Quick Quilt

For Christmas this year, my sister-in-law requested wall decor for her recently purchased apartment. She had talked about a scrapbook paper quilt she'd seen on Pinterest so I set out to make one. Keeping in mind her living room colors (red and brown) and using the picture as a reference, I ended up with the following:

Original

Mine

If you'd like detailed instructions, see the Paper Quilt tutorial. Otherwise, here's the simple version:

1. Cut four sheets of desired patterned paper into 2" squares (be meticulous about your cutting so you don't end up with narrow slits between each square in some places like I did in this attempt). 
2. Glue the squares onto some type of reinforcement (the tutorial suggests gluing them to illustration board but I just used sheets of cardstock).
3. Place in a frame (the rectangle frame I found was cheaper than the square one)

I copied the pattern shown in the original but plan to experiment with other patterns when I make the next one. 

Happy crafting!