Tag Archives: embroidery

Foragers Journal

Posted on March 29, 2026 by craftycreeky

I’ve started another monthly subscription! This one is for a fabric book which is embroidered and then hand quilted. It’s by Sarah Edgar who has a company called ‘Pretty Fabrics and Trims’, this is the fourth journal she has stitched … Continue reading →

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Phenology Wheel SAL

Posted on March 22, 2026 by craftycreeky

Three weeks ago I gave you a peek of my new project, a phenology wheel. These are illustrated records of the year, usually of nature, in a wheel pattern. If you google them you’ll see lots of examples. I’ve wanted … Continue reading →

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Bird Alphabet

Posted on March 16, 2026 by craftycreeky

We’ve just had a few days away in Tenerife, my OH wanted a bit of winter sun, I’m not really into sun-bathing but I’m quite happy sewing under a parasol…and of course there’s the 4.5 hour flight to fill too!! … Continue reading →

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Postcards from the Hedge SAL

Posted on March 1, 2026 by craftycreeky

It’s time for a happy dance, I finished my Postcards from the Hedge book! Three weeks ago I had a little stack of prepared pages, I just had to make the cover and work out how to bind the book. … Continue reading →

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Winnie the Pooh

Posted on February 23, 2026 by craftycreeky

It’s just over a week since I shared my progress with the Winnie the Pooh birth sampler. At that point I had just three letters left to stitch, but I also had to finish Pooh and the bees, then do … Continue reading →

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Postcards from the Hedge SAL

Posted on February 8, 2026 by craftycreeky

Last time I posted about this project I thought I was going to have to take a break from it in order to do the birth sampler for my grandson, however I made such a good start on the Winnie … Continue reading →

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Winnie the Pooh Alphabet

Posted on February 1, 2026 by craftycreeky

I was going to keep this project for my SAL posts and pause the hedgerow postcards, but I’ve made such good progress I think I can manage both! I promised I would make my youngest grandson a birth sampler for … Continue reading →

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Stitching on the Go

Posted on January 24, 2026 by craftycreeky

After a few days away I’ve stitched a fair bit on my ‘stitching on the move’ project. We’ve been to Cyprus visiting family so we had two flights of nearly five hours and train journeys to get to the airport, … Continue reading →

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Stitching on the go

Posted on January 21, 2026 by craftycreeky

I’m sitting at Paphos airport in Cyprus waiting to board our plane home, stitching a Faby Reilly design. With four hours on the plane I’ll hopefully make good progress.

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Postcard from the Hedge SAL

Posted on January 18, 2026 by craftycreeky

It’s six weeks since I posted about my progress with the Postcards from the Hedge, so I’ve managed a fair bit of stitching since then. It was early December and I had just finished the foxglove postcard… I decided to … Continue reading →

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