Tag Archives: embroidery

A Stitch-a-long or Two

Posted on January 21, 2021 by craftycreeky

Every year I tell myself no more stitch-a-longs, and every year I fall for one…or two! This time though they should both be fairly quick to do! I’ve been tempted to try blackwork ever since Claire and Avis started a … Continue reading →

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Stitching 4 the Soul SAL

Posted on January 17, 2021 by craftycreeky

Ever started something to find further down the line it makes things tricky? When I started my #sewing4thesoulbook in the summer I decided that rather than making a book from batting and then embroidering directly onto each page (as Anne … Continue reading →

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Cottage Garden Quilt HQAL

Posted on January 3, 2021 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last shared my gorgeous Cottage Garden Quilt, it’s a design in a lovely book by Kathryn Whittingham. I’d just finished the bottom row so just one more row to do and then the border… These … Continue reading →

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Stitching4thesoul SAL

Posted on December 27, 2020 by craftycreeky

I started the ‘stitching 4 the soul’ project very late in the day, I think it ran over the first lockdown. It was organised by Anne Brook of Hanne-made, her videos are still on Youtube together with the subsequent Christmas … Continue reading →

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The Cottage Garden Quilt HQAL

Posted on December 13, 2020 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last shared with you my progress on the gorgeous Cottage Garden quilt, I am so enjoying making this one, I keep looking at it on my design wall and smiling to myself! It’s a design … Continue reading →

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Stitching 4 the Soul Book SAL

Posted on December 6, 2020 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I shared another two pages for my #stitching4thesoulbook which was a SAL organised by Anne Brooke of Hanne-made during the first lock-down. The videos are all still on YouTube so I’ve been working my way through … Continue reading →

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Cottage Garden Quilt HQAL

Posted on November 22, 2020 by craftycreeky

I’m enjoying making the Cottage Garden Quilt, the pattern is in a book of the same name by Kathryn Whittingham, it’s so pretty. Three weeks ago I’d just finished the first two blocks of the bottom row… I’m stitching the … Continue reading →

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Stitching 4 the Soul SAL

Posted on November 15, 2020 by craftycreeky

This week I turned my attention back to my #stitching4thesoul book. I started this in the summer, already late to the party and then got waylaid. Luckily it’s all on YouTube. It’s a stitch-a-long organised by Anne Brooke who lives … Continue reading →

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My Cottage Garden Quilt HQAL

Posted on November 1, 2020 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since I last shared my cottage garden quilt, so it’s time for an update. This is the quilt designed by Kathryn Whittingham, she has published a book with all the patterns and instructions in. I’m throughly enjoying … Continue reading →

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Stitching 4 the Soul Book

Posted on October 25, 2020 by craftycreeky

During the summer I discovered Anne Brook (designer of Harold the Hare) had started an on-line SAL called Stitching 4 the Soul, I was very late in starting, but better later than never! All the tutorials are on YouTube, I … Continue reading →

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