Our Purl Patchwork co-worker (and friend) Ani will be moving away soon to go to grad school in California and I wanted to make her a going away present. The new Needle Point Journal kits from AMH Designs seemed like the perfect idea; personalized and practical, colorful and classic.

Each kit comes with EVERYTHING you'll need to make your own personalized journal:

• 1 needle threader
• 1 needlepoint needle
• 1 pencil
• 1 "Hand Stitched By" sticker
• 4 colors of threads
• 1 blank journal with pre-cut needlepoint holes
• 1 instruction book and an alphabet and number diagram (not pictured)

The instructions are clear and easy to follow even if you've never done any needlepoint. In fact I think this would be a great first needlepoint project. You can fit two initials or four numbers on each journal. I chose to do a letter "A" (since Ani has more that just 2 initials!) and I followed the alphabet chart included and then added a simple border. The whole thing took just 2 hours and I'm really happy with the result! I hope Ani thinks of us at Purl Patchwork while she's taking notes in class.

If you'd like to make a journal as a gift or for yourself you can buy an AMH Designs kit here.  --Molly