Quilt Cool

How beautiful and original and smart is this idea for a quilt?  Soft-Map Quilts, by Emily Fischer, are geographically-accurate, functional quilts stitched with the detailed outline of Brooklyn neighborhoods, complete with hand-embroidered street names, a compass rose and a scale marker.  The artist will also do custom versions to-order to reflect your own town or neighborhood.  Read more here.  Via Coolhunting.