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Portal to the clever chameleon world of colour

Welcome to Clever Chameleon!

Welcome to the web home of Dione Gardner-Stephen – passionate quilter and textile artist.  Clever Chameleon is the portal to my world of colour and texture……. where you will find my patchwork quilting blog, weekly colour inspiration, opportunities to show your quilts, free patterns and tutorials, a growing quilter’s community and very soon, my commercially available patterns.  If you love learning and want to challenge yourself to make better quilts with more personal touches, then Clever Chameleon is for you!

Dragonfly free-motion embroidery designed by Dione Gardner-Stephen of Clever Chameleon.com.auEvery quilter has a story

Every quilter has a story, and every story is different. Where did your quilt story start? Why do you quilt? Who do you quilt for? What styles do you like? What colours do you prefer? How big is your stash?! How do you feel about your UFO’s? But most importantly, “What’s next?”!

Join the community

Clever Chameleon is here to help you stay excited about the “What’s next?” chapter of your quilt story. Find ideas for personalising your quilts from the first decisions on a pattern, right through to the finishing touches. We’ll explore inspiration for your next colour scheme, ideas for adding textures and understanding design basics. Find out about other quilters and their quilting adventures. I’m hoping you’ll share your experiences and become part of the community too.

Clever Chameleon will help you write your own unique quilting story….. come on in and explore the site. Subscribe to blog posts to make sure you don’t miss anything. Enjoy the eye candy, tell your friends and share your own experiences. If you are going to quilt your own story, you may as well publish it too!

Soy sauce fish filled with beads on textile artwork by Dione Gardner-Stephen of Clever Chameleon.com.au
Always add yourself to your quilts – Embellish Your Quilt Journey!

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See you on the inside!

 

P.S. Did you know that chameleons use colour to broadcast their mood?! Likewise, your quilts tell people a lot about you – be a clever chameleon and make your quilts tell the right story!

Sneak Previews and Latest News

Coming Soon!

What can you expect on the Clever Chameleon Blog, and when? Be the first to know when new adventures are planned on Clever Chameleon!

Planned Activities During October:

We have our very own exclusive BOM here at Clever Chameleon for 2020. This BOM has started and will continue into early 2021. Click here to start your Lunarcy journey.

Clever Chameleon weekly linky party

Colour & Inspiration Tuesday……. coming every Tuesday this month! Colour & Inspiration Tuesday is also a linky party…. let’s see your quilts and see if you can turn the Chameleon’s colours on!

All the other latest news……

Find out what’s happening at Clever Chameleon in a glance….. all the latest news and most recent blog posts in one place.

Scheduled Posts & Projects Coming Up:

Colour & Inspiration Tuesday: Next Installment: 3 November 2020

Already Live for You:

Rats! Lunarcy Pattern Release Day

27 October 2020

The third installment of the Lunarcy Quilt pattern and the first animal appliqué is available today. Come on over for your free Year of the Rat pattern.

Branches and Blossoms: Lunarcy Pattern Release Day

Lunarcy quilt at Clever Chameleon

20 October 2020

The second installment of the Lunarcy Quilt pattern is available today. Come on over for your free pattern.

Lettuce Turnip the Beet – A Spring Garden quilt finish(ish)

13 October 2020

The Spring Garden Party quilt is nearly finished – a few details to set right but mostly done. It’s on display in full detail today. Come on over and party on!

Gnome for the Holidays: Colour & Inspiration Party

6 October 2020

An ignominious post, by all accounts. Gnome Joke! Find out all about my Garden Party quilt progress (if you dare).

Too Coo’ for School: Colour & Inspiration Party

pigeon paper-pieced quilt block at Clever Chameleon

29 September 2020

Another little birdie wants to spill all the Chameleon’s secrets – although the big secret, my block design, has already been revealed. Plenty more to tell about my garden party quilt progress though.

Continue reading “Sneak Previews and Latest News”

Contact Me

Clever Chameleon logo from contact pageStay in touch!

If you have any queries or want to show off your Clever Chameleon creations, contact me.  Send me a message here or use this email address. I’ll get back to you as soon as possible.

My hours are 9am-5pm Monday to Friday, Australian Central Standard Time (UTC+9:30), excluding Australian and South Australian Public Holidays.

FAQs

If you would like your work or technique featured on the Clever Chameleon Blog please send a short summary about yourself and your quilt related passion for consideration. Guest post enquiries also welcome!

Likewise, if you’d like to see a particular subject featured, please do not hesitate to send it as a suggestion.

Clever Chameleon is always happy to receive enquiries about retailing or teaching Clever Chameleon Design patterns.