How to Use a Navy Mountain Print in Quilts: Working with Let's Wander Mountain Music
A deep navy print with mountains and trees can anchor an entire outdoor-themed project — if you let the scenery stay visible. Let's Wander Mountain Music in Navy is a 100% cotton quilting fabric from the Let's Wander collection by Casey Cometti for Riley Blake Designs. It is 43"/44" wide, sold by the yard, and features mountains and trees on a navy background. Riley Blake describes the collection as great for quilting, apparel and home decor, and this print in particular works as a strong supporting print: darker and moodier than a typical main print, but with enough scenery in the design to carry a theme on its own.
What This Print Is Best For
Because the design shows mountains and trees, this fabric suits any project with a camping, hiking, cabin or national-parks feel. In a quilt, it is an excellent choice for large borders, sashing with presence, or the bigger blocks in a simple patchwork layout where the landscape can repeat without being chopped into fragments. The navy ground is also practical: it hides everyday use well, which makes it a smart pick for quilts that will actually be used — picnic and camping quilts, throws for a cabin or RV, and quilts for kids and teens who love the outdoors.
Beyond quilts, the same qualities work for home decor such as cushion covers and table runners, and for apparel where an outdoorsy print is the point of the garment.
Cutting: Keep the Scenery Readable
Mountain and tree motifs lose their effect when they are cut too small. A 2-1/2" strip will show navy and hints of shape, but not the landscape that makes this print special. Plan your cuts so the scenery survives:
- Cut larger pieces: Squares and rectangles of 5" or more keep the mountains and trees recognizable and let the eye travel across the print.
- Use it in strips with purpose: Wide border strips or sashing cut along the length show the repeating scenery well and frame a quilt top without extra piecing.
- Direction matters: Mountains read as upright scenery, so check the orientation of each piece before sewing — an upside-down ridge line is easy to miss until the quilt top is assembled.
Color Pairing with a Navy Ground
Navy is one of the easiest dark colors to build a quilt around. Pull the lighter tones found in the mountain and tree design itself — those built-in coordinates are always the safest starting point when you are matching fabrics at the cutting table.
For contrast, pair this print with creams, whites and light grays; the pale pieces give the dark navy room to breathe. For a warmer, cabin-style palette, add rust, gold, olive and brown tones, which sit naturally next to mountains and trees. For a cooler, night-sky feel, lean into other blues and teals in different values, using the navy as the deepest note. In all three directions, let this print be the darkest fabric in the project — that contrast is what makes the scenery stand out.
Project Ideas
- Simple patchwork throw: Alternate large squares of Mountain Music Navy with light solid or small-print squares for a checkerboard that shows off the landscape.
- Bordered center quilt: Build a quiet center from coordinating prints and frame it with wide borders of this navy print to finish with a strong outdoor mood.
- Camping and travel accessories: Use yardage for pillowcases, drawstring bags or a picnic blanket back, where the mountains and trees set the theme instantly.
- Home decor accents: Cushion covers and table runners give the print a flat, uninterrupted surface — ideal for a scenic design.
Care
Follow the care given for this fabric: machine wash cold and tumble dry low. Washing in cold water and drying on low helps protect the deep navy color through repeated laundering, which matters most for a dark print that will be used and washed often. As with any quilting cotton, pressing your yardage before cutting gives you cleaner, more accurate pieces.
Shop the Let's Wander Mountain Music Navy Cotton 43"/44" Fabric Per Yard at Linda's Electric Quilters.
