Papercrafts are not my only vice — I also love to quilt. I look at quilts as fabric jigsaw puzzles. I rarely tend to make quilts for myself, usually giving them away as gifts. I like making something with a person and purpose in mind, whether it’s a quilt, a greeting card, or a sculpture. I like taking what I know about a person, and translating what I know about them into something made with love especially for them.

This quilt was made for a friend of mine named Crystal, whom I worked very closely with for two years. I knew that she loved blue and green, and had a very fun-loving spirit. I chose this pattern because it would showcase both the blues and greens in the printed fabric and because it had a sense of fun about it that really reminded me of her.

I machine quilted all the blocks together, and hand quilted (if I remember correctly – it was a while ago, and I’m lucky if I remember my name most days) the finished quilt using the “stitch in the ditch” method. This method follows the natural seams made in each block, and uses mainly straight lines, rather than lots of swirls and flourishes.