Tag Archives: embroidery

Another Sketchbook

Posted on February 12, 2017 by craftycreeky

There does seem to be a few Sketchbooks featuring here at the moment, there’s the international one organised by Anne Lawson in Australia, it’s called The Sisterhood of the Travelling Sketchbook, there’s about 14 of us contributing to it, all … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, The Travelling Sketchbook | Tagged , , | 12 Comments

Catbells

Posted on February 11, 2017 by craftycreeky

Catbells is featuring quite a lot here at the moment, it is my favourite fell, but it is also on my mind because when the Sisterhood of The Travelling Sketchbook arrives I want to do something about the wonderful countryside … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Walking | Tagged , | 17 Comments

A Rolling Landscape

Posted on February 5, 2017 by craftycreeky

A couple of weeks ago I showed you an embroidery I’d started at our Embroiderers Guild, we’d had a mini workshop on making Rolling Landscapes. The idea is that a long, thin embroidery of a scene is attached to an … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Serendipity | Tagged , , | 22 Comments

Stitch-a-long 6; Flower Lattice

Posted on January 29, 2017 by craftycreeky

Three weeks have flown by since I last showed you the Flower Lattice embroidery. It’s ribbon and stumpwork, designed by Di van Niekirk, I bought the book sort of by accident as I didn’t realise it was for one big … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long | Tagged , , | 15 Comments

A Rolling Landscape.

Posted on January 26, 2017 by craftycreeky

At Embroiderers Guild this month we had a workshop on Textile Rolling Landscapes. I must admit when I put my name down for it I had absolutely no idea what to expect, I just thought anything to do with landscapes … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Serendipity | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Gran’s Button Jar

Posted on January 22, 2017 by craftycreeky

Gran’s Button Jar is block 91 of My Splendid Sampler quilt, it’s designed by Lynette Anderson. I really like her work, it was Lynette that designed the other BOM I stitched last year, Anderson’s Farm, so I was looking forward … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Quilting, Serendipity, Splendid Sampler Quilt | Tagged , | 11 Comments

What’s in a Name

Posted on January 3, 2017 by craftycreeky

A couple of months ago (ok, I admit it was probably a bit more than a couple!) we were all given a name badge to create at Skipton Embroiderers Guild, it’s a great idea, as particularly for a newbie like … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafts, embroidery, Serendipity | Tagged , , , | 18 Comments

My Splendid Sampler

Posted on December 31, 2016 by craftycreeky

Well, as we reach the end of the year I am pleased to say I am up to date with my Splendid Sampler blocks! I’ve made 88 blocks so far, so there’s just twelve left to make with the next … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Quilting, Serendipity, Splendid Sampler Quilt | Tagged , , | 17 Comments

Circles and Triangles

Posted on December 28, 2016 by craftycreeky

Now we’re on the run up to the New Year I can share a couple more presents I made. These were for my daughter Helen and as she reads my blog I couldn’t share them before. Triangles first… Helen is … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Serendipity | Tagged , , , | 17 Comments

Stitch-a-long 4

Posted on December 18, 2016 by craftycreeky

It’s three weeks since my last SAL post and those three weeks have been pretty much taken up with Christmas preparations and festivities, but I have managed a little progress on my flower embroidery. This is where I was three … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Serendipity, Stitch-a-long | Tagged , , | 11 Comments