Another 2013 finish--Helix quilt

I saw this in a quilt magazine over a year ago and thought it was gorgeous! I love orange and decided that aqua would be a great complementary color. Everything was from my stash.

I don't have a design wall, so I generally use the floor or sometimes the sofa.

Once the criss-cross blocks were made, I arranged them on the living room floor.

Then added side panels and quilted with an overall stipple.

I took pictures on a cloudy day, so this next one is filtered but shows the colors a little better.

Close up of quilting:

This was probably one of my best documented quilts. I loved making it and it went to the brand new daughter of a friend from college. 

I might make this pattern again someday but it was time-consuming for me--the points were numerous and while I got them to almost all match, it was definitely not a great pattern for someone like me who is more improvisational (meaning I don't have the patience to press and match points all the time!). Technically, this is one of my best quilts yet, although I can still point out quite a few things I missed or would change if I could do it over again.

linked to http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-quilt-for-my-brother.html