Tag Archives: Fabric Books

Stitching my Garden SAL

Posted on June 30, 2024 by craftycreeky

Well I’ve finally finished it! Two years in the making but my embroidered garden book is finally finished. To say the least, I’m well chuffed with it 🙂 Three weeks ago I’d just finished making all the pages, I was … Continue reading →

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Strawberry Sampler Book

Posted on June 29, 2024 by craftycreeky

Happy days! Last night I finished making my Strawberry Sampler book. I started it over Christmas whilst on holiday, it was a kit from the Cross-stitch Guild. I think last time I posted about this book I’d just finished the … Continue reading →

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Strawberry Sampler Book

Posted on June 20, 2024 by craftycreeky

I’ve been working on my strawberry sampler book for about an hour most evenings and I’ve now finished the last two pages. I think this one just needed the edge stitching after I last shared it with you. This is … Continue reading →

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Strawberry Sampler

Posted on April 6, 2024 by craftycreeky

Last weekend I decided to have a change with my stitching projects, I’ve been working hard for the last few months on either the Owl and Hare Hollow or the Garden in Stitch book and I just fancied a change. … Continue reading →

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Lines and Edges

Posted on April 27, 2023 by craftycreeky

Last week at Skipton Stitchers we had a workshop called Lines and Edges by Deb Cooper, I really wasn’t sure what to expect but I loved it. I think sometimes having no expectations helps as you start with an open … Continue reading →

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A Comfort Book

Posted on August 21, 2021 by craftycreeky

Ever had an idea and just run with it… A friend who is going through difficult times at the moment recently posted on facebook that she had heard about comfort boxes, the idea being that friends and family wrote something … Continue reading →

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Stitching 4 the Soul Book SAL

Posted on February 28, 2021 by craftycreeky

I started this fabric book last summer, late to the party but it didn’t matter, Anne Brooke has all of her lovely tutorials on YouTube. Having stitched a double page spread every three weeks I have finally finished it, happy … Continue reading →

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Anthea Book of Days

Posted on February 3, 2021 by craftycreeky

It’s happy dance time! Yesterday I finished my Anthea Book of Days and I’m very happy with it! I started this project last January when Faby Reilly started her Anthea Calendar stitch-a-long, each month she released a beautiful cross-stitch of … Continue reading →

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December Wordplay

Posted on January 18, 2021 by craftycreeky

I’ve finally stitched the final wordplay for my Anthea Calendar book. It wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be, I could think of lots of words or phrases, but most of them were Christmas rather than December, I … 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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