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Thankful Wreath Quilt with Sweet Peas

Give Thanks Always wreath quilt concept by Clever Chameleon

Tuesday and a half ago, I said I was starting on a thanksgiving-themed wall quilt in Blossom Batiks – Splash fabrics. It’s getting there…..

Blossoms Batik Splash fabrics by RJR at Clever ChameleonWhen my samples of Blossom Batiks – Splash fabrics from RJR arrived in the post, the first thing they reminded me of was sweet pea flowers. Probably because my hubby’s Gran used to grow sweet peas every year, in colours not dissimilar to these. Blue-green leaves and two-tone purple flowers.

And as it turns out, this was a very helpful association to have. Because, as well as the October Beary Colourful bears, I had promised RJR a thankfulness-themed project featuring these fabrics. And……. when I did some research I found out that giving sweet pea flowers as a gift means “thank you”. “Thank you” in general, and more specifically “Thank you for a nice time”.

And from this connection, an idea was born!

To follow the development of my thankfulness wreath quilt so far and also collect a 20% discount code for Electric Quilt products valid until 23rd October 2018. read on.

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My Happy Place Row Along Show and Tell Day

Panda Friends colour scheme by Clever Chameleon

Welcome to the My Happy Place Show and Tell Colour Inspiration Tuesday Day!

Today is the last day of the “My Happy Place” row-along and blog hop – the Show and Tell Day. This is the day where a few of the “My Happy Place” blog hoppers come back for an encore….. to show you how they finished their rows (or multiple rows) into usable quilted items.

Being Myself with You appliqué by Clever ChameleonI have finished my “Being Myself with You” row into a wall hanging with a small extra border and some free-motion embroidery. The My Happy Place embroidery template is included in today’s post for free if you’re keen to do it too. Also, if you have not grabbed your free copy of my “My Happy Place” pattern, consider this to be your friendly final reminder. It will only be available for free for one more week on my blog.

There is also one last give-away-something for everyone- a discount code for 20% off all EQ products valid for use before the 23rd October.  I really hope you have enjoyed this row-along, collected lots of wonderful patterns and found lots of new bloggers to keep an eye on. 🙂 

Now, how to make the most of Being Myself with You…….

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Blossom Batiks Splash: Colour Inspiration Tuesday and Link Party

Blossom Batiks Splash color scheme by Clever Chameleon

Teal with red-violet and blue-violet. Now I’m inspired!

Have you seen these recent fabrics from RJR Fabrics? Today’s colour board is created from this really beautiful subset of the current RJR Blossom Batiks – Splash collection. Aren’t they glorious?

These colours are consuming a lot of my attention at the moment. Hopefully you’ve caught up with yesterday’s release of the tenth bear in the Beary Colourful BOM…. and saw the blue-violet RJR fabrics used there.  Of course, September’s bear was red-violet. And November’s will be teal. But that’s not where my current obsession with these colours ends – not by a long shot. There is a small thanksgiving-themed project in progress in my sewing room featuring these fabrics as well.  I intend to have it for download on the blog for you by the end of the month, all being well. Maybe even have some fabric leftovers to give away!  🙂

In the meantime….. 

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Beary Colourful BOM: Special Treats Blue-Violet Bear

Blue-Violet Bear of Special Treats appliqué by Clever Chameleon

Healthy Choices Red-Violet Bear made his debut last month…… but what of his non-identical twin, Blue-Violet Bear? Of course, he must be October’s Bear….. the Blue-Violet Bear of Special Treats!

Blue-Violet Bear comes straight after Red-Violet Bear, just like dessert after a healthy meal! You know you want him! He says that after you have taken Healthy Choices Bear’s advice and been good to your body, you should also ignore him and spoil yourself occasionally.

Special Treats Bear is the reminder that “sometimes foods” are actually okay to have sometimes…. after all they are not called “never foods”!! For that matter, treats don’t always have to be unhealthy. I am sure that Healthy Choices Bear and Special Treats Bear actually have some recommendations in common. In the same way that they are coloured two hues of purple. Highly related.

Beary Colourful Bear BOMSpecial treats may or may not be great for your body, but when well-deployed, are certainly good for your mental health. And even more so when shared. So the tenth bear in the Beary Colourful Quilt BOM series is ready to share his ice cream with you….. or is he? Add this enigmatic bear to your collection as you work out whether that ice cream is in his hand for sharing or is on his tummy just for show. And then go check out the rest of the 2018 Color Challenge posts for other ideas of how to celebrate the colour blue-violet and enter for October’s Monthly Color Challenge prize.

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October is coming……!

Red violet bear appliqué introducing blue violet bear

A quick post to keep you in the loop!

And because if I look busy, someone else might clean the bathroom……

Yeah right! A girl can dream. lol

But October is looming even larger than my bathroom and that means time for another Beary Colourful Bear BOM instalment. The Blue-Violet Bear will be introduced to you over the next few days by his best friend, September’s Red-Violet Bear. Keep an eye on the Clever Chameleon Facebook page for more sneak peeks.

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