Sewing blankets

 I love making my beautiful baby blankets.  It is my happy place.  And I love making these super-soft blankets from repurposed old kimonos.  As we did our taxes and I was told I can use donated blankets as a write off, I went over to get a statement from the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society, as I have donated a bunch to them.  Apparently I gave them 31 blankets in 2016!

If you sew, you can guess that it ain't a cheap hobby! The old kimonos are inexpensive, but fabric is not.  So a few months ago, I applied to the base to have a Home Business, so I could sell them.  It is a small niche market, and I do not sell a ton, but between the blankets and scarves, I have probably made enough to support my habit.  I love making the Infinity Scarves as well and have a good collection of those.

This weekend I had a table at the Home Business Expo and I was pleased to do some good business.  Which is good because I just  bought some more kimonos.....

Here are some of my lovelies.

This is my scarf model.  The girls dressed her up and named her Sasha.  And those are some of my pretty scarves piled next to her.