a short free one from the Fat Quarter Shop. It’s called All the Trimmings. It appealed partly because I’m a sucker for Christmas stuff, but also because it … Continue reading →

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All the Trimmings QAL

Posted on September 16, 2021 by craftycreeky

I’ve started another mystery quilt-a-long…I know, I’ve enough QAL’s and SAL’s to sink a ship! There’s method in my madness though! A couple of years ago I bought a Christmas fabric layer cake on one of the facebook destash pages. … Continue reading →

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Believe

Posted on December 12, 2020 by craftycreeky

I’m on a bit of a roll at the moment, finishing various projects. In the autumn I stitched a Dimensions cross-stitch kit called Believe, the stitched border was like a patchwork quilt, at the time I was mulling over how … Continue reading →

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Advent Rings

Posted on December 12, 2020 by craftycreeky

For me the first Sunday in Advent heralds the beginning of Christmas, we usually have an Advent candle, when the children were little we had Advent story books and we’ve always had an Advent ring. An Advent ring has four … Continue reading →

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It’s beginning to smell a lot like Christmas

Posted on December 10, 2020 by craftycreeky

For many years I’ve decorated gingerbread houses for Christmas. It started when the children were small, I bought them flat packed from Ikea and decorated them with sweets and icing. I started making them for friends until I was decorating … Continue reading →

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Christmas HQAL

Posted on February 2, 2020 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last shared my new hand quilting project, a Christmas runner with 24 embroidered squares. The embroideries were a surprise SAL from Hugs’n’kisses before Christmas,their suggestion was to use them for an Advent calendar, we don’t … Continue reading →

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