At Cuttinup Show Blankets, we know firsthand how exciting — and frustrating — the custom design process can be. Colors can arrive wrong. Patterns can feel different than what you envisioned. Proportions, sizing, and overall flow can miss the mark once woven. After years in the industry, we built our custom department specifically to eliminate those frustrations and give customers a truly personalized experience from start to finish. How our design package works... Purchase Your Custom Design Package 1) To begin the process, customers purchase a $199 Custom Design Package. This design fee covers the one-on-one consultation process, custom rendering development, calibrated color matching, physical color approval preparation, and overall creation of your personalized blanket design. The $199 design fee is non-refundable once the design process has begun. 2) One-on-One Design Consultation Once your order is processed, within 24-48 hours our designer will reach out to you to set up the initial consultation. In that consultation, you'll work directly with our designer to discuss your ideas, inspirations, colors, patterns, and overall vision. During this process, we focus heavily on: Color matching Pattern balance and flow Blanket proportions and dimensions Overall visual appearance Your preferred size and style Our goal is to create a blanket that visually represents exactly what you have in mind before it ever reaches production. 3) Design & Color Approval Process After the consultation, our designer creates a custom design proof of your blanket. Customers will receive a visual rendering of the layout, proportions, and pattern design, along with a physical printed color approval sheet along with wool samples representing the exact colors selected for production. Unlike many custom processes that rely solely on screen images, Cuttinup Show Blankets utilizes a calibrated wool 1400 color matching system to ensure production colors are matched as accurately as possible to the approved design palette. The customer's signed color approval becomes the official production reference for the blanket. 4) Design Revisions & Approval Customers are welcome to make revisions and adjustments throughout the design process. We understand that creativity evolves, and sometimes seeing the design visually sparks new ideas or changes. Our goal is to help refine the blanket until it feels right to you. However, once the customer gives final approval and the blanket moves into production, the design is considered locked and changes are then closed. 5) Production After approval, your blanket is placed into production. The remaining balance for the selected blanket weave is due once production is completed and the blanket is ready to ship. Custom blankets are currently offered exclusively in our Vaquera and Authentic weaves. Our Quality Commitment Because custom blankets are created specifically for each customer, accuracy matters to us. If a completed blanket does not properly match the approved design rendering and signed color approval, we do not ship it. Instead, it is automatically sent back into production to be corrected. We believe custom should actually feel custom — and that means taking the extra steps necessary to ensure the finished product reflects the vision you approved. Design Ownership & Future Production At the completion of the custom design process, customers have the option to allow Cuttinup Show Blankets to potentially add their design into the official Cuttinup pattern lineup. If selected for future production, the pattern may be named in honor of a horsewoman chosen by the customer. Naming traditions at Cuttinup Show Blankets are reserved specifically for honoring horsewomen who have made an impact on our lives, industry, families, friendships, and western heritage. Customers may also choose to keep their design exclusive and exclude the pattern from any future Cuttinup Show Blankets production lineup. Please note that inclusion into the Cuttinup lineup is completely optional for the customer and, if approved by the customer, is still subject to final selection and discretion by Cuttinup Show Blankets. COPYRIGHT NOTICE Please note that Cuttinup Show Blankets is a design and manufacturing company. We are not attorneys, copyright specialists, or intellectual property consultants, and we do not provide legal advice or copyright services related to custom designs. Customers who wish to protect their artwork, patterns, or designs are solely responsible for obtaining any copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property protections they deem appropriate. We strongly encourage customers to consult a qualified intellectual property attorney regarding these matters.
