Last month Cheryl Arkison offered a zoom playdate as part of her Quilter’s Playcation series. The playdate I attended was learning to make blocks for her “Scandi Village” design. These are improv blocks and they are great for using scraps.

Ideally the background should be a light solid. But this non-directional snow fabric in my stash was calling me. And why not use a fabric that is less than ideal? After all, this is improv and the whole idea of Cheryl’s series is just to have fun playing with quilting. (Just really DON’T use a directional print. Seriously)!!!’

Since I have a dark background, I pulled out a selection of pastels for my houses. Here is part of my village, so far…

I’m trying to decide if I want to make a whole lap quilt with the snowy fabric, or pull some other fabrics and make this a 4 seasons quilt. Might just depend on what is IN my stash!

I’m also tempted to do some simple embroidery on the houses. But maybe I could achieve a similar look by doing some Big Stitch quilting. Hmmm.

I’ll let you know when I decide what direction I want to go next with my version of Scandi Village!

Anyway, this is lots of fun.

Cheryl is a fun, relaxed teacher. Do sign up for a playdate if she offers some more in the upcoming months. Check the link above to see what she is currently offering.