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Welcome to One Crafty Swede

Welcome to One Crafty Swede

I am a self-confessed craft- and fabric-a-holic. Over the years I’ve tried every craft imaginable – sewing, quilting, knitting, crocheting, embroidery, cross stitch, card making, bag making, punch embroidery, plastic canvas, beading and jewelry making. I have what you might call crafting ADD. If I see an interesting YouTube video about a new craft or technique, down the rabbit hole I go! That’s why I named this website One CRAFTY Swede, because I do jump around a lot, although now I mostly concentrate on sewing, quilting, and jewelry making.

The Swede part comes from the fact that I’m Swedish on my father’s side (my maiden name is Lindgren, you don’t get much more Swedish that that). My paternal grandfather came from Stuttgart, Sweden, and I still have relatives there, although unfortunately I have yet to visit their beautiful country.

Now that I’m retired I have more time to spend on my hobbies and crafting. I have a basement full of things I’ve collected over the years for “someday”. Well, someday is here, so I have no excuse but to get crafting, and I hope you’ll join me on my journey!