Making it last

Zoe is now wearing a coat of many colors on the coldest days.

You can just see the patches on Zoe's blanket.  

The fur on the right belongs to her pasture mate, Cami.  :)

It irks me to no end that our horse blankets end up being fairly useless after one, maybe two, years.  I get that the horses are hard on them but since the darn things cost so much, I've been attempting to fix the rips.

Last year, I tried mending them with thread and needle.  That was only somewhat successful.  This year, I'm trying nylon patches I found at the local fabric store that are meant for tents, umbrellas, etc.  They are cheap, waterproof and the best part, no sewing required!  Just peel off the back and stick them on.

So far they seem to be holding (although, she's only worn her blanket a handful of days).  I have learned that the area I stick the patch to needs to be clean-ish; it appears that dirt doesn't help the patch adhere to the blanket.  :)