A Word of Advice...

...from Rational Me. Super Rational Me: don't get married, don't have kids, never say yes when you should say no. And don't agree to do Neighbourhood Round Robins. Which is, basically, an example of saying yes when you should have said no.Oh, you do understand, I hope, that when I said that one should never have kids I didn't mean any slight on my darling Pelle, but I just can't stand what he has to go through right now.

Onwards to stitchy pics:
My 'Do Not F*** With Me' replacement sampler (the original DNFWM has come to a sticky - if not pointy - end in that it got frogged. That ugly sampler is no more). This is a freebie (!!!!!!!!!!) from Atelier Imaginaire. I intend to work on it whenever I'm in need of therapy or meditation and the therapists and meditators are all asleep and, of course, when time and neighbourhoods allow.

I've finished part 2 (I thought it was part 4, but I checked the site and it turns out one band is one part. Drat it.). Having said that, this is such a wonderful sampler to work on. It's far from easy, even though there aren't any specialty stitches or anything. It's just that I decided to stitch this on floppy fabric with rather stiff linen threads from DMC, which makes for a lovely-looking sampler, but also for a rather novel experience in the contrasting feel of materials. I suppose the sampler isn't called 'Alter Echo' for nothing (and how appropriate for me, eh, considering the contents of my previous post?)

And I have a finish to celebrate! The Fremme birdy pincushion! I haven't finished-finished it yet, but shown on the picture are the materials which I will be using to make this into a very spiffy little pincushion. I will send the birds your way, Monique, in the course of this week!

I haven't finished Michelle's neighbourhood yet, but I did mail it to Kathy anyway, and I was in such a hurry to do so that I completely forgot to take a picture. I believe Kathy is the last person to work on this one apart from Michelle, so maybe you could send it back to me when you're done, oh Sweet and Patient One? And just so you know: Katrina's RR is in the Q-snaps as we speak.

On a(nother) personal note: today would have been my Opa's 100th birthday. He always said he wouldn't make it this far, but he came pretty close! Opa was a real wonder. He told the most fantastic stories, and the amazing thing about them was that they were all real! His pale blue eyes would light up and his laughter would fill the room (or the patio, because he was always outside, basking in the Spanish sunshine). I still miss him every day. I believe it was in my old blog that I told you a bit about him, but I was blogless at the time he died. He passed away on April 24th.

Short post, so sorry, lots on my mind and none of it involves stitching. Until next time, honeybuns!

Edited to add that the link to the Atelier Imaginaire freebie is not working, although the freebie is still there. Perhaps I can't link directly to the freebie. If you google alter echo atelier imaginaire, you should be directed to the freebie immediately. I'm doing the French version, but there's also an English version and a German one!