Indian Trading Blankets and Serendipity

Pendleton Woolen Mills has an interesting history of their Indian trading blankets.  I got curious about trading blankets when I was working on a quilt recently.  I was using a 2.5 inch strip set and had a plan for what I was going to do.  I happened to pin a few of the strips on in a way that reminded me of trading blankets so I went with it.  Serendipity is the friend of creativity.  You just have to be paying attention!