I say stretch your capabilities and try doing a bit of fusible applique and blanket stitch. Fusible applique is super easy and a newby could definitely do it. You can download coloring book pages of Hello Kitty.
The members here have come up with some absolutely adorable Hello Kitty quilts and I bet you can be inspired by them. Here is a search I did, look in the ones that were in the pictures forums for inspiration:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/search....archid=8547952