Hello In Stitches Family,
There’s something extra special about a gift that was made specifically for the person receiving it.
For this edition of our Local Business Love series, we’re featuring Blanket Envy, a small business here in the Dakotas creating handmade blankets that can be customized with just the right colors, prints, themes, and personal touches.
And we especially love this one because it combines two things we’re big fans of: supporting small businesses and making gifts personal!
Handmade Blankets Made Just for You
Kay, the owner of Blanket Envy, sews every blanket herself.
But these aren’t simply handmade blankets where you choose from a handful of finished options. One of the things that makes Blanket Envy special is the ability to create something around the person who will receive it.
If you have a certain print, theme, or color in mind, Kay can look for different fabric options and help you find a combination that works.
That opens up a lot of possibilities.
Maybe you need an airplane blanket for a kid who can name every plane flying overhead. Maybe it’s cowboys, animals, flowers, or a particular color combination. Instead of trying to find the perfect blanket already made, you can start with the person and create the blanket around them.
That’s what makes a custom gift feel, well, custom.
Add Embroidery for an Extra Personal Touch
This is where we at In Stitches get especially excited.
Once you’ve chosen the fabrics and Kay has created the blanket, custom embroidery can make it even more personal.
Adding a name, birth date, special saying, or another meaningful detail turns an already unique handmade blanket into a keepsake.
For a new baby, for example, you could choose a fabric that fits the nursery or family and then add the baby’s name and birth date. Now you have a gift that was truly created for that child rather than something picked off a shelf.
Personalized blankets can also make wonderful gifts for birthdays, holidays, graduations, weddings, family members, or simply someone who appreciates being cozy.
Custom Gifts Can Still Be Practical
We love a beautiful gift, but we’re also big fans of gifts people can actually use.
A blanket checks both boxes.
It can live on the couch, go on road trips, keep a little one cozy, or become that one blanket everyone in the house tries to claim.
And when it’s handmade and personalized? It becomes something you’re much less likely to find stuffed in the back of a closet a few months later.
As we like to say: You can never have too many blankets. This is not up for debate.
Supporting Small Businesses in the Dakotas
One of the reasons we started sharing these Local Business Love features is because we know firsthand how much it means when someone chooses a small business.
When you order from Blanket Envy, Kay is the person sewing your blanket. She’s the person helping find the right prints and colors. There’s a real person behind the product who cares about how it turns out.
Then businesses like ours can help add those finishing touches that make a custom creation even more personal.
It’s small businesses supporting small businesses, and we think that’s pretty great.
Meet Blanket Envy
If you’re looking for a handmade blanket, personalized baby gift, or custom blanket created around a special theme, check out Blanket Envy and see more of Kay’s work.
And when your blanket, gift, apparel, or other special item needs embroidery to make it uniquely yours, In Stitches Embroidery is always happy to help.
