Squeeeeeeeeeeee!

Since there have been no unforeseen circumstances (except the one about suddenly feeling a whole lot better), I have been able to do what I promised in my previous post: I've finished Nobody Loves Me!!!

Nobody Loves Me, by Moira Blackburn. Stitched with the recommended DMC colours on 30 count R&R Reproductions Old Mill Java

There are quite a few of you who said they really like this design, and I can't blame you. Now I would really like to share the joy of stitching this gorgeous, fabulous, drool-worthy sampler with you, but there is one problem: I don't want to part with it. At least, not for good. It was a birthday present from Harmien a couple of years ago, making the sampler even more special to me. So in order to spread the joy but keeping the sampler (eventually), I would like to propose a sort of alternative Sisterhood of the Travelling Pattern. The rules are slightly different:

If you would like a chance to stitch Nobody Loves Me, please leave a comment on this post only, stating that you would like to become a Sister, and please leave your e-mail address so I can get in touch with you. I usually update my blog on Mondays and Thursdays (yes, really. You hadn't noticed?), so same time next week, I will draw up a list of all the people who want to stitch NLM and haul it through the Randomizer. I will then send it to the first person on the list, who will in turn send it to the next Sister on the list, until everyone has stitched it. The last Sister is then to send the chart back to me. I know, it's slightly greedy to want the chart back, but as I said, I wouldn't want to part with it for good. So, would you like to play? Then what are you waiting for?

Of course, this being Thursday, it's BBD's Rites of Spring SAL update day with Cristina, Giovanna and Karen. Since I really wanted to get something big finished (my first rather big... well, perhaps we should say medium-sized... finish of the year!), Rites of Spring got pushed aside yet again.

Before:

After:

I stitched all the birds (apart from the second swan) so if you look closely you will spot some differences between the first and the second picture. RoS is the next project on my scroll frame, which will ensure it getting finished in the foreseeable future (have you noticed I have been using the word 'foresee' quite often lately? Don't know what's up with that. I'll look into it). Apart from the fact that scroll frames RULE - as opposed to hoops and Q-snaps, which SUCK because they leave marks and damage your fabric AND your stitching [sorry, just MHO] - they leave your fabric not only damage free, but also wrinkle free. I like that a lot.

For your enjoyment, here is a picture of the projects that are going to spend some time at the framer's:

Left: Little House Needlework's The Harvesters
Top middle: The Goode Huswife's Fruitfull Clusters
Bottom middle: Jeremiah Junction's Give Thanks (slightly modified)
Right: Moira Blackburn's Nobody Loves Me.

That is going to be one nice looking sampler wall [Again: IMHO].

Yours humbly,
Annemarie.