About 20 years ago I noticed someone crocheting around the edge of flannel to make a darling baby blanket. I asked her what it was and she explained that she had purchased the blanket already "hemstitched". I saw there were little holes in the flannel just big enough to pull a small crochet hook through. I so wanted to make one and already knew a few basic stitches. She showed me how to crochet around the edge and within five minutes I was zipping away. My problem: I wanted/needed some of my own to do!
For the next five years she would bring back sets of blankets and burp cloths for me to crochet when she visited Utah--apparently it's a big thing there. I was making them for every baby shower and baby gift. Pregnant women began to tell me whether they were expecting a boy or a girl so I could make them a set.
Then, she moved away. What was I going to do? This was before the Internet and it made finding these difficult. Coincidentally, we soon made a trip to Utah and I stocked up. Then, to make a long story short, we starting spending our winters in Arizona. I found someone in Mesa through a local fabric store that had a home-based hemstitching business. I was so excited--I now had a source only 30 minutes away!
Fast forward five more years. Karen decided to sell her business after ten years and in May of 2012 I bought the business including the hemstitching machine. I am the proud owner of this:
