I need help with my blanket sales.. opinions greatly appreciated!

I personally, i want things simple..so i usually go for plain patterns, usual in block colors, like blue, black,white, pink.. sometimes i choose with stripes designs.. i do not like ones with bold prints, its too heavy for my eyes lol.

Personally, because my house has no decorating style of theme, I just like bright and quirky designs which catch my eye and cheer me up. My favourite blanket is a hotchpotch of cats in bright colours. Fabrics which appeal to a particular hobby might work. Cats, dogs, horses ... What fabrics do your custom orders have in common?

I would like one in pink and purple for my granddaughter with an animal or fairy print on it. I have one myself and she gets dibs on it first whenever she comes over.

Hey enchanted... I am in the same boat... I quilt and am trying to make some to sell..hopefully. I found a shop that accepts consignment so I am making some to see how it goes. I know what you mean about the price...it costs so much to make them that you can't add much profit onto them! And in my case...even more expensive...fabric for the front, the batting in the middle and the backing for a twin size can run (cost to me) $50-$60 and that is if I get everything on sale with coupons! Yet I always see quilts for hundreds of dollars and tho I never know if they sell...that seems to be the going sticker price. I thought to to put them on Craig's list and the Recycler "for sale" places. I have a really hard time finding patterns that I like, and then the colors/prints I like. I am rather tailored and admittedly generic. But have made my goal for this year to get out of my box and make myself try new colors and patterns. Just cause I dont' like it, doesn't mean other won't. So I am working on it. I know the blanket style you are talking about...you might check Joann's fabric store if one is near you...they often have the set of the two blankets together and they are marked half price. For pattern ideas...like someone here said...pets. Make one with generic pets, cats or dogs and then pull a color out of the pattern side (with the animal on it) and use that for the other side of the blanket. Baby theme is always good...there are always babies to buy for. And cartoon or character theme ones.. I am working on a Mickey Mouse one right now. But I know in your case the prints are more limited...maybe go with a sports logo theme...the sports logo on one side and a matching color on the other or the team/schools' colors on each side. HOw about holiday themed ones? That way, if they dont' sell this year, package them up good and have them ready for next year! Do you sell just by word of mouth or do you do craft shows? I am thinking that if I have enough near the end of the year, I might find a craft show someplace and try to sell. Keep us posted, I'd love to hear how you figure this out and what you plan to do!

I like small floral prints, cats, and pastel colors. Maybe you could plan ahead for certain occassions, like, in the fall get football themed prints in the various teams, get nursery themed prints for baby gifts, maybe some whimsical prints for college dorms ( moms always like to get little things to be thought of) when kids go off to school. Birthdays for any age. I think sometimes if you offer ideas for some of the prints you have people maybe more interested in the ones your trying to move.

What about cartoon characters.Baby blankets with teddy bears.Daisys.flowers,birds and wild animals especially if you used them for cuddle blankets.