I found this photo on Remodelista. Seriously, is this not a quilter's bathroom!

You can use this bathroom yourself if you stay at the Boundary Hotel in Shoreditch in the East End of
London. It makes me happy just to imagine being there! Look close and you can see where they hid the drain in the floor. Lovely attention to detail.

I shopped a bit at an Anthropologie somewhere in Baltimore. It was in a mall – I don’t know which mall. (I was never clear on where north was, there is no way I could find my way back to this mall.) The displays in the store were lots of fun. This one, made from clothespins, was behind the cash register.

What a simple, yet stunning, display! Simple objects used in a new way.

And then there was this map that had been either torn or burned apart. The pieces were stitched in place with what looked like heavy wool thread or very fine wool yarn.

Both of these displays look like “art” to me. Placed in a gallery, I think people would stop and pay attention to them. In a store, used as a display, how often do you think people think “art” when they look at these two pieces? Context is everything – which is something to keep in mind if you aspire to be an art quilter.

When we were in Baltimore last week I spotted these guys. There is a move on in Baltimore to beautify the city with art.

That poor woman is walking right into the toothy mouth of an alligator! Oh no! And the car below is about to be swallowed…

I have a Babylock/Brother Quilter's Choice Professional that I bought in May of 2003 that needs a new home. I rarely sewed on this machine because I only have room for one machine at a time in my sewing table. I realized too late that I don't like to take the time to switch out machines unless I absolutely have to. I have 3 other machines and have simply run out of room for this one.

This machine goes forward and backward only – no zigzag. It is designed for both free-motion and walking foot quilting. The opening is 8 1/2". It has a knee lift.

Here are the feet I have for it.

I have no idea what this machine might be worth so I'm happy to take offers. I can ship it to you! I'm not sure what shipping will be, but I would guess it would be under $50 – maybe under $30. If you are interested, please leave a comment. If you aren't interested but have an idea of what this machine might be worth, please share that info too. I appreciate any help that you can give!

And here are two more images from the folks at ninephotography from the day of the wedding. The green wool tomato is a pin cushion I made from the big wool beads. These photographers are really imaginative!

It's finished and I think my quilt is a contender to win the 1st ever Alzheimer's Art Quilt Smackdown (are you listening Hollis, Sue, and John!) It is up to all of you to bid the price of my quilt into a first place win. Ami hasn't given us a date yet, but I'll let you know more as I know more. For now, here's a detail shot of my (winning) quilt. The block is 5" x 5", hand appliqued and machine quilted.

Here is one in place. I’d share a photo of the whole room, ready to go, but I didn’t get a good photo of that.

The acrylic “diamonds” on the mirror added some nice bling. We put a tiny battery-powered light in the marbles in all of the round vases for an added glow. It was fun!

(FYI – Those of you who attend fall quilt market will see them in our booth if you look close.)