New Years Goals part 2

I wrote all about my garment sewing goals, but I forgot to post about my other goals. Here they are:

I mentioned to Giggly Mama that I was interested in learning some basic embroidery to embellish my quilts and possibly clothing. She surprised me with this starter kit!!! How sweet is she??? I had been secretly dreaming about the exact kit.

I got to work right away and made this cat for my first project. I used the same stitch the entire time, but I feel like this was a good practice piece for me. Jenny Hart's designs are so cute and I can't wait to make more. Thanks, Shannon!!!

Erin and I decided to start a book club and we are going to start the year with The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. I was really excited to start this, but then we went to a friends house and his roommate saw the movie and decided to tell everyone ALL about it. Thanks, book ruiner.