Quilter Jean Murray pointed out that she couldn’t find the newsletter for Snowy River Quilts, which I mentioned in my post, Idea for a Quick Scenic Quilt. Apparently, there isn’t a link to the newsletters online.  (But you can subscribe to them to be delivered in  your e-mail.)

However, I’ve found the link to the Out and About fabric panels used to make the 3 x 3 quilt. There are 9 of them. When I asked the owner, she suggested making the quilt, by purchasing the 9 panels.

Of course, you can use fabrics you have on hand or mix and match them with those at Snowy River Quilts.  You might even print your own fabric with your computer and printer from your own photos.

I also mentioned this 3 x 3 type quilt, using patriotic fabrics, in my post, Quilts With a Presidents’ Day Theme.

(Jean Murray[mentioned above] blogs at Small Business Boomers and The Thriving Writer.)

(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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“Out and About” Fabrics for Quick Scenic Quilt

 As I browsed the newsletter from Snowy River Quilts, I found a really fun idea for a colorful quilt that you can make quickly.  The specific directions weren’t there, but from the picture, you can use your imagination.

By using scenic fabrics, you can combine them to create a 3 x 3 block quilt.  These patterns they suggested consisted of sky and mountain pictures, as well as those with details of trees and bears, and a river or lake with fish.

Details weren’t given regarding the size of the blocks, but this would depend on the nature of the design and the quilt you wanted to make, whether it is a bed quilt or a wall hanging.  You also could do this with other types of fabric, simply by using colorful scenics or abstracts, even some of different textures.

It doesn’t appear to need any piecing of the blocks, simply cutting out the desired scenes, putting them together with strips and placing a border around it.

Enjoy!  And let me know what you create.

(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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Idea for a Quick Scenic Quilt