Love with a Twist: Jolly Jumper

No more Frogs after this for a while, I promise

But seriously, can you resist this face?! This adorably agile amphibian is the second option for Block 4 of our Love with a Twist appliqué series. Which puts him in direct competition with the Duck of Attitude from June 21.

Can you choose? Or do you have to make two throw quilts to fit them both in? Of course you can just opt to make the big twin size one and have them play together. 😀 Keep reading to collect your balloon frog pdf pattern and find out all the details for making the most of the next block of the Love with a Twist quilt along.

About the Love with a Twist Frog Balloon Appliqué Block

Today’s frog balloon appliqué is the second option for Block 4 of the throw size versions of Love with a Twist. Of course, you will also need to collect this Jolly Jumper if you are making the full twin-size quilt. Block 4B sits to the left of the Pig/2019 centre block on the throw quilt, and to the right of the LOVE block on the twin quilt.

Things to remember as you sew along with Love with a Twist

• There are two throw versions of this quilt, which can be re-mixed into a twin size quilt. The instructions to cut and construct the throw quilts can be found here and for the twin quilt, here.
• Today’s Jolly Jumper is Block 4B of Love with a Twist, and our thirteenth download to date. It can be interchanged with Block 4A, which was the Qwazy Quacker duck appliqué
• We have also already had the Dippy Dog and Pretty Poodle blocks in January. The Lasting Love and Pretty Pig in February. The Kuddly Koala and Graceful Glider swan in March. The Toddling Turtle and Bonny Butterfly in April. And the Responsible Rabbit bonus, the Rascally Rabbit and the Fabulous Fish blocks in May.
• The appliqué templates provided are drawn in red lines and black lines. If you are doing raw-edge appliqué, ignore the line colours and simply work with the shapes supplied. If you want to do turned-edge appliqué, you will need to add a seam allowance to the black edges only. The red edges are where the shapes overlap and extra fabric allowance has already been added.

Download your Jolly Jumper balloon frog pdf pattern here

The friendly froggie balloon appliqué pattern can be downloaded here. Clicking on the balloon frog appliqué picture directly below will download in a new tab. Using the red button will open the pdf right here under your nose.

**** It is really important that you print this pdf at 100%, otherwise your pattern pieces will be the wrong size for the quilt blocks. Turn off any “fit to page” options in your printer dialog and ensure that the printout size is set to 100%. There are check boxes supplied in the document. If your printout is successful, these will measure 1″ square. The document is designed to fit on US Letter and A4 paper. ****

What you will need to make the (raw-edge appliqué) Jolly Jumper block:

If you have not pre-constructed your quilt top, you will need background fabric for your appliqué:

• If you are making Block 4B for the throw size quit you will need a background fabric piece of 9.5″ x 11.5″. This measurement does not include any trimming allowance.
• To make Block 4B for the twin size quilt you will need a background fabric piece of 8.5″ x 11.5″. Again, this measurement does not include any trimming allowance.
• So, if you use a piece of fabric 10″ x 12″ or larger, you will keep your options open and have a small trimming allowance 🙂

You will also need:

• one main fabric for the frog’s body, approx. 10″ x 5″, and a second fabric for the lilypad (7″ x 4″). My frog was made from Island Batik fabrics from the Ditty collection, given to me by Island Batik.
• scraps of white and black fabrics for the eyes
• fusible paper-backed fabric adhesive , approx. 17″ x 5″
• thin batting for trapunto or your favourite stabiliser for stitching (optional)
• general tools and notions: sewing machine, iron etc, teflon ironing sheet or non-stick paper, small sharp scissors, pencil, quilting pins, grease-proof/tracing paper, machine embroidery or sewing threads for appliqué and embroidery

How to put together the Frog Balloon Appliqué

Trace your appliqué shapes directly onto the backing paper of your fusible adhesive. Fuse the shapes to the back of your fabric, according to the instructions provided by the manufacturer. Then cut out each shape and remove the backing papers. They go together as follows:

Step 1

Place the layout diagram supplied under an ironing sheet/non-stick paper. Position the lilypad appliqué piece J1 in place and secure it temporarily by touching briefly with the tip of a hot iron (or tack down with a small appliqué iron).

Step 2

Add pieces J2 and J3.

Step 3

Add the frog’s body by placing down piece J4.

Step 4

Add the first forefoot, piece J6 and the face, piece J5.

Step 5

Finish the main part of the frog by sticking on pieces J7 and J8.

Step 6

Finish with the eyes , and mark in a line for the mouth and between the eyes.

Use tracing paper to mark the positions of the eye and mouth as described in the tutorial for the balloon poodle (step 6) if you need help getting them into place.

Add a couple of tiny black spots for nostrils or mark them for embroidery.

Step 7

Give your appliqué a thorough pressing and transfer to your background fabric.

Stitch your appliqué frog down using your favourite method. The sample I have shown uses free-motion straight stitching over a low-loft polyester batting. I layer my appliqué over the polyester batting and secure with quilting pins. Then I stitch around my shapes 5-6 times to secure them thoroughly. And finish by removing the excess batting with curved blade scissors/snips.

Have you started your Love with a Twist quilt yet?

Share your Love with a Twist blocks with me! You can fill the Chameleon and me with joy by sharing your Love with a Twist blocks via email, or on Instagram (mention @cleverchameleon or tag #lovewithatwistquilt). Or by posting on my Clever Chameleon Facebook page. Or by adding your beautiful work to the Chameleon’s Colour & Inspiration party right here on any Tuesday.

My throw size quilt from the “A” blocks looks like this so far…. of course I am a block ahead with the Flamingo, because I have to get things done ahead so they are ready in time for you. 🙂 Only 3 blocks to go after July!

You can also see from my throw size flimsy above, that if you want just a taste of appliqué, you could make any combination of Blocks 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, and put them together to make a baby quilt. These five blocks in the top left corner of the throw come together to make a panel of approximately 28″ x 37″. With borders it would be even larger. This is the main reason why I skipped Block 3 to bring you Block 4 this month. (But Block 3 is coming very soon…. the Flamingo is Block 3A).

And here is my progress on my twin size quilt with Ditty Island Batik fabrics.

Hope to hear from you soon!

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