Bed Rest Diversion #1: Stitching

I haven't stitched or embroidered before but I've been wanting to try it out. Now that I'm on bed rest I figured it would be a good time to try it out. I'm missing some key supplies but hopefully Hubby won't mind picking them up for me. One of my inspirations to try stitching has been a book by Jenny Hart called Sublime Stitching: Hundreds of Hip Embroidery Patterns and How-to. It's a perfect book for newbies and I'm itching to give it a try.