Fly Fishing Blanket

I recently received an order for a blankets to be given as an award for a group going to Canada on a fishing trip. They ordered two blankets. One was an award for the best catch and a lobster blanket for the boss who says she just loves lobster! From what I am told they both loved the blankets. Here is a photo of each:

Fly Fishing Blanket

Lobster Blanket

New Pink Ribbon Blanket and Pink Ribbon Shops

I have a lot of new blankets made from the Breast Cancer Plaid with Pink Ribbons. They are very soft and make a wonderful gift for those loved ones who are breast cancer survivors.

I am hoping these will be displayed in the near future on a Breast Cancer Awareness online store. One I am trying too work isthe Pink Ribbon Shop and another is The Breast Cancer Site Store..

www.pinkribbonshop.com

www.shop.thebreastcancersite.com/store

Until such time as this happens these blankets and my others can be purchased via the Shop Hand Made web site.
www.shophandmade.com/store/grandmajims

Two new blankets

It has been a while since I posted an entry to this site. But been busy with life and the grandsons. We went on vacation with the entire family and had a great time. This first new blanket is an ice hockey pattern and intended to Hockey Moms for warmth while watching their son and/or daughter practice ice hockey at the ice skating rinks in the area. A similar blanket can be made for the mothers of those aspiring figure skaters. This blanket is a smaller version of earlier blankets. Measuring about 48 inches wide by about 60 inches long. It has a solid white reverse, but can be made with any solid color. Will Cost around $50.00.

Length wise view of Hockey Blanket.

Width wise view
Quarter fold view with corner turned back to reveal reverse.

The second new blanket is a new Breast Cancer Survivor Blanket. Material for earlier blankets made with the embroidered roses and ribbons is not available at this time so I found another pattern of fleece to use. This one is hearts and ribbons on a pink background and the reverse is a solid light pink. It too is small like most of the other Breast Cancer Survivor blankets I have made. Measures about 48 inches wide by about 69 inches long. Perfect size for wrapping up in and watching television or reading a great book.

Grandma Jim Out!


These blankets and my others can be purchased via the Shop Hand Made web site.
www.shophandmade.com/store/grandmajims

New Look Logo

I did forget to introduce you to the new look to the Grandma Jim logo

I also have a couple with text.....

and of course,

Front Royal Show!

Well the first large show I ventured to take part in was good for Grandma Jim. It was a good learning experience and I got to practice in erecting the tent with its sides and setting up the displays of my blankets.

I sold a few blankets and gave one of the Breast Cancer Survivor Blankets to the Susan G Komen display to raffle off.... so that went well. I did get a lot of interest in my blankets and a lot of people commented on the quality of the blankets and asked who made them. It was always funny watching their reactions when I explained to them that I made them and not my wife.

Here are a couple photos from the festival.


My lovely wife behind the table:

Grandma Jim Behind the table:

Tent and displays

I know it looks like a corn dog, but it is fried Snickers! She said it was good....

Grandma Jim out.

Ready for Front Royal Festival

The Front Royal festival is this weekend and I finally am out of material to make blankets. And I was told to stop until after some of them are gone from our basement!! I have a total of 64 blankets to take to the show. Up 8 from my earlier post. The reason for the increase is, I made 8 more (of course). I added four children's blankets. Two baby Mother Goose blankets and two Carnival blankets. I have also added four small throws made from Thomas Kinkade prints. One is double sides with the panel and the other three have the print panel on one side and a solid color fleece on the reverse side. One ivy color and the other two a doe color.

Children's Blankets

This gives me over 10 good blankets for children for the show.

The Kinkade blanket with the doe colored reverse is pictured below.

This is the blanket folded in half length wise to show the chapel.

This is full view of blanket.

No new blankets until after the Front Royal Festival, unless it is a special order.

Grandma Jim Out

Hello Kitty

A friend at work asked me to do a Hello Kitty blanket in pink for a friend's daughter. I found a couple samples and she selected the material and asked me to try and match the reverse side to the background color of the Hello Kitty design. A daunting task since it is pink. I had tried earlier with a couple of my Breast Cancer Survivor blankets and got close but not close enough. So I was shocked when I was able to find the perfect pink top match. The result is below. This turned out purrrr fect (could not resist) and the young lady loves it, or so I am told.