Pattern for lacy socks available on Ravelry: Jane Renton This morning, after the frost melted, it was time to get...
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I am a Quilter and a Knitter Too!
Jane
April 28, 2020
Just in case you haven't figured it out by now, let me state for the record that not only am...
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21 days to learn something new!
Jane
March 28, 2020
I live on a farm in Africa..... I am used to isolating myself, leaving my car parked for days, not...
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#each one reach one …. actually many!#
Jane
January 22, 2020
#quiltingsouthafrica #quiltsa #quiltinginsouthafrica #quiltsouthafrica Having done some research, we estimate that there are more than 5000 quilters in South Africa...
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It’s Christmas! Already!
Jane
December 12, 2019
Where has this year gone? Now it's nearly time to work out next year's New Year resolutions. I know I...
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Climate change and quilting
Jane
November 6, 2019
How often do we hear about climate change? I live on a farm near Giant's Castle, KwaZulu Natal, theoretically a...
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It ain’t over till the Fat Lady sings…
Jane
July 30, 2019
How often do we finish stitch the last block of a quilt and decide we're done? All that's left is...
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Madness prevails
Jane
May 21, 2019
I cannot believe how much has happened since my Harley ride - feels as if that was in another time......
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Cycles/circles
Jane
March 19, 2019
I am thrilled to see how many people are eager for this next set of circles! I must apologize for...
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A challenge within a challenge!
Jane
February 19, 2019
Or have I lost the plot!!!!!!!!!! The next 2 circles for the Challenge quilt are: #3: Bull's eye A circle...
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Begin again – a new year, a new quilt, a new challenge
Jane
January 23, 2019
It's 2019 and The First Month of a new year is almost done! Are we hamsters on a treadmill? A...
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New Projects
Jane
November 14, 2018
Why, you may ask, am I taking on a new project when I have SO MANY unfinished ones? A good...
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There and back again! (with apologies to Bilbo Baggins)
Jane
October 16, 2018
Roads go ever on Under clouds and under star, Yet feet that wandering have gone Turn at last to home...
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Road trip – 27th September to 14 October
Jane
September 24, 2018
Road trip to Cape Town and back! Hanlie Burger from Amafu, and myself will be on the road on Thursday...
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Ready for a new challenge?
Jane
September 21, 2018
Mystery Quilt-as-you-Go Challenge: Follow-up Eighteen of the Mystery Quilt-as-you-Go Challenge quilts were displayed at the annual Pietermaritzburg Garden show at...
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Final Block!!!
Jane
July 17, 2018
Oh my word! What a busy time it's been since the last post. House guests galore, teaching classes, quilts to...
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Revise and continue….
Jane
June 23, 2018
Well, Clementina, we are almost there! Can you believe we've had the shortest day and longest night already? The year...
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Penultimate instructions
Jane
May 30, 2018
As I mentioned last time, the next set of instructions is being sent early so you will have time in August...
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The great reveal
Jane
May 16, 2018
Almost half the year gone already...and winter is upon us! For some, this means donning an extra layer or three...
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#5 is here!
Jane
April 24, 2018
The best laid plans of mice and men.... Sometimes life gets in the way, unplanned and unexpected circumstances cause us...
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Nearly half way!
Jane
March 14, 2018
.....and Autumn is upon us! Here on the farm, the evenings are getting crisper, and each morning the mist lies...
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Mystery Quilt Challenge #3
Jane
February 13, 2018
“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the...
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The mystery continues……….
Jane
January 19, 2018
A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world. Leo Buscaglia The mystery continues…. Hopefully by...
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Mystery Sampler Quilt
Jane
January 11, 2018
Life’s little mysteries…. Daily life is constantly full of mysteries, such as where you left your car keys, or why...
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Quilt to exhibit, it’s worthwhile!
Jane
May 15, 2017
Whether you quilt for business or pleasure it is always worthwhile entering in quilt exhibitions, shows or contests. Not only...
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New classes on offer:
Jane
February 19, 2017
We have many classes being offered over the next few months. Here is a list of classes offered at May-Gene's...
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A New Year!
Jane
January 4, 2017
Wishing you a wonderful, blessed 2017. Today is Day 3 of any New Year Resolution you made. Attached is a...
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Christmas is just around the corner!
Jane
November 4, 2016
Where has the year gone? It is also nearly time to make new year's resolutions again - I wonder if...
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Half way there!
Jane
January 1, 1970
A few days offLast week my husband and I had a few days off in Cape Town. What a wonderful...
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