Crystal Lake by Laurie Simpson of Minick & Simpson... As I was getting the quilts and patterns ready for this collection, it was summer in Michigan, and it was heating up in my studio. Polly and I are both Michigan girls and we love our home state so many of our collections have that theme. Image from of Crystal Lake and Lake Michigan from Crystalana.com. Crystal Lake practically abuts the much larger Lake Michigan and it is well, just beautiful.