Sarong Blanket

Believe it or not, it can actually get a *teensy* bit chilly here at night.
Granted, it's 80 degrees most nights.  But if there is a stiff breeze and we have our hatch open or if Scott has the fan on him, that little bit of moving air over my skin is enough to give me goosebumps.

We haven't used a blanket or a topsheet for bed since, gosh, the Bahamas maybe but because I'm sensitive to the slightest draft, I knew I needed something.  Something a little more than a sheet, but a lot less than a blanket.  Then it dawned on me!  Why not sew together a few sarongs and make my own blanket?

My friend Sharon from m/v Finally Fun had heard about a store in town that sold beautiful sarongs for $5 USD so off we went.  Sure enough we found them, and after digging through the bin for about thirty minutes we selected our wraps.  I bought four in total.  I figured on two sarongs per side because one isn't long enough to fully cover a person.  I picked out two sets of matching sarongs, the idea being one set per side thus creating a unique reversible blanket!

Sharon, who very well could have a masters degree in Home Economics (and knowing full well my lack of any domestic skills) offered to sew them for me using our friend Laurie's sewing machine.  She ALSO made a lovely curtain for our v-berth to cover the unsightly hawse pipe for our windlass.  It looks lovely.  She went above and beyond, matching seams, making hems and doing a MUCH better job than I would have done! I am so thankful!

The blanket is cozy, soft, and just enough to keep off the chill but not make me hot.  It's a one of a kind Caribbean blanket that can be used in bed, for picnics or on the beach!