Fairy Owl Playful Pillow – An Island Batik Challenge

Did you know that owls have a penchant for dressing-up after dark? No?! Well, check out Whoo’s Whoo at Clever Chameleon this month!

For May the Island Batik Ambassador challenge is to create a “Playful Pillow” with some of the fabric they gave us back in February. And for me, today had “sewing day” written all over it…. the weather has turned…. it is cold, and finally (thank goodness) raining. Time to come up with something playfully pillowesque for Island Batik. 

So, how about…… a Fairy Owl? A playmate for the Pirate Owl pillow. Is that playful enough? I think so!

Fairy Owl cushion pillow by Clever Chameleon

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Beary Colourful BOM: Always Learning Green Bear

Green Bear of Always Learning appliqué pattern from Clever Chameleon

It’s been a bit of an education for me, designing and releasing the Beary Colourful Bear patterns. I’ve certainly made my share of errors. But I am proud to be always learning!

Beary Colourful BOM at Clever ChameleonAnd there is someone else I’d like to introduce you to, who also values life-long learning….. the Green Bear! Please welcome May’s Green Bear of Always Learning to our growing Beary Colourful family.

The fifth bear in the Beary Colourful Quilt BOM series is a little more serious than some of the most recent bears, but not in a bad way. Always Learning Bear has a thirst for knowledge, understanding and wisdom. And he’d love to be stitched on a quilt to encourage someone to develop the same passions!

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My “Shadows of Auntie Green” Quilt – a progress report

I have decided on a name for my latest quilt. I’m calling it “Shadows of Auntie Green”. 🙂

Would you like to see how my Shadows of Auntie Green quilt is coming along?

Well, Taa daa!!!! Here it is so far.

Shadows of Auntie Green appliqué quilt in progress

I have been making pretty steady progress on this quilt over the last week since my latest show and tell. If you’d like a pictorial walk through the process, then this post is for you. And perhaps you can help me with a few of the final details……

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