Just my opinion, but I don't think hanging it high on the short wall next to the toilet is all that desirable -- it's hard to hang a towel over a high bar, and you won't want the towel in your face while you're sitting on the toilet! ;) Besides, that wall just isn't wide enough. I have to say, I think if I have to give something up, I'd rather give up the towel warmer than change that wall of the shower to partial tile. Since it's such a small room I want to keep it as open as possible and a lot of glass is part of the plan. We just re-did our master bath where the two shower walls adjoining the door, which I originally thought would be all-glass, ended up being half walls with glass above -- and I don't think it adversely affects the look we were going for nor the amount of light in the room at all. (Sorry, I don't have pics posted yet -- it's "on the list" of things still be be done! -- but I can probably upload something if you'd find it helpful.) If you have glass from, say, 3 to 4' feet high up to 7' high, that's what you'll see because that's eye level. And because the shower door is glass all the way down, you still get a sense of openness, and all the light coming through your two windows. To me, if you have a half wall in that entry area, with your towel warmer on that wall, you'll have the best of all worlds. And that area is wide enough for a decent-size towel warmer. -- Eric

I have been counseled that a cheap embroidery only machine will annoy you in time, and you will use it a lot more than you expect, as we all know well. Free and cheap designs are widely available all over the web. A good combo machine (both my machines were good, bought used), according to Consumer Reports review three years ago, does the regular sewing tasks much better than a sewing-only machine, so it is not going to sit, no matter what. I can certainly sympathize with the economy, but it is better to wait and buy a better used machine than to spend maybe half that on a machine you come to hate and don't use. If you check your local sewing store (not a Joann, that has a sub contract with Viking for their larger stores), they usually have machines from people who have traded up just like buying a used car from a new car dealers trades. They often have all different brands, because they take anything in trade, and I have seen some incredible bargains in combo machines from Janome, Elna, as well as Babylock and Brother - at a time when I wasn't buying. Take your time about it, even if you have the bug, and check back often. You can get some real gems from trades.

Yea, that was my original plan was to scan in my regular iron on transfers, put them on a card for my machine and just do a regular outline stitch on them. Now I'm finding out that won't work. I have checked out the numerous sites (WOW!!!) and will probably have to end up using some of them instead. I love this site and I have learned so much!! Everybody is so helpful!! I'm trying to learn if the Embird program will do what I want for next time. I haven't downloaded the free trial yet, just a little bit leary about it still!!

$75? Eek! But I never thought of linen bath towels. I have a problem with towels staying damp and getting musty so I might get some linen and make a couple to try. If they don't work out I could always reuse the fabric for something else.