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July 19, 2019January 19, 2024

Love with a Twist: Wonder Wader

Wonder Wader Flamingo appliqué from the Love with a Twist series by Dione Gardner-Stephen of Clever Chameleon

It’s that time again!

My monthly Ambassador challenges are done. Various minor and secret projects are plugging along according to schedule. So my thoughts are free to turn once again to our Love with a Twist sew along. 😀 Yay! I’ve had so much fun with these to date. How are your blocks going?

This month we are standing tall and tackling Block 3. The first option for Block 3 is a lofty Flamingo, in a few days we will have an even loftier giraffe. A balloon animal quilt would not be complete without the option of a giraffe, don’t you think? Quite so! But, Wonder Wader, the flamingo is first. Keep reading to collect your flamingo balloon pdf pattern and find out all the details for making the most of the next block of the Love with a Twist quilt along.

July 13, 2019January 19, 2024

Christmas For Two: Anytime, Anywhere.

Christmas for Two Drawstring Bag, Christmas crackers, Christmas coasters and morning tea at Clever Chameleon. Free Tutorials included!

The Chameleon’s got Christmas in the Bag!

It’s Christmas in July season, and that means it’s time to re-visit and perhaps even re-invent some Christmas-y projects either for fun or future expediency (or both). 😀 Christmas time is often so hectic, that it’s always nice to be able to pull gifts and decorations out of the cupboard with a relieved sigh of “And here’s one we prepared earlier!”.

Recently my friend Joy mentioned that she was collecting her Christmas in July thoughts. That was my prompt to remember that I still haven’t found time to try out the projects from the Sew Early 4 Christmas hop that Joy ran with Pam, Susan and myself last year. Yeah, a whole year ago! As you may remember, my response to that nudge was to promptly start Susan’s wreath pillow, which I will finish soon.

But, there’s no point in being creative if you can’t get distracted. So Susan’s wreath project got set aside to thread paint the Chameleon. And then I thought I would just quickly make up Pam’s gift bag and Joy’s Christmas crackers….

And the Chameleon and I got totally got carried away. *Surprise!*

We mused: if we add a couple of Christmas present-themed mug rugs (coasters) to the bag and crackers, it would make the collection into a cute, coordinated Christmas for Two gift set. So we made some. And then we worked up a quick tutorial for the coasters for you, so you can make your own Christmas for Two set too.

So this is Sew Early 4 Christmas, revisited and upsized. Happy Christmas in July!

June 28, 2019January 19, 2024

Love with a Twist: Jolly Jumper

Jolly Jumper balloon frog appliqué pattern by Dione Gardner-Stephen at Clever Chameleon

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.

June 21, 2019January 19, 2024

Love with a Twist: Qwazy Quacker

Qwazy Quacker Duck appliqué from the Love with a Twist series by Dione Gardner-Stephen of Clever Chameleon

“A duck walked up to the lemonade stand…..”

Last post, Denise commented that my balloon duck appliqué has attitude. 😀 As unintentional as that actually was, I agree. And in light of that comment, my duck appliqué suddenly reminded me some of the duck from The Duck Song by Bryant Oden.

….. and he said to the man running the stand, “Hey! bup bup bup…..”

“Got any Grapes?! “

Bahahahaha. That legendary song has helped my family through countless moments/hours of boredom over the years. Driving a long way? No worries, play The Duck Song. Waiting at the doctors? No worries, play The Duck Song. My kids have even added extra verses of their own on occasion. If you thought the Rubber Duckie earworm from Tuesday was cruel, get a load of The Duck Song stuck between your ears! What is it about ducks that causes them to be the subject of annoying songs anyway?

Your reward for smiling and nodding while I go on about duck songs is the next free pattern from the Love with a Twist series. Also in this post, a couple of housekeeping items…. we announce the winner of the Forest Fairy Crafts ebook and also remind you about a correction to the Fabulous Fish block pattern from May.

April 28, 2019January 19, 2024

Love with a Twist: Toddling Turtle

Toddling Turtle appliqué from the Love with a Twist series by Dione Gardner-Stephen of Clever Chameleon

Our second dose of small and cute for April

This month’s second Love with a Twist block is one of my personal favourites. Toddling Turtle. He’s cute, he’s friendly and he doesn’t take long to put together.

And he’s wearing full body-armour, which I think is what I need to install on my 8 year old! This is what happens when you let dads play with their sons unsupervised folks…. a buckle fracture caused by too much fun on the trampoline, followed by an evening in the paediatric emergency dept. Life…. it’s what happens to you while you are trying to quilt!

Toddling Turtle is our second option for Love with a Twist Block 8, and our alternative for Bonny Butterfly, who we saw a few weeks ago. Keep reading to collect your turtle balloon pdf pattern and find out all the details for making the most of the next block of the Love with a Twist quilt along.