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Fleece Blanket photo instructions
| Step by step visuals for making a no-sew fleece blanket |
Date(s): December 19, 2002. Album by Jean Gifford. Photos by Jean Gifford. 1 - 13 of 13 Total. 41430 Visits. |
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I love the cats! I have 4 and think I may lock them out while I cut because they tend to run under things like this! Thanks for the great instructions as I ma making my husband an Army blanket since he just graduated basic training at the age of 36!
- Tanya, Sun, 14 Jun 2009 1:25PM |
this was the best help to do this blanket i needed the photos to get it thanks a lot love the cat sherrie - ohio
- sherrie baun, Tue, 19 May 2009 11:42AM |
Thanks for the great demonstration - this was exactly what I was looking for. I love the cat anecdotes. My own cat, Logan, got spontaneously renamed "Quilton" during one of our quilting forays.
- Doris, Mon, 18 May 2009 11:13AM |
I am making a blanket for my ten month old some and im have trouble finding intruction on how to do it, can any one point me in the right direction :-)
- kari, Mon, 4 May 2009 3:31PM |
Just looking for directions
- kim , Tue, 28 Apr 2009 8:07AM |
Great directions even for an absolute novice. I found it worked best with really sharp scissors. Thanks for doing this, luv your kittys!
- Savanna Glass, Sun, 29 Mar 2009 5:51PM |
Just wanted to thank you for posting this and the instructions. I found it easier using a rotary blade and fringe template, mostly b/c it hurt my hands to cut with scissors (arthritis).
- sue clark | www.oceannet.us, Thu, 26 Feb 2009 1:51PM |
Loved the pictures and the cat and child are adorable.
- Nicci, Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:14AM |
I would like your visual instructions for making a tie blanket. Thank you so much
- Linda Wojahn, Wed, 11 Feb 2009 1:39PM |
Wanting to start making these blankets for my grandchildren. Thank you for your website.
- connie andrews, Sat, 7 Feb 2009 8:14AM |
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CatTrouble1
Blanket requires about 2 1/4 yards EACH of 60 inch wide polar fleece in two colors (or one color and one print).
Leaving the fleece out in plain sight of cats is an invitation to disaster.
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CatTrouble2
I left the room and returned to find additional problems and another delay in starting my blanket.
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TrimSelvedge3
Trim "cut" (top and bottom) edges of fleece straight.
Cut off the selvedge (finished edge) from the two sides.
Since my fleece has a regular pattern, I worked that into my overall blanket plans. A more random pattern would be easier for a beginner.
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LayOut2Layers4
Place the two pieces of fleece back-to-back (wrong sides together) on a large flat surface. The floor is probably easiest.
Smooth both pieces of fleece to remove wrinkles and align straight edges.
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TrimEdgesEven5
Trim all edges even.
You can actually cut both pieces at once if you wish.
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ShowCard6
Measure a block on each corner. This piece of fabric will be cut away to allow fringe to work correctly.
The dimensions are not equal because the fleece stretches more in one direction than the other.
These dimensions on the corner will define the length to cut fringe.
4 1/2 inches in the "stretchy" direction and 5 1/2 inches in the "non-stretch" direction worked well for my medium weight fleece.
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CutCorner7
Cut the rectangular piece from each corner of the blanket as measured in previous step.
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MeasureFringe8
Fringe will be cut 1 inch wide on this medium weight fleece.
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CutFringeCat9
Cut fringe through both layers of fabric all around all four sides of blanket.
Plan ahead as you approach the corners and adjust fringe width slightly so fringes will "come out even"
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TieKnots10
Tie each pair of fringes (one on back fabric, one on front fabric) together with an overhand knot.
As you form the knot, slide it up to the "base" of the fringe, even with the blanket edge.
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FinishedBlanket
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CatandBoy
Isaac and Sushi find that this blanket is big enough for two!
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peteye
Pandora claims equal time.
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