PLAYCATION 2024 QUILT TOP

 Over the last few day I've been sewing together the improv blocks from Cheryl Arkison's Quilters Playcation 2024 - all 49 of them.  I finished the top today.

Since I shy away from making square quilts, I made my blocks 10" by 12" because there would be 49 of them.  Which would make a great 7 by 7 blocks quilt.

IMPROV BLOCK 48

Here is the 48th improv block by Cheryl Arkison on Quilters Playcation 2024.  I didn't get to make it last week while I was at the Joe Retreat.  So, I was catching up today.

Only one more to go!

IMPROV BLOCK 47

 I wasn't able to finish the improv block of the week for Quilters Playcation 2024 with Cheryl Arkison on Tuesday.

But, I got it done today.  Two bowls.

ART TUESDAY

 I joined Andrea Chebeleu of Watch.Learn.Play today to make some art for a while.  I'm not sure if I just made a mess or what!  There are parts I really love, so maybe I'll just cut it up and use it somewhere else.

So much fun!  And that's the point.

And, since it's Tuesday, I joined Cheryl Arkison for one of the last Quilters Playcation 2024 improv blocks.  I was doing so well, actually following her instructions and making a block that would look almost like hers and then I trimmed it and no!  I trimmed it a quarter inch too short.  I give up!

TUESDAY BLOCK 45

 Cheryl was back today to lead us in making the 45th block of her Quilters Playcation 2024.

It's a ladder - and mine looks like a ladder.

And, I got another month of blocks made for the SeaMQGBOM2024.

BLOCK 43

 Here's this week's improv block from Cheryl Arkison's Playcation 2024.  It's the 43rd week.

BLOCK 42

 Here is the 42nd block I made after watching this week's Cheryl Arkison's Quilters Playcation 2024.  I spent about 3 hours piecing together all of these little scraps - I had a lot of scraps.  I'm glad I found a place for them.

WEEK 41 OF IMPROV

 Finally, Cheryl showed up for this week's Quilters Playcation 2024 Improv block.

It was Chevrons.

IMPROV BLOCK 40

 Here is this week's improv week from Cheryl Arkison's Quilters Playcation 2024.  She is in her new studio space and is very happy.

WEEK 39

 Cheryl wasn't quite ready for today because she's in the middle of moving her studio.  So, she had us make a block using our scraps.  For this week's Quilters Playcation 2024 she made some small 'rainbows' and set them in her background.  I decided to do something a little easier.  I used some bigger chunks of scraps that were already sewn together and created a 'band' of color set in my Kona Snow background fabric.

WEEK 38

 Here's the improv block for Week 38 of Cheryl Arkison's Quilters Playcation 2024.  I used up some of the scraps I've been accumulating. 

WEEK 37

 Here's my take on the Quilters Playcation 2024 Week 37 block by Cheryl Arkison.

BLOCK 36

 Here's my interpretation of Cheryl Arkison's Quilters Playcation 2024 improv block.  And, once again I didn't follow directions too closely.

WEEK THIRTY FIVE

 Here's this week's Quilters Playcation 2024 improv block.

TERRIBLE TUESDAY

 I'm still working on quilting the Snake quilt.  I ran into a few problems so shut it down a little earlier than I wanted.  Maybe things will be better tomorrow.

But, it's Tuesday, so it was Cheryl Arkison's Quilters Playcation 2024.  I thought, no problem, I can do this.  But, I have to change her instructions for a square block into some for a rectangular block like I'm making.  I pride myself on know quilt math.  But, I really blew it today.  I cut the parts too small and was so mad at myself.  I steamed for a while and then decided to do something to use those parts anyway.

I had to add spacers in the middle.  It turned out okay - but, it wasn't what I started out to make. So, I still a bit disappointed with myself.

BLOCK 33

I joined Cheryl Arkison at 1pm for this week's improv block, number 33 of 49.

 

WEEK 26

 Here is week 26's improv block for Cheryl Arkison's Quilters Playcation 2024.

We are using up some of our scraps today.

WEEK 25

 It's Week 25, the middle of this project.  

This is the improv block of the week for Quilters Playcation 2024 with Cheryl Arkison.

WEEK 24

 I almost followed directions today.  

Here's the improv block I made with direction from Cheryl Arkison on IG today, because it's Tuesday and it's Quilters Playcation 2024.

WEEK 20 OF PLAYCATION

 I tuned into Cheryl Arkison's Instagram account for her weekly improv block lesson.

I sorta followed her instructions.  But since my block is rectangular, not square, it turned out completely different.