Tag Archives: sewing

Daisy the Sheep

Posted on May 14, 2025 by craftycreeky

It’s our local show on Saturday and I rashly entered ten items, many of which hadn’t been started, never mind finished! One such class was a toy suitable for a young child, in other words it had to be small … Continue reading →

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Birds and Blooms Book

Posted on April 19, 2025 by craftycreeky

I’ve started constructing my Birds and Blooms book, this book is a mixture of new cross-stitch birds and ones I made over the last few years as mini cushions. I’ve interspersed them with a handful of cross-stitch flowers to fill … Continue reading →

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Birds and Blooms

Posted on March 31, 2025 by craftycreeky

It’s Otley Show soon and I’ve entered several handicraft classes including cross-stitch. I decided to make another fabric book using various cross-stitch birds and flowers I’ve stitched over the years plus a few new ones. We regularly get long-tail tits … Continue reading →

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Bobbin Along

Posted on March 22, 2025 by craftycreeky

I’m so far behind with both reading and writing blogs, we’re having the kitchen and dining room knocked into one and a bathroom redesigned at the same time…seemed a good idea at the time!! We currently have no kitchen and … Continue reading →

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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL

Posted on February 23, 2025 by craftycreeky

I think I’m making slow but steady progress on my Owl and Hare Hollow quilt at the moment, I’ve currently a lot of other projects vying for my attention and not just sewing either… As well as trying to sort … Continue reading →

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Two Words

Posted on February 12, 2025 by craftycreeky

I caught up with the Anne Brooke Bobbin Along challenge last night. Each week she adds a little more stitching to a piece to represent a word, we’ve had layers, rolls. hummock…and a couple of weeks ago it was wrinkle. … Continue reading →

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A Mini Moon gazer

Posted on February 10, 2025 by craftycreeky

Since starting the Sewing Room Declutter Challenge (almost finished!) I’ve been trying to make up some of the kits I’ve acquired over the years. This is one I fell for at the Harrogate Knitting and Stitching Show last year, a … Continue reading →

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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL

Posted on February 2, 2025 by craftycreeky

I’ve made pretty good progress with my Owl and Hare Hollow quilt, three weeks ago I’d quilted 24 blocks, so not quite half way… …I’ve been concentrating on mainly the bottom rows so I have complete rows. I now realise … Continue reading →

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Dancing Bees

Posted on January 26, 2025 by craftycreeky

When bees find a good source of nectar, they do a dance to show the other bees where it is, so having finally finished my bee book, I’m doing my happy bee dance! Three weeks ago I’d stitched the pages … Continue reading →

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Bobbin Along SAL

Posted on January 16, 2025 by craftycreeky

This year I’ve decided to join in with two of Anne Brooke’s SAL’s, Bobbin Along which is a weekly one and What’s Sewing which is a monthly one. Anne Brooke is a lovely lady who lives not too far away … Continue reading →

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