Art quilt jounal quilt mini quilt

Here are my efforts at journal quilting. One will go to the Ami Simms initiative and I will keep two!! The hanger -triangle in the corner method- was described in Ami Simms web site. Cool Huh? They are all my original photographs altered on Adobe Photoshop and printed on Electric Quilt printable fabric.The writing layers are from a letter and a journal page. Two are beaded. I had a hard time sewing through this fabric due to its very tight weave and I think I will try another fabric next time. Someone has suggested using regular fabric ironed onto freezer paper. Since these journal quilts are not to be washed, I will risk it. BTW, I did use new sharp needles and rethreaded and cleaned out the lint in the bobbin case and tried three different threads. The one that finally worked was a Shmetz microtex sharp needle #11 and Sulky 30 wt premium cotton varegated. Phew that was a mouthful.
Warning:non quilty comments to follow..... A woman online was talking about her husband's risking his limb rather than going to the er and having himself treated. It is agreed that this may be a testosterone thing. My dh who fixes airplane engines on the night shift , once stood up on the platform(they are very high) and knocked himself starry eyed on an open engine cowling. He got up and kept right on working. I told him he was the only one I know who would have not taken the opportunity to stay flat on his back and get a week off. The knot on his wee bald head was the size of an egg-and a strange purple color.
We went to the casino in Connecticut yesterday and spent the day playing slots and eating and enjoying mindless entertainment. I broke even. I am not a big spender by any means and I am sure my five dollars surfeit will not hurt the casino.I have only ever gambled three times and I have always broken even so I consider myself very lucky. Now I think I shall desist altogether and not tempt fate!