I love the crinkled look after quilting and washing!  One thing I always try to do is use a print on the back.  Once I used a solid and every imperfect stitch stood out to me.  Of course once it was washed you couldn't really tell.  But I still like using prints just in case!

Yes.  It's my own pattern.  I've designed my own quilts practically from the beginning because a book or pattern will call for a certain number of yards or whatever.  I design them based on what fabrics I have and what I want to use.  My husband keeps trying to get me to market my patterns, but I just use my notes as I go and wouldn't know how to write a proper pattern with exact yardage amounts.  Plus, everything I make is easy!  Just pick a block or two, add sashing or not and a border and that's it.  Too many magazines have super easy patterns that anyone could design themselves.  I do have a few favorites that came from M'Liss Rae Hawley's books.  Two are from Fons and Porter's magazine, but it's just easier to do my own thing.