i'm probably not one at this stage to give much advice on "how's", but I never thought I would be drawn to something like crazy quilting. I like everything so 'straight' and structureds.
The draw for me was 1- using up beautiful scraps...and 2 - making them more beautiful by doing the awesome embroidery or lace etc. embellishing. One look at Paula Vaughn's crazy quilts would really make a lot of converts. Her stuff is incredible...out of this world, beautiful! :D YUMM-Y!