I recently saw a finished wallhanging that looked like it was made with the "snippets" method.
Here's a link to that pattern
http://www.cindywalter.com/patterns/eagle_pattern.htm
I've made this pattern as well, but I used a faux leather for the appliqué pieces.
http://www.sunsetsilhouette.com/geor...p=Eagle_Spirit
This looks like a neat pattern too.
http://www.pmquilting.com/Eagle_Nest.../eaglenest.htm
http://www.piecemakersquiltshop.com/...epatterns.html