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!
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!
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!#
#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!
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
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…
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
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
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!
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
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
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)
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
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?
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!!!
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….
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
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
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!
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!
.....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
“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……….
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
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!
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:
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!
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!
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!
A few days offLast week my husband and I had a few days off in Cape Town. What a wonderful...
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