Well Hello There, New Hobby

Happy April, all!  And if your circle of family and friends are anything like mine, April means HUNDREDS OF BIRTHDAYS.  Ye gods, people, you can try for babies in months other than in July, seriously.

And of course, Darryl's family is the same.  His birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks, and his Mom's is this Sunday.  And being the annoying boy that he is, hadn't planned to send her anything.  So I made the woman a card.

I'm kind of stoked about this.  I've been wanting to get into this style of embroidery for a while now.  I found the pattern in Stitch Zakka, compiled by Gailen Runge, and managed to finish it off last night.  I had all of the material to do it and the book on my shelf for ages now, so why not.  Especially since she makes everyone cards herself - I figured she'd appreciate it.

I even finished the fabric edges and made sure the back was tidy, just in case she wants to use the project as a bookmark or something.  It's a pretty simple motif, but was a fun first embroidery project.  Now I want to embroider everything!