We had our Once Upon a River quilt reveal in early August. It was a super smoky day, but we ventured outside to get photos of the group and to figure out the order for the quilts to be displayed. These quilts are inspired by Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield. This is such a great read and has many opportunities for quilt themes.
For this year’s challenge we opted to do a standard size (18x36 inches) with a river running through the center 18 vertical inches and the entrance and exit of the river being exactly 4.5 inches on each side of each quilt. This allows us to line up the quilts for display so that the river runs through them. The photo above is not lined up to make the river run through, but does show all the smiling faces (minus Wanda and Sally who were not able to be there). It took quite a bit of moving quilts around before we were satisfied. Quilt names and makers are listed below. Enjoy!
The following photos show how it will look when they are displayed at the quilt show. Black ribbons will be added to the top of each quilt so they can be raised and lowered for display. Each quilt shows the hand and style of its maker. I hope you enjoy these quilts and if you haven’t read the book maybe you’ll want to now!
Once Upon a River by Betty Gientke
Fleet by Wanda McGehey
The Meeting of the Minds by Kristin Shields
Woven River Stories by Susan Mondry
The Swan Inn on a Winter’s Night by Martha Phair Sanders
River Tales by Jane Jensen-Davis
Down the River by Sally Black
River by Suzanne Martin
Iris by Cheryl Chapman
Storytelling at the Swan by Cindy O’Neal