Good to know about Spoonflower. I was a little afraid the swatches would just have part of the print, but if they do the whole photo, that would be great.
The paper pieced blocks are amazing! I haven't learned to paper piece yet, but it's on my list of things I want to learn soon, I've gathered a few fun block patterns (but not travel related) to try out.
Thanks again for all the ideas, examples, and fabric lines to check out! This will be a fun quilt to make, maybe I could finish it before he moves out (he's going to the local community college and working right now to save money for a 4 year college).